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.
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.
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.
World
Arron Banks hired private investigators to look into Sunday Times reporter Gabriel Pogrund
The Reform UK figure directed investigators from a firm he once owned to examine the journalist whose reporting revealed Nigel Farage had been secretly funded by a convicted criminal.
Business
British devolution plan needs more than structural reform to succeed
Andy Burnham's Rewiring the State paper proposes sweeping new powers for English mayors but the real test is whether communities become genuine partners rather than consulted audiences.
World
Ceuta border breach exposes Europe's migration double standard as Spain's economy thrives
The mass crossing at the Spanish enclave reveals how Fortress Europe treats African migrants differently from Ukrainian refugees while Spain outperforms its peers economically.
Culture
Ricky Gervais returns to Netflix with Alley Cats, an animated misfire that leans on tired provocations
The British comic voices a stray cat in a new series that mistakes vulgarity for wit and repetition for style.
Politics
British Conservatives face scrutiny after neo-Nazi candidate selection
A former extremist convicted of antisemitic harassment was chosen as a local council candidate before withdrawing under pressure, exposing tensions over rehabilitation and party purity under Kemi Badenoch.
World
Europe's failure in Ceuta reveals a solidarity that buckles under pressure
When Morocco weaponized migration against Spain, European partners chose political point-scoring over collective defence, exposing a vulnerability that extends far beyond the Mediterranean.
Politics
British novelty candidates take on Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election
Count Binface and three Official Monster Raving Loony Party candidates are among 32 challengers facing the Reform UK leader in a contest the main parties have declined to contest.
Culture
Charred 14,000-year-old loaf in Jordan rewrites history of bread and civilisation
Archaeological find predates agriculture by millennia as cultural historians trace the bagel's journey from medieval Europe to modern London.
Politics
Irish police intercept sophisticated Semtex bomb bound for Northern Ireland
The device recovered in County Monaghan marks a technical escalation by the New IRA and the third bomb incident linked to the group this year.
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Fire
Why some B.C. farmers stay to fight, despite wildfire evacuation orders
Some B.C. farmers are defying wildfire evacuation orders to protect homes, orchards and livestock, saying generations of work are too much to abandon.
World
Spain imposes border checks on Italian travelers in tit-for-tat move over Ceuta migrants row
Spain imposed border checks on Italian travellers after Rome refused to lift restrictions on Spaniards, escalating a dispute over migration to Ceuta.
Science
Canadian robotics companies caught up in U.S. ban on foreign-made bots
Canadian robotics companies are warning they’re being swept up in a U.S. crackdown on foreign-made robots, as new restrictions threaten to shut them out of their largest market.
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.
Fire
Over 20,000 flee as B.C evacuation orders in full swing due to aggressive wildfire
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
Consumer
Canada’s avocado supply not impacted by U.S. pause on Mexico inspections
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Health
Stanford scientists just used AI to build a virus to target E. coli
Canada
Perseid meteor shower and partial solar eclipse to light up skies next week
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Minnesota woman sues Chipotle after being hospitalized for salmonella
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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
World
Trump focuses on personal legacy as Iran war drags into sixth month
World
Ceuta border crisis reveals Europe's strategic paralysis as Canada watches Arctic parallels
Culture
UK Green Party leader refuses to apologize for guillotine post as Labour surges under Burnham
Politics
Nigel Farage faces electoral pact dilemma as Reform UK rival demands hardline policies
Politics
UK Green Party momentum stalls as leader Zack Polanski faces rising negative ratings
Comment
Ceuta border surge fuels push for harder European Union external borders
Culture
Badenoch's popularity surges after Budget but Farage still blocks Conservative return to power
Comment
Climate movement fades as Canadian wildfires and global disasters intensify
Culture
Sarah Kane's Cleansed returns to London stage in unflinching Almeida production
Business
UK devolution drive risks leaving domestic abuse survivors behind without national standards
World
Canadian-made water bombers battle France's expanding wildfire crisis as heat reshapes daily life
World
Nuclear brinkmanship returns as Trump threats shake Canadian security assumptions
World
Nobel laureates warn of nuclear catastrophe as scientists renew call for disarmament
Comment
How American conservatism lost its British romance and found a new protégé in Reform UK
My feud with Rod Liddle is finally over
Cost-of-living Crisis
Andy Burnham must redress the balance between markets, fairness and poverty
Housing