British Politics
At last, a government that looks like it’s trying
The public want to see that things can, and will, get better
This England
What did the Tudors ever do for us?
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.
Fecund, eclectic, and freaky-deke
The African American critic Greg Tate championed black music and culture with all the coolness of his subjects
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.
Your guide to cocktail party diplomacy
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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Crime
Manitoba MLA among victims of multiple home break-ins, man arrested
Winnipeg police were called to Crescentwood early Saturday following a spree of break-ins. They found the suspect walking down the street armed with a broken liquor bottle.
Crime
2 Jewish-owned Toronto bakeries vandalized, shots fired at 1
Toronto police's guns and gangs and hate crime unit are investigating after two Jewish bakeries were vandalized over the weekend.
Canada
Carney calls 3 byelections in B.C., Ontario and Quebec
Mark Carney has called byelections for Aug. 31 to replace three MPs: one who left federal politics, one who became an ambassador and a third who was named to the Senate.
World
Germany says Berlin Pride attack believed to be act of Islamic extremist terror
Authorities said the suspect had come to authorities’ attention in the past because of numerous previous crimes, of which he didn’t give details.
Canada
Israel pitches high-tech trade, safer AI to Canada amid diplomatic tensions
Prime Minister Mark Carney has never had a formal call or meeting with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
Canada
Canada’s defence spending spike leads to boost in RCAF flight times: commander
The RCAF is acquiring a lot of new aircraft: fighter jets and surveillance craft that require new infrastructure and security, search-and-rescue planes, and refuelling tankers.
Canada
Conservatives want Carney to explain Trump negotiation plan, call for meeting
Fire
‘It was difficult’: Residents of Clinton, B.C. recount evacuating wildfires
Fire
B.C. community’s water system damaged by alleged vandalism during wildfire response
World
A person is killed and several are injured at Berlin’s LGBTQ+ march when a car drives into the crowd
Canada
Trump’s tariff threat already costing Canadian businesses, trade lawyer says
Politics
Alberta premier says she won’t retaliate Trump’s latest threats with alcohol ban
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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”
Manchester heist
The Green plan to steal the Manchester mayoralty
Left Hook
Stop calling Keir Starmer a good man
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
British Politics
Yet another first day at No 10
Westminster
Why did Andy Burnham pick John Healey?
Live blog
Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as Chancellor
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
Westminster
Andy Burnham: this will be a “circuit breaker” for Britain
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
The Weekend Essay
Lawless in Gaza
Economics
Gabriel Zucman: “There is an extreme wealth curse”
Who Iz I?
Ali G isn’t funny any more
TV
Diane Morgan’s very human robot
Book of the Day