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The London property market might be about to implode

17 January 2026 11:00 am

First off, let me say: I’m a London property owner. It’s a pretty little flat, in a pleasant corner of…

Amid the bombs, life in Kyiv carries on as normal

17 January 2026 11:00 am

How do you convey the oddness of Kyiv during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? The reality of living under the constant…

Child gangs are menacing Europe

17 January 2026 11:00 am

Criminal networks are recruiting and tasking minors as paid operatives for shootings, bombings and contract killings. Europol, the law enforcement…

Now the cabinet guns for Wes Streeting

17 January 2026 7:40 am

Oh dear. With the right in civil war, Keir Starmer might have thought his week was ending on a high,…

Jenrick’s defection strengthens both Kemi and Farage

17 January 2026 5:10 am

What a week. Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform yesterday electrified Westminster and the fallout is still spreading. When our editor asked…

Why are the number of abortions so high?

17 January 2026 4:22 am

Consider this: at a time when we’re agonising about the demographic winter and the unwillingness of Gen Z to procreate,…

West Mids police chief bows out (finally)

17 January 2026 3:14 am

Congratulations to Craig Guildford who has finally realised whatever else knew two days ago. The disgraced West Midlands Police chief…

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Is Steve Bannon right about Jordan Bardella?

17 January 2026 1:53 am

Marine Le Pen returned to a court in Paris on Tuesday as her appeal began against her five-year ban from…

The truth about the surge in home-schooling

17 January 2026 1:29 am

Historically, home-schooling has been seen as a niche or eccentric choice of education: an option only really considered by hippies,…

Putting Yoon Suk Yeol on trial won’t unify South Korea

17 January 2026 12:32 am

Think of the death penalty and North Korea’s executions of individuals convicted of so-called ‘anti-state crimes’ may spring to mind.…

London is finally about to show its support for a free Iran

16 January 2026 11:34 pm

Over the years, on the streets of London, I have heard so much praise for the Iranian regime and its…

Is Robert Jenrick really welcome in Reform?

16 January 2026 7:34 pm

Robert Jenrick isn’t often compared to Groucho Marx, but there’s something apposite about the latter’s line, ‘I don’t want to…

London is wild – and no longer in a good way

16 January 2026 6:26 pm

London is the focus of the world as since no time since the Swinging Sixties. Personally, I find it rather…

Iran’s regime is failing at home. Prepare for it to export its revolution abroad

16 January 2026 5:15 pm

The mullahs are learning – again – that one can beat a crowd, but not indefinitely beat a people. A…

A pet’s death is as painful as losing a family member

16 January 2026 5:00 pm

When a pet dies, grief doesn’t arrive alone. It brings with it an awkward entourage: embarrassment, self-consciousness, the creeping suspicion…

Why Denmark’s success could cost it Greenland

16 January 2026 4:30 pm

Remember when the President of the United States casually enquired about purchasing Greenland in 2019? The world scoffed. Denmark, a nation…

Hot cross buns are for Easter, not for life

16 January 2026 4:15 pm

More proof that we’ve completely lost it when it comes to the cycle of the year. It’s not just that…

Labour’s zero-alcohol crackdown makes no sense

16 January 2026 4:00 pm

Labour is weighing up a crackdown on people under 18 buying ‘no and low-alcohol’ drinks. On current form, this means Keir Starmer’s…

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Kyrsten Sinema was too fun for Congress

16 January 2026 7:40 am

More like Kyrsten Sinner? In September, a North Carolina woman, Heather Ammel, filed a suit in county court alleging that former…

Jenrick is Reform’s most coveted debutante

16 January 2026 6:11 am

Westminster has its faults, but if you’re looking for a good old-fashioned day of mistakes, backbiting, and last-minute drama, there…

What does Jenrick’s defection mean for the right?

16 January 2026 5:00 am

Robert Jenrick arrived late to his own defection. ‘It’s time for the truth’, he said, before launching into a speech…

Robert Jenrick joins Reform

16 January 2026 4:43 am

Robert Jenrick has rounded off an extraordinary day on the British right by formally joining Reform. Sacked by Kemi Badenoch…

Will a military boost be enough to stop Trump grabbing Greenland?

16 January 2026 4:30 am

When Donald Trump sets his sights on something, it’s hard to prevent him getting what he wants. That hasn’t, however,…

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Why can’t Democrats speak frankly about Iran?

16 January 2026 3:38 am

The manicured grounds of Harvard University are tranquil. Ditto the expensive quads of Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Stanford. All across the fruited…

Nick Timothy takes Jenrick’s job

16 January 2026 3:33 am

It’s a treacherous business, politics. One day you’re the future Tory leader, the next you’re sitting on the independent benches…