Manchester heist
The Green plan to steal the Manchester mayoralty
The Prime Minister has left a vacancy that Zack Polanski’s party would love to fill
The Weekend Report
“Real men just aren’t that sexy”: how romantasy took over women’s literature
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.
The facts of India’s Gen-Z revolt
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.
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Canada
Canadian intern at NATO military HQ arrested in Belgium on spying charge
A Canadian woman of Chinese origin who was an intern at NATO's military headquarters in Belgium has been arrested on spying charges, Belgian prosecutors said on Saturday.
Fire
More than 250,000 people flee their homes in France and Spain as wildfires burn
Wildfires across France and Spain have forced more than 250,000 people to evacuate as crews battle fast-moving flames fuelled by extreme heat.
Canada
Feds received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to major project reviews
Ottawa received more than 21,000 emails on proposed changes to major project reviews, including plans to approve some projects before assessments.
Canada
Federal government halts Billy Bishop Airport expansion
Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said the province remains committed to advancing airport expansion.
World
Trump says ‘show must go on’ at rescheduled correspondents’ dinner
Trump addressed the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner as organizers honoured Secret Service officer Victor Gonzales for his actions during April's shooting.
Canada
Kelowna’s growing population making it harder for young people to find work
Some have handed out résumé after résumé, only to hear nothing back. Hooman Matin says he visited more than 20 stores before finally getting an interview
Fire
‘I’m not leaving’: Some B.C. residents vow to defend homes from wildfires
World
ICC removes chief prosecutor over sexual misconduct allegations
Canada
Charges laid against 2 hikers with off-leash dog followed by grizzly in Banff
Entertainment
Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger as court challenge proceeds
Canada
What’s driving WestJet strike threat? Union says ‘unpaid work’ is key issue
Canada
Cadbury recalls Dairy Milk Oreo candy bar over undeclared pistachio
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
The betrayal of the South African dream
Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
Zelensky hands Putin an unexpected gift
Under siege on the Gaza flotilla
The global crises Andy Burnham cannot escape
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
“This is the Nato summit of reactionary nationalism”
Left Hook
Stop calling Keir Starmer a good man
British Politics
Yet another first day at No 10
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
Westminster
Why did Andy Burnham pick John Healey?
Live blog
Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as Chancellor
Westminster
Andy Burnham: this will be a “circuit breaker” for Britain
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
Retrospective
New Labour’s lessons for the new Prime Minister
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
The Weekend Essay
Lawless in Gaza
The Weekend Essay
The closing of the Anglophile mind
Art & Design
Agnes Martin’s paintings can save you
TV
Diane Morgan’s very human robot
Book of the Day