The Short Peace
The IRA are back
But did they ever go away?
British Politics
Exclusive: Brexit “bad boy” Arron Banks launched secret probe into Sunday Times star reporter
Film
Ice Cream Man: a lactose-fuelled zombie apocalypse
Culture
American classicist Daniel Mendelsohn calls The Odyssey a blueprint for all comedy
The Bard College professor and New York Review of Books editor brings levity and moral gravity to his new Penguin Classics translation of Homer.
Culture
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey brings Hollywood spectacle to Homer's epic
The director's new adaptation sparks casting debate while the original poem remains untouched.
Culture
Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s canon for children
My feud with Rod Liddle is finally over
What will I do now he is gone?
Culture
George Cottrell's U.S. money-laundering case and ties to Nigel Farage
The British operative pleaded guilty to U.S. wire fraud charges before resurfacing in London with Nigel Farage.
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Canada
Ottawa sells 10 retired military planes to convert for aerial firefighting
The announcement comes amid growing calls for Canada to update and expand its fleet of firefighting aircraft as it contends with another devastating wildfire season.
Entertainment
Country musician Tommy Detamore dead at 70
Detamore's wife, Sandra, confirmed the news, writing, 'It is with a broken heart, I share that my husband of 41 years, Tommy Detamore went home to be with the Lord.'
Canada
Ford is planning an EV under $40K. Can it compete with Chinese vehicles?
The Michigan-based carmaker is facing competition from rivals like Elon Musk’s Tesla and China’s BYD as it plans to release a new line of mass-affordable electric vehicles.
Health
Kellogg to remove artificial dyes from its U.S. cereals by end of this year
The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August that it would remove synthetic colouring from its cereals by the end of 2027.
U-s-news
Trump’s White House ballroom must stop construction: U.S. appeals court
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals sided with historic preservationists who sued to stop construction of the 8,400-square-metre ballroom without congressional approval.
Entertainment
‘Bachelorette’ star Joe Amabile undergoes surgery for brain tumour
Joe Amabile first shared his diagnosis last month, revealing that doctors found 'what looks to be an early stage brain tumour' in his head after undergoing a full-body MRI scan.
Trending
Dozens of improperly stored bodies found decomposing at Chicago funeral home
Crime
Two 18-year-olds facing 37 charges in deadly Salsa on St. Clair shooting
U-s-news
U.S. employers shed 23K jobs in July with 264K more leaving the workforce
Crime
Teen dressed as clown charged with murder of 78-year-old man
Consumer
Compliments’ smashed 100% chicken burgers are being recalled in Canada
U-s-news
ICE releases body camera video in agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Donald Trump is searching for a legacy
Europe failed Spain in Ceuta
The Ceuta crisis will strengthen “Fortress Europe”
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
Europe’s age of fire
The new nuclear terror
The responsibility of scientists
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
The betrayal of the South African dream
Society
The Bonehill-Paine affair leaves the Tories with questions to answer
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
Politics
Before Count Binface, there was Catmando
Reform vs Restore
Even the Royal Navy can’t save Nigel Farage
Polling
Has Zack Polanski reached his peak?
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
Comment
The revenge of Old Labour
British Politics
Kemi Badenoch is the Conservative Party’s only hope
The Weekend Report
The battle for Birmingham’s flags
Politics
Are we living under “woke Blue Labour”?
Culture
Mario Vargas Llosa’s demons
Silver Spoon
What we owe to bread
TV
In praise of crap daytime TV
Theatre
Sarah Kane’s Cleansed leaves you feeling anything but
Art & Design