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Sarina Wiegman’s mystery playbook

In her book the Lionesses coach shows composure and compassion – but the art of football management remains a puzzle.

My sobriety ended when Waitrose put its port on offer

I nearly made it two days in a row, but the deal on Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage was simply too…

Should Britain pay slavery reparations?

Laura Trevelyan and Clive Lewis represent “two sides of a horrible shared history” in Heirs of Enslavement.

Ridley Scott’s fast and furious Napoleon biopic

In this ruthlessly efficient and entertaining epic, starring Joaquin Phoenix, facts are beside the point.

Netflix’s The Crown turns tawdry

Peter Morgan’s royal epic concludes with ghosts and banalities in a touchy-feely sixth series.

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Gaza and Ukraine have divided the world into geopolitical tribes

From universalists to Westernists, there are common patterns holding the views on the two conflicts together.

In public the US supports Israel, but in private pressure mounts

Washington is pushing Israel on its postwar intentions, after Antony Blinken stated that the country can’t occupy Gaza.

What is Labour Together?

The organisation has been accused of being “secretive group”, but its original purpose was to reanimate the centre left.

Was “Comeback” Cameron second choice for Foreign Secretary?

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Letter of the week: Diverse education

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Murder, she wrote

Nadine Dorries has been ridiculed for alleging that a treacherous “movement” controls the Tory party. But are her worst suspicions…

The calm of the sleeper train

Also this week: Samuel Beckett’s advice, and the mysteries of time and loss.

The Cameron delusion

The former prime minister embodies the failures of supposed “centrism”.

When I met Bobby Charlton

Wearing a flat cap and ancient raincoat he was calm, quiet, unflashy – a gentleman player.

If I lived with someone I’d drive them insane

After a week of the sniffles I have discovered another good reason to be single – I can freely take…

Roma Agrawal’s Q&A: “My specialist subject would be Sex and the City. Or concrete”

The engineer on Bharatanatyam dancing, stand-up comedy and making her industry a more inclusive space.

A box of family photos pulls me into the past

Looking at pictures with my siblings, time seems to collapse in on itself.

A nonconforming take on The Nutcracker

The Southbank Centre puts a refreshing new twist on the most established of theatrical traditions.

Saltburn is a class satire without bite

Emerald Fennell’s story of an Oxford student who infiltrates the aristocracy values style over depth.