Burnham bounce
Labour’s lead may not last
Andy Burnham’s party has gained a 4 per cent lead over Reform. Can it hold?
Discourse
In defence of Gary Stevenson
How good is Colson Whitehead?
He’s got the film adaptations, two Pulitzers and support from the Obamas – but he’s not yet mastered his craft
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.
Books
Harold Bloom, agony uncle
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.
TV
Golf is a boring sport – and it makes for boring TV
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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Health
Some psychiatric patients wait days in ER for hospital admission: data
Disparity in wait time has been the case for decades, experts say, and it’s only getting worse as demand outpaces funding across the spectrum of mental health care.
Canada
Premier Ford charged taxpayers for Florida trip to attend union conference at Disney
The province's travel, meal and hospitality expense disclosure list shows four individuals expensed commercial flights and hotels totalling $11,709 for the trip in mid-July 2025.
Canada
Canadians returning from ISIS ‘highly likely’ to pose threat, intelligence report says
The report by Canada's threat assessment agency highlights the risks posed by veterans of the terror group.
Canada
Advocates brace for possible influx of Haitian asylum seekers as U.S. protections end
TPS, which had allowed Haitians to live and work legally in the U.S. on a temporary basis, officially expired Monday.
Canada
Montreal Pride boosting security ahead of festival after deadly Berlin attack
Organizers say safety is an "absolute priority" and that nearly 10 per cent of the festival's overall budget is dedicated to security, prevention and well-being measures.
Crime
Minister vows probe of ‘quite serious’ charges against Canadian NATO intern
Officials will look into whether the suspect arrested on espionage charges in Belgium has done any work for agencies in Canada, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said.
Crime
Teen arrested in shooting at Seattle food festival that killed 3: police
U-s-news
Trump defends auto tariffs, economy in Michigan as U.S. midterms loom
Canada
Ottawa hails ‘good era of Canadian sport’ while announcing more funding
Health
Canadian emergency doctors leaving ‘broken’ industry, citing burnout: CMAJ
Trending
Savannah Guthrie issues new plea to help find mother: ‘We are in a nightmare’
Canada
Tough season for Prairie beekeepers due to late spring, potential tariffs in August
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
No laughing matter
What did the Tudors ever do for us?
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
The betrayal of the South African dream
Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
Zelensky hands Putin an unexpected gift
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
Under siege on the Gaza flotilla
The global crises Andy Burnham cannot escape
“This is the Nato summit of reactionary nationalism”
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
Manchester heist
The Green plan to steal the Manchester mayoralty
Left Hook
Stop calling Keir Starmer a good man
British Politics
Yet another first day at No 10
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
Westminster
Why did Andy Burnham pick John Healey?
Regime change?
Andy Burnham still has everything to prove
Polling
The truth about “the Burnham Bounce”
A 75-year curse
Mayo’s All-Ireland win has the world jealous
Books
A true-crime Southern gothic
Books
Ignoring sex differences harms us all
Books
Fecund, eclectic, and freaky-deke
Art & Design
Agnes Martin’s paintings can save you
Music