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Trump’s digs at Kamala’s racial identity could prove damaging
While Donald Trump’s outlandish behavior usually garners free publicity for him in the news, this time, there is a lot…
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…
Will Starmer’s thug crackdown get results?
When Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Southport on Tuesday to pay his respects for the victims of the stabbing tragedy,…
How independent is the Bank of England?
As Kate Andrews argues here, the Bank of England were never going to cut interest rates during an election campaign…
Russia and the West agree largest prisoner swap since the Cold War
The Kremlin has released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former marine Paul Whelan and British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza from captivity. This is…
JK Rowling hits out at Olympic bosses over boxing controversy
To the Olympics, where a rather contentious boxing match has come to an abrupt end. The sport came under the…
The Bank of England finally cuts interest rates
The Bank of England has just announced a rate cut of 0.25 percentage points, reducing the base rate from 5.25…
Beeb faces questions after Huw Edwards’ guilty plea
After Wednesday’s news that BBC veteran Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children, the Beeb is facing…
The simple way to protect women’s sport at the Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) needs to find some far better answers to the transgender question if it is to…
Why is Hollywood funding Just Stop Oil?
It will surprise no-one to learn that there is a trail of money which leads from climate protesters and their…
The pros and cons of a Trump-Harris debate
Will Donald Trump and Kamala Harris face each other in a debate? Three months ago, Trump and his team agreed…
How many stars got the Huw Edwards case wrong?
Dear oh dear. The news that ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children has…
Condemning the Southport riot is not enough
Will Southport’s suffering never end? First, the Merseyside town was rocked by the barbarism of a frenzied knife attack that…
Listen: BBC say Haniyeh considered a ‘moderate’ Hamas leader
Uh oh. The BBC has come under fire once again after listeners took umbrage with Radio 4’s news reporting this…
The inconvenient truth about ‘rewilding’
Angela Rayner has announced that the government will aim to build 370,000 new homes, up from the 300,000 a year…
Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images of children
Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards has pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. The former TV star…
Does it matter if Kemi Badenoch was mean to civil servants?
Kemi Badenoch has been accused of being an unpleasant bully who targeted civil servants for unconscionable treatment. The allegations –…
Will Iran respond to Israel’s assassinations?
The Israelis were busy last night. First, Fouad Shukur, Hezbollah’s top military commander was, in the words of Israel’s defence…
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro doesn’t like losing
There are sore losers and then there’s Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro. The socialist president has ruled the South American country for…
Hamas and Hezbollah leaders killed in strikes on Iran and Lebanon
Israel has been accused of killing Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in a strike on Iran overnight. No one has claimed responsibility…
Just Stop Oil and the secret power of the middle class
Just Stop Oil isn’t what it was. When a handful of protestors from the environmental group tried to block a…
Even the Olympics can’t unite France
Writing of the state of France in the twilight of the fateful Second Empire, the left-wing journalist Henri Rochefort observed:…
The far-right threat to Israel’s democracy is growing
Israel is the only meaningful democracy in the Middle East. This is as true today as it was last week.…
What would Reagan make of Trump?
If the Donald Trump-JD Vance ticket is successful in November and the pair head to the White House, there is…
What I saw on the White Dudes for Harris Zoom call
When I was a younger man, I found myself on the receiving end of a good bit of unsolicited advice…
