When will the Channel migrant horror end?
Twelve migrants, including six children and a pregnant woman, have died after their overcrowded dinghy capsized while they were trying…
How Emma Raducanu lost her way
It is back to the drawing board for Emma Raducanu after her embarrassing first-round defeat at the US Open. Raducanu…
Is Columbia’s loss the UK Foreign Office’s gain?
Few will shed a tear at the news that Columbia University president Minouche Shafik is stepping down after months of…
Why is David Lammy hiring Columbia’s disastrous president?
Few will shed a tear at the news that Columbia University president Minouche Shafik is stepping down after months of…
Liz Truss needs to learn to take a joke
It is hard to know what Liz Truss hoped to achieve by storming off stage during an event in Suffolk…
Hong Kong’s justice system is an insult to democracy
Lord David Neuberger of Abbotsbury, the British lawyer who sits on Hong Kong’s highest court, needs to take a long…
The good, the bad and the ugly of the Paris Olympics
After more than two weeks showcasing a series of extraordinary sporting feats, Paris brought the curtain down on the 2024…
Starmer’s riot troubles aren’t over yet
Sir Keir Starmer is turning out to be something of a lucky general. The Prime Minister appears to have passed…
Vigilante justice won’t stop the riots
There were ugly scenes in Birmingham last night after hundreds of men, some wearing masks, gathered in the Alum Rock…
Starmer has to act tough over riots chaos
Hundreds of angry protestors have attacked a hotel in South Yorkshire that has been used to house migrants and asylum…
Boxing mismatch shows Olympic officials need to get a grip
The hugely controversial Olympic boxing bout between Italian Angela Carini and her opponent Imane Khelif from Algeria lasted just 46…
The horror of the Southport knife attack
Three children have died and eight have been injured, five critically, after a series of stabbings in Southport, Merseyside. Two…
Team GB is a force to reckon with
Expectations are high for Team GB at the Paris Olympics. UK Sport, the Olympic funding agency, expects British athletes to win…
Don’t rush to judgement on the Manchester Airport police video
A video of an armed police officer kicking and stamping on a man’s head has plunged Greater Manchester Police (GMP),…
The Horizon scandal shows how badly Britain is run
The Post Office inquiry has shed an unflattering light on the inner workings of Whitehall, a hermetically sealed world in…
How will Labour deal with a problem like JD Vance?
JD Vance, unveiled last night as Donald Trump’s pick for vice-president, has claimed that Britain is ‘the first truly Islamist country…
Yes, David Lammy’s old tweets are a problem
David Lammy was always a somewhat implausible choice as foreign secretary. His historical reputation for mouthing off on social media…
Gareth Southgate’s reign is surely over
England and their manager Gareth Southgate fell short once more, losing 2-1 to Spain in the Euro 24 final. Spain…
England’s football success is an easy win for Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer, a lifelong Arsenal fan, will be in Berlin to watch England take on Spain this Sunday in the Euro…
Gareth Southgate’s critics must eat humble pie
England are through to the final of Euro 24 after substitute Ollie Watkins scored in the dying seconds of normal…
Emma Raducanu’s critics need to pipe down
Those taking a pop at tennis star Emma Raducanu for her last-minute decision to withdraw from a mixed-doubles match alongside…
Why Muslim voters turned their backs on Starmer’s Labour
In an otherwise jubilant night for Labour, the party has performed badly in areas with a high proportion of Muslim…
Why does Starmer think he can finish early on Fridays if he becomes PM?
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has disclosed that he won’t work ’24/7′ if he wins the election this week and…
Can Gareth Southgate’s luck last?
Watching England play in Euro 24 in Germany really is some form of exquisite torture. There is nothing about this…
Why is Starmer starting rows before the election?
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he didn’t mean to cause ‘concern or offence’ when he called for…
