Britain enters a new nuclear age
The government has decided that the country will rearm – this strategic review is just the beginning
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The literary classics in need of a reality TV format
With a new dating show based on the Jane Austen book, perhaps there’s a truth to be acknowledged that every literary classic is in need of a reality TV format. By CHARLIE CONNELLY
Esther Béjarano: The accordionist of Auschwitz
Esther Loewy lied when she told an orchestra conductor she could play the accordion, and it was a lie that saved her life, writes SOPHIA DEBOICK
Few painters understood the everyday life of city dwellers as Jean Dubuffet did
How Jean Dubuffet reinvented cityscapes, the female nude.. and even his own work. By CLAUDIA PRITCHARD
30 years on: Our man in Moscow on the coup that collapsed the Soviet Union
Thirty years ago this month, the August Coup that preceded the crack up of the Soviet Union played out before an astonished world. Britain’s man in Moscow had a ringside seat.
Did Team GB’s rowers blunder over German coach Jürgen Gröbler?
A tale of two Jurgens and the power of German coaching
Digby Jones’ attack on Alex Scott’s accent wasn’t just snobbish, it was wrong
Why Lord Digby Jones’s claims that Alex Scott’s commentary ruined the Olympics are ill-founded
Arts & Culture
Theatre Review: Love and Other Acts of Violence continues Donmar’s downturn
The production makes for pointless and boring watching for audiences.
Yvette Cooper: Labour’s leader in exile?
Young people are more anxious about Brexit than catching Covid-19, study finds
YouGov poll shows Tory lead wipe out and finds Keir Starmer is ‘PM in waiting’
Yes, Brexit really IS a big driver of our lorry crisis
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Yvette Cooper: Labour’s leader in exile?
Yvette Cooper is one of Labour’s most effective politicians, so could she one day replace Keir Starmer?
Karl and Bertha Benz, the couple who drove into history
In common with so many of the great pioneers, the inventor could add to his own gifts the blessing of a truly formidable spouse
Donald Trump’s digital landgrab
His attempt to grab control of the internet is perhaps the biggest threat of all
ZOE WILLIAMS: Why we must speak out about what is happening in Hungary
ZOE WILLIAMS draws parallels between Hungary’s increasing authoritarianism and the Brexit dream. Last week, I went on Radio 4’s Today programme to defend George Eaton, deputy editor of the New Statesman, against Roger Scruton in the ongoing row about whether or not the former misquoted the latter, which has spiralled out into a larger question: […]
Yet another way to aggravate language pedants
PETER TRUDGILL takes on the linguistic purists once again for their attachment to words’ ‘true’ meanings There are some pedantic people around who reckon that it is wrong to use the word aggravate to mean ‘irritate, vex’ or ‘annoy’ – as in “please stop doing that, it’s very aggravating!” This is probably the most common usage of the word […]
‘Not quite one of us’… The patriotism of an Italian immigrant
PATRICK SAWER on his Italian immigrant mother’s quiet English patriotism
Karl and Bertha Benz, the couple who drove into history
In common with so many of the great pioneers, the inventor could add to his own gifts the blessing of a truly formidable spouse
Karl and Bertha Benz, the couple who drove into history
In common with so many of the great pioneers, the inventor could add to his own gifts the blessing of a truly formidable spouse
The border with Europe just got a little harder
A new Brexit rule has just come into force, making it even harder for people from the EU to enter Britain. Right now that’s the last thing we need
Britain enters a new nuclear age
The government has decided that the country will rearm – this strategic review is just the beginning
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EU leaders reject France and Germany’s proposal of Putin summit
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Brexit
‘It’s like Wembley Stadium’ – Residents hit out at Brexit lorry park in Ashford
Residents next to a large Brexit lorry park in Ashford say it is as bright as Wembley Stadium and has ruined the dark night sky for miles around. Located next to Junction 10a of the M20, the facility operates 24/7 and the government says floodlights are required to ensure the site runs safely. But frustrated neighbours […]
One in 10 EU citizens ‘considering leaving UK’ after June, survey finds
One in 10 EU nationals living in the UK are considering leaving before the deadline to get settled status, a new survey has found. The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) found that some 10% of EU citizens are considering to move by June – the legal deadline by which EU nationals […]
Brexit has cost UK economy almost £16bn in trade since 2016, report finds
Brexit has cost the UK economy £16billion in trade since 2016, experts have said. The Centre for European Reform (CER) estimates that leaving the single market and customs union at the end of 2020 has reduced UK trade by £7.7billion, or 11%, since March. Another £8billion – or 10% – has been wiped from the […]
Dominic Raab ‘chickened out’ of a no-deal Brexit, Michel Barnier says
Dominic Raab “chickened out” of no-deal Brexit after his threats to pull out of talks were met with support from the EU, Michel Barnier states in his new book. The Grand Illusion: A Secret Diary of Brexit – out this autumn in English – delivers a detailed insight into Brexit negotiations from the EU’s chief […]
Jersey hits back at ‘disproportionate’ French threat to cut electricity over Brexit fishing row
Jersey has accused France of making “disproportionate” threats after Paris warned it could cut off electricity to the island in a row over post-Brexit fishing rights. Maritime minister Annick Girardin warned on Tuesday France was ready to take “retaliatory measures” after accusing the Channel Island of dragging its feet over issuing new licences to French […]
Arlene Foster steps down as first minister of Northern Ireland
Arlene Foster has resigned as Northern Ireland first minister and leader of the DUP following an internal revolt. Foster will step down as party leader on May 28 and first minister at the end of June, paving the way for a leadership contest to replace her as Northern Ireland’s next head of state. “It has been the […]
Ukraine
How Sinn Féin built one of the most effective political machines in Europe
Against the backdrop of Sinn Féin’s seemingly inexorable electoral rise and the prospect of a border poll also increasing, MAX McGUINNESS reviews a timely book on the political history of the IRA Over the past four decades, Sinn Féin has built one of the most extensive and effective political machines in Europe. Having originated as a front for the Provisional IRA, […]
Is this the end of binary Northern Ireland?
As Northern Ireland passes a low-key landmark, Irish author and journalist MATT COOPER sees signs that the 100-year-old country is moving away from the tribal scars of its past, even if that complicates its future One hundred years on from the political partition of the island of Ireland and a Northern Irish identity seemingly is taking hold at last among […]
The choice facing Northern Ireland’s unionists
Amid the turmoil in the DUP is a deeper question for unionists… should they retrench into hard-line ‘Ulster Says No’ politics or seek a recalibration? Wet flags flapping against telegraph poles under dark skies amid tentative post-lockdown re-openings of retail sectors on a stormy Bank Holiday Monday in Northern Ireland seemed an appropriate backdrop to yet […]
DUP denies boycotting north-south meetings over Brexit protocol
The DUP leader has said it is “simply not the case” that her party is boycotting north-south political meetings in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol. Arlene Foster’s comments came as other executive parties held a series of meetings on Monday to discuss two DUP no-shows at sectoral meetings of the North South Ministerial Council […]
Stormont set to be recalled following another night of post-Brexit loyalist violence
The Stormont Assembly is set to be recalled for an emergency debate following days of violence and disorder in parts of Northern Ireland. Alliance Party leader Naomi Long had called for MLAs to debate a motion condemning the recent attacks on police in loyalist areas. The party secured the required support of 30 Assembly members […]
Boris Johnson urged to ditch parts of Brexit deal
Calls have been made to scrap part of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland, as the prime minister warned Brussels he will act to prevent trade barriers being put up in the Irish Sea. First minister Arlene Foster said the Northern Ireland Protocol risked the country’s “political and economic links” to the UK and […]
The big picture
The Big Picture: Munich’s Allianz Arena
Three weeks after plans to light up Munich’s Allianz Arena in rainbow colours caused a major international row, the stadium has finally got the multi-coloured treatment.
The Big Picture: The Russian submarine Orel
Four tug boats manoeuvre the Russian submarine Orel into position in the Gulf of Finland during preparations for Russia’s Navy Day parade.
Great European Lives
Jenny Lind: The very modern career of a 19th century superstar
Paul Cézanne: The self-doubt of an artistic genius
Micheline Ostermeyer: The woman who combined sporting and musical brilliance
Chantal Akerman: The director who truly treasured time
Henning Mankell: The optimistic activist who captured disillusionment
Juliette Gréco: The French chanteuse whose greatest triumph was silence
