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The importance of 31 December is well documented, but no one ever talks about the angst of 22 July. Or 23, or 25, depending on where you live. But...
Back in the early 1970s when he was lead singer with the Faces, few of his fans would have expected Rod Stewart to be still belting out Maggie May...
If last week was the best of times for Zohran Mamdani and the working people of New York City, it was the worst of times for the billionaires who...
How normal is sibling-on-sibling savagery? It’s a question I asked myself last week while watching two small children fight, Mike Tyson-style, on...
When politicians can’t admit they are losing, they say they are listening. Your anger has been heard, says the contrite minister after a byelection...
The absolute minimum a parent should expect when dropping off their child at an early childhood education and care centre is that their child will...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is yet again warning of imminent gas shortfalls for Australia’s east coast. In response, the...
Uneasy lies the head that wears the BBC crown. Tim Davie, the beleaguered director general (DG), must be checking in the mirror to see if he is...
It would be reasonable to assume that people who move from one EU country to another in search of work and opportunity are among the union’s most...
It’s the perfect Wimbledon. The sun is out, the Brits are firing and as for the scoring, that too will be somewhat perfect, this being the first...
The welfare bill has gone through, but what is on the minds of most Labour MPs and supporters is how did we get into this appalling mess over...
Thoughts and prayers to the thousands of Norwegians who have just had one of the best weekends of their lives, followed by one hell of a comedown....
Ever since Donald Trump returned to power, he has carried out an unprecedented assault against the country’s rule of law. But we can be thankful...
Tonight, audiences can finally watch Gaza: Doctors Under Attack on Channel 4 and Zeteo. This timely film was originally produced for the BBC by...
In the 74,833 words of a book I am writing, there are six words that, when strung together in a specific 12-word sequence, I cannot say. It’s a...
There are many stereotypes about Canada – that we are a nation of extremely polite people, a welcoming melting pot, and that we’re the US’s...
An animal is at its most dangerous when it is wounded, and the Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, was already haemorrhaging supporters before...
Planned Parenthood, the massive, 108-year-old network of women’s and reproductive health clinics that operates almost 600 health centers across the...
Let’s compare two news stories from the past few days. On Saturday, Bobby Vylan, the frontman of the rap-punk duo Bob Vylan, chanted “death, death...
The uncustomary quiet of a Sunday morning in the emergency department is broken by a universally relevant question. “And if your heart were to...
The axe fell with shocking suddenness. On Thursday Aberdeen Group plc terminated its Financial Fairness Trust without notice and sacked the CEO,...
Looking at the Top 40 albums in the UK this week, it is clear that the charts have become a mausoleum. There are solid showings from Oasis (a...
A friend messaged me the other day. I saw it. I didn’t reply. A week later, I finally responded with the classic: Sorry for the late reply, just...
France’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade was historically among the most significant in Europe. After Britain, France had the second...
If there is a solidarity on Earth tighter than “bored middle-aged mothers in a clothes shop”, I don’t know what it is. Whether in Primark, Urban...
In a lifetime of activism, I have canvassed and phone-banked, raised money, and twisted arms for dozens of political candidates. Zohran Mamdani,...
Last Tuesday night, Donald Trump announced on social media that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire, ending what he called a “12-day war”. It...
News that Avon and Somerset police have launched criminal investigations into the bands Bob Vylan and Kneecap for their Glastonbury sets reminds me...
Is your name Barron, Donald Jr, Eric, Ivanka or Tiffany Trump? No? Then I regret to inform you that President Donald John Trump is almost certainly...
“Real museums are places where time is transformed into space,” Orhan Pamuk, the Nobel laureate, writes in his 2008 novel The Museum of Innocence....
In late 1980s Hungary, courageous environmental protests against an unpopular dam project played a part in the eventual collapse of the country’s...
Strongly worded emails are not doing it. Appeals to MPs are not doing it. Taking to the streets in our hundreds of thousands with banners and...
The government’s policy on obesity, announced on Sunday, sounds as though it’s tough on the supermarkets: they really must do better on the health...
If I hear another well-intentioned person justifying their support for the regulation of AI with the qualifier “I’m no luddite, but …” I’m going to...