Opinion

Sequels were once considered hack work. Can cinema go back to doing what it does best?

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Under Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, laws were passed to this end. But, it never happened

In China’s craze for modernisation, many traditional homes were destroyed, including the classical courtyard homes in hutongs or alleys in Beijing. I don't want our family home to now be one of them

Brussels, a city of 1.2 million, now has no open-air swimming facilities - just in time for summer

Like many European countries, Bulgaria is facing divisions about its future

With drive-thru wine outlets on the rise, the French love of wine is coming face to face with their almost equally passionate disdain for le fast food

In the age of drone warfare, people in Ukraine are living a higher-tech version of the terror that struck suburban London

As Keir Starmer watches the gradual increase of support for the Reform party, there is one mistake the PM must avoid

Labour's new industrial strategy is a big step forward. But will it stick?

The Amazon boss is getting married here in the city. But locals don’t want their hometown turned into a playground for the global super-rich

The prime minister needs to retain a strong relationship with Donald Trump’s America – but not any price

The media's obsession with Reform’s leader makes a disaster of Truss and Boris Johnson proportions ever more likely

A new paper says leaving the EU is costing everyone in the UK £4,000 a year

An impulsive reign has taken a deadly turn in Iran that could end in years of conflict in the Middle East - and an authoritarian power grab at home

Thrown into a conflict like the one Ukraine, the British army would be combat ineffective within weeks. The UK needs a new kind of military – and fast

US/Israeli action in Iran could trigger cyber war, sectarian violence and border conflicts across the Middle East

The book accolade turns 30 this year and I have it to thank for many of the incredible women - and novels - in my life

It has never been harder to live in the real world and easier to live in the digital one. No wonder so many young people are choosing to escape into the online universe

The president used to disdain cryptocurrency. But legal bills, greed and the chance for leverage over the markets have changed all that

Many of its own MPs won't support measures that could see some people lose £10,000 overnight

Nine years ago the Conservative peer predicted what life would look like following Brexit in June 2025. His predictions proved a touch optimistic

The world can’t afford a repeat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But this new conflict might doesn’t look like having the same economic impact

The US and Israel have broken away from the international order and are pushing the world towards anarchy. The rest of the west must do all it can to resist

A Daily Telegraph non-story about snacks says it all about the lunacy of the British right

In passing the vote with a bipartisan majority, parliament showed it doesn’t have to be a place where good news and policy comes to die

Trying to understand one part of European history feels like picking up a thread and realising, gradually, that it leads to an entire quilt

An open exchange of ideas, no matter how controversial or unpopular, is the best way to get closer to the truth

Israel and Iran’s long fixation has reached a tipping point. Will regime change in Tehran follow?

In today’s crowded media landscape, outlets are increasingly conscious of the need to build their brand – as are the individuals who work for them

Surveys indicate that there’s no sign of convergence, even after 100 years, about the various interpretations of the theory that have been put forward