Cover Story
The take over
In his first days in No 10, Andy Burnham showed his determination to do politics differently
After Ann Widdecombe
Political violence is eroding British liberty
Books
What did women want?
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.
This is the end of Russia
Europe will never be the same, and the world’s powers must build a new order
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
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.
The betrayal of the South African dream
With mobs waging xenophobic violence on the streets, the promise of the anti-apartheid struggle has dissolved
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World
Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine army chief after protests over military leadership
Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces after protests demanding his predecessor's removal and the defence minister's reinstatement.
Canada
Canada won’t join U.S. at Gordie Howe bridge opening after tariff threat
Canadian government officials will not be attending next week's ribbon cutting event 'in light of trade action threatened by the United States,' Ottawa said.
U-s-news
Iran war cost now US$37.5B, Hegseth says while asking for more funding
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided the new estimate, up from earlier assessments, during at times fiery testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Consumer
9 premiers agree to lift interprovincial trade barriers on alcohol products
Under a new deal, the premiers say they are updating rules to allow more Canadian brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to Canadians outside of their home provinces.
Canada
What are the ‘discriminatory measures’ Trump is citing for new tariffs?
'He [Trump] keeps talking about how the world takes advantage of the U.S., so rather than presenting himself as the bully, he's the defender.'
Entertainment
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ actor Kaylee Hottle dead at 18
Hottle was known for portraying Jia, a deaf orphan who bonds with Kong, in the 2021 film Godzilla vs. Kong. She starred alongside Alexander Skarsgård and Millie Bobby Brown.
Consumer
Trump’s new 50% tariffs means Canadians could pay more for these items
Economy
What are Section 338 tariffs and how are they able to bypass CUSMA?
Trending
Meet ‘Jimothy,’ the short-spined raccoon capturing hearts online
Canada
How booze became a battleground in the Canada-U.S. trade war
Crime
SickKids doctor charged with possessing, accessing child exploitation materials
Entertainment
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo finalize divorce after 10 years of marriage: report
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
Zelensky hands Putin an unexpected gift
Under siege on the Gaza flotilla
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
The global crises Andy Burnham cannot escape
“This is the Nato summit of reactionary nationalism”
In Hong Kong, I saw the coming Chinese century
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Westminster
Andy Burnham: this will be a “circuit breaker” for Britain
The Weekend Interview
Gary Stevenson: Ballooning billionaire wealth is a cancer
A matter of principle
Count Binface is the establishment at its worst
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
British Politics
Green Party plan to attack Shabana Mahmood revealed by internal memo
Politics
Andy Burnham: This is the biggest political change in 40 years
British Politics
Burnham’s Labour left allies call for a “progressive chancellor”
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
The Weekend Essay
Lawless in Gaza
International Politics
ECHR derangement syndrome
Appreciation
Kevin Keegan’s mighty life
The Sketch
Andy Burnham becomes PM amid the yelling and singing of history
TV
Diane Morgan’s very human robot
Book of the Day