The Weekend Essay
Apartheid fetishism
Comment
Jason Arday scandal lays bare the failures of marketized higher education
The Cambridge professor's resignation over plagiarism and fabricated credentials reflects a system that rewards image over rigour and treats universities as brands rather than public institutions.
Economics
You can’t blame Brexit any more
World
Ceuta migrant surge reveals EU border strategy that Canada watches closely
A mass crossing into the Spanish enclave exposes how Europe pays neighbours to stop migrants before they reach European soil, a model that echoes debates in Ottawa.
Economics
Andy Burnham has made a fragile peace with the bond markets
Culture
The critic who shapes comedy careers at the Edinburgh Fringe
Steve Bennett has run Chortle alone for 25 years and his reviews can make or break a show at the world's largest arts festival.
From Canada
via Global News
Fire
Urgent evacuation order issued for fast-moving wildfire near Summerland
The BC Wildfire Service says it's displaying aggressive rank 5 behaviour, with an organized flame front with a fast rate of spread and moderate to long-range spotting.
Canada
Prairie producers filed more than 4,000 crop insurance claims in stormy July
Thousands of storm-related crop insurance claims were filed in July as harvest season approaches, according to the Canadian Hail Crop Association.
Economy
Canada must avoid concessions in U.S. trade talks, dairy farmers warn
Dairy Farmers of Canada says it's urging the federal government not to offer any more concessions on dairy or supply management in talks ahead of Trump's Aug. 19 tariff deadline.
Consumer
Canada’s avocado supply not impacted by U.S. pause on Mexico inspections
The U.S. government this week halted inspection activities in Michoacan, Mexico's top avocado-producing state, where organized crime groups have extorted growers and exporters.
Trending
Abbot’s kneecap returned 70 years after it was taken from 13th century grave
George Box, who died last year, was 11 when he swiped the bone fragment while on a school trip to Glastonbury Abbey in the summer of 1956.
Health
Stanford scientists just used AI to build a virus to target E. coli
Scientists at Stanford University have created the first-ever virus designed by AI. Researchers used a generative AI model called EVO 2 to create a specific kind of virus.
Canada
Perseid meteor shower and partial solar eclipse to light up skies next week
U-s-news
Minnesota woman sues Chipotle after being hospitalized for salmonella
Fire
Arson investigations launched for some B.C. fires as wildfires continue to burn
Trending
Miss North Carolina USA stripped of pageant title after racism allegations
Crime
Child driving car strikes woman walking dog in California, police say
Canada
Ottawa sells 10 retired military planes to convert for aerial firefighting
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World
Arron Banks hired private investigators to look into Sunday Times reporter Gabriel Pogrund
Housing
Finally, a Prime Minister who prioritises homelessness
Climate Change
Here’s why Andy Burnham should leave the North Sea alone
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Beyond hiring: tackling the cybersecurity skills gap in the age of AI
World
Ceuta border breach exposes Europe's migration double standard as Spain's economy thrives
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Policymakers must seize upon Britain’s “broadband moment”
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What the heatwave reveals about Britain’s electricity system
Partner content
Modular apprenticeships for a new age
Culture
Ricky Gervais returns to Netflix with Alley Cats, an animated misfire that leans on tired provocations
Politics
British Conservatives face scrutiny after neo-Nazi candidate selection
World
Europe's failure in Ceuta reveals a solidarity that buckles under pressure
Politics
British novelty candidates take on Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election
Culture
Charred 14,000-year-old loaf in Jordan rewrites history of bread and civilisation
Politics
Irish police intercept sophisticated Semtex bomb bound for Northern Ireland
Culture
Frank Cottrell-Boyce argues austerity, not screens, has broken British childhood
Politics
Andy Burnham's communitarian gamble draws on Labour's intellectual past
Culture
A British travelogue maps the towns that could decide the next election
Culture
New biography exposes the contradictions of Mario Vargas Llosa
Culture
Ed van der Elsken retrospective at the Rijksmuseum reveals a photographer who lived the bohemian life he documented
Culture
Eli Roth's new horror company launches with Ice Cream Man, a gory tale of children turned killers
The Weekend Essay
Lawless in Gaza
Economics
Gabriel Zucman: “There is an extreme wealth curse”
News
Ed Balls: Burnham cannot miss this chance to tackle regional inequality
Economics
Andy Burnham’s win-win-win-win-win-win economy
Ideas
To save Britain, Burnham must take on the Treasury
Regional Development
What Greater Manchester teaches us about public service reform
Cost-of-living Crisis
Andy Burnham must redress the balance between markets, fairness and poverty
Devolution