Clacton by-election
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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
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Canada
Ottawa halved federal emergency centre staff before wildfire season: union
The Public Service Alliance of Canada said in a statement Thursday that about 60 employees at the Government Operations Centre in Ottawa received layoff notices in January.
Canada
Canadian travel to U.S. increases for second straight month: StatCan
The number of Canadian resident return trips from the U.S. in May increased 9.9 per cent year over year, while trips to Canada by Americans jumped by 13 per cent from May 2025.
Entertainment
William Shatner and daughter Melanie diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer at same time
The duo said they are both now cancer-free after Shatner, 95, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma and Melanie, 61, was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
World
Why Ukraine struck Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace
Kyiv’s drones first hit the sites over the weekend in Elektrostal, just east of Moscow, and in the Tambov region, killing eight people and injuring scores more.
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‘Leg hair harassment:’ men wearing shorts to work sparks debate in Japan
New rules around casual office attire mark a bold change in a country where dark suits and white shirts have long been the uniform for office workers.
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Pan Am Clipper wreckage found more than 70 years after plane crash
The plane, the Clipper Endeavor, was carrying 69 passengers and crew when it made a hard landing on water after losing both engines less than 10 minutes after takeoff.
Economy
Oil hits US$100 a barrel again as Middle East conflict hits Red Sea strait
World
Trump says Saudi Arabia nuclear deal subject to normalizing Israel ties
Crime
D4vd murder case: Possible bloodstains detected at singer’s home and car
Tech
Google hit with US$1B fine as EU says app store, search stifles competition
Canada
Carney to meet premiers as Canada faces down new U.S. tariff threat
Sports
Roughrider fans grapple with deaths ahead of game
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Under siege on the Gaza flotilla
The global crises Andy Burnham cannot escape
“This is the Nato summit of reactionary nationalism”
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
In Hong Kong, I saw the coming Chinese century
British Politics
Yet another first day at No 10
Westminster
Why did Andy Burnham pick John Healey?
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Live blog
Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as Chancellor
Westminster
Andy Burnham: this will be a “circuit breaker” for Britain
The Weekend Interview
Gary Stevenson: Ballooning billionaire wealth is a cancer
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
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
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
The Weekend Essay
Lawless in Gaza
International Politics
ECHR derangement syndrome
The Weekend Essay
Apartheid fetishism
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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