Witches, dragons and the Terrible Deev: a choice of this year’s children’s books
Highlights include boarding school antics, adventures in Persian folklore and a wealth of classic stories – including Hansel and Gretel, retold by Stephen King
Alice in Nightmareland: The Matchbox Girl, by Alice Jolly, reviewed
A mute 12-year-old girl is invited to Dr Asperger’s clinic in 1930s Vienna – but how will ‘idiot’ children fare once the Nazis come to power?
Bats have suffered too long from the ‘Dracula effect’
The more we learn about the only mammals capable of true, sustained flight, the more we should admire them
How damaging could the Ukraine corruption scandal be for Zelensky?
Andriy Yermak, the cryptic aide who shadowed Volodymyr Zelensky through every phase of the war, resigned Friday after anti-corruption investigators…
Rachel Reeves’s Budget was based on fiction
I think we will look back on this week as one of the most pivotal of this government. It was…
Yes, John Swinney is a head of government
This week Catherine Connolly, the newly elected President of Ireland, welcomed John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland, to the Áras…
Are J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio heading for a clash?
Thanksgiving weekend ends on Sunday, and still there’s no peace in Ukraine. Donald Trump’s latest attempt to end the war…
The war is far from over for Vladimir Putin
‘When the Ukrainian troops leave the territories they occupy, then the hostilities will cease,’ declared Vladimir Putin during his state…
France finally agrees to intercept Channel migrant boats – but there’s a catch
After months of pressure from Britain, France has agreed to begin intercepting small boats in the Channel. The move comes…
Fact check: are the NYT’s experts right about UK immigration?
Yesterday’s release of immigration figures by the ONS didn’t make for particularly pleasant reading. While net migration had fallen to…
Can Zelensky surrender?
Kyiv The urge to run from danger is only human. It was palpable when air raid sirens sounded as I…
This is Hong Kong’s Grenfell
Hong Kong is reeling from the tragedy of a devastating fire which ripped through seven 30-storey apartment blocks in a…
Starmer faces Labour rebellion over employment U-turn
Another day, another drama. On Thursday afternoon, it emerged that Sir Keir Starmer’s government were rolling back their commitment to…
Tucker plays the Joker to Piers Morgan
Tucker Carlson has a favorite stage persona: the last sane man in the world, now at the end of his…
Why Australia’s sharks keep on targeting tourists
Thursday dawned bright and warm over the beaches of northern New South Wales. It was a perfect morning to enjoy…
The Ajax scandal is worse than embarrassing
Luke Pollard, recently promoted to Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, must have looked forward to visiting General Dynamics UK…
Starmer’s workers’ rights U-turn is a small victory for business
A psychoanalyst might have some ideas as to why Keir Starmer’s thoughts have suddenly turned to the subject of unfair…
The strange death of England
Whatever happened to Britain, or the UK, or England, or whatever they’re calling it? We can’t even agree on what…
Nigel Farage must come clean about his Dulwich College schooldays
The allegations concerning Nigel Farage’s conduct as a schoolboy have returned with unusual force, not because the country is suddenly…
What my run-in with Michael Gove can teach Labour MPs about digital ID
There are times in politics when a feeling of dread overwhelms. When your boss wants to go down a path…
France’s military service rollout is about more than Russia
National service is being brought back in France. Emmanuel Macron used a visit to a military base in the Alps…
The story of a nation in flames
The wildfires in northern and northwestern Iran have become headline news around the world. All eyes are fixed on the…
David Lammy wouldn’t even show up to defend abolishing juries
Wantage may seem an unlikely birthplace for England’s greatest gift to the world. Yet as well as being the site…
