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.
Devolution
Devolution alone will not renew Britain
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.
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
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.
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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
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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
World
Ceuta border breach exposes Europe's migration double standard as Spain's economy thrives
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
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
My feud with Rod Liddle is finally over
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
Power without protection
Housing