
Clacton by-election
No laughing matter
Jim Davidson and Nigel Farage represent an England that will not go quietly

Left Hook
Stop calling Keir Starmer a good man

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.

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

Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
From Canada
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Sports
Roughrider fans grapple with deaths ahead of game
Some Saskatchewan Roughriders fans are heading into Thursday's matchup against the Edmonton Elks with conflicting emotions, after a player and another man were killed in a highway crash.

Canada
From wigs to wine, Canadian goods targeted in Trump’s latest tariff threats
The measures, threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump, would impose a 50 per cent tariff on hundreds of Canadian product categories valued at roughly $20 billion.

Health
West Nile virus is showing up across Ontario. What to know about the risk
West Nile virus has been detected in mosquito pools in several Ontario communities, prompting renewed reminders to protect against mosquito bites as summer peaks.

Health
Canadian Blood Services plea for donations as supply drops 20% — below typical summer slump
Canadian Blood Services says over the past six weeks, donation appointments have fallen short by 1,500 to 2,500 each week and are now failing to keep pace with hospital demand.

World
Nicolas Maduro to face trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges in June 2027
A judge set the June 1 trial date at the request of lawyers on both sides, with the approved schedule giving time for the defence to challenge the indictment this fall.

World
Saudi Arabia nuclear pact with U.S. may create path to uranium enrichment
The Trump administration released scant details of the deal, but sources said it paves the way for the building of a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia.
Fire
Northern Ontario couple could face fines for attempting to save lodge from wildfires
Canada
Gordie Howe bridge revenue-sharing agreement appears to contradict Carney
Canada
Toronto pro-Palestinian protester charged with terrorism over alleged Hamas links
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Missouri driver fleeing police jumps head first off bridge in getaway attempt
Canada
Travel spending to U.S. fell by $3.3B in 2025 amid ‘Buy Canadian’ push
Trending
Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in Austria is now officially a police station
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Zelensky hands Putin an unexpected gift
Under siege on the Gaza flotilla
The global crises Andy Burnham cannot escape
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
“This is the Nato summit of reactionary nationalism”
In Hong Kong, I saw the coming Chinese century
British Politics
Yet another first day at No 10
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Westminster
Why did Andy Burnham pick John Healey?
Westminster
Andy Burnham: this will be a “circuit breaker” for Britain
Retrospective
New Labour’s lessons for the new Prime Minister
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
The Weekend Interview
Gary Stevenson: Ballooning billionaire wealth is a cancer
A matter of principle
Count Binface is the establishment at its worst
British Politics
Green Party plan to attack Shabana Mahmood revealed by internal memo
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
International
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
Books
Ignoring sex differences harms us all
TV
Diane Morgan’s very human robot
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