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The horrors of the Upskirt Decade

In a new book on the vicious media misogyny of the Noughties, the recent past has never felt more remote.

“Associate” medics were meant to assist doctors, not replace them

GP practices have been able to hire physician associates, and what they are allowed to do has gone under the…

Anatomy of a Fall is a Hitchcockian thriller with depth

Justine Triet’s superb work of psychological suspense elevates the genre.

Sam Bankman-Fried and the effective altruism delusion

Will the idealist philosophy survive the conviction of its crypto king?

Does AI know you better than you know yourself?

As stretched mental health services turn to tech solutions, Silicon Valley is cashing in – with sometimes alarming consequences.

Could Hezbollah’s leader ignite a regional war?

Hassan Nasrallah’s forces are poised on Israel’s border. Is he about to open a new front in the conflict?

Tzipi Livni: “A ceasefire isn’t a solution”

Israel’s former foreign minister on how the Gaza conflict could end.

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This England: To wake the dead

This column – which, though named after a line in Shakespeare’s “Richard II”, refers to the whole of Britain –…

Peace can still be salvaged in Gaza

Unbearable trauma will make a political solution difficult for Israelis and Palestinians, but it is clear the status quo is…

Countries can bear the West’s sanctions – but not its moralising

Even Australia pulled out of trade talks with the EU because it could not subject itself to European finger-wagging.

My investigation into Russell Brand

Also this week: how Friends defined a generation, and the charm of children’s TV.

The spectre of jihadi terror

Within militant Islamic factions, sectarian rivalries count for less than the desire for destruction.

Shabana Mahmood tests Keir Starmer’s leadership

Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.

Letter of the week: Temperate conservatism

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Matthew Perry was brave to speak about addiction without full recovery

We love a reformed addict story, but admitting to the existence of failure can be a freeing gift to someone…

Sahra Wagenknecht’s new left conservatism

Europe’s leaders are keenly watching the German breakaway party.

Who runs the show?

As the power in Hollywood has moved from film to TV, so has the much-mythologised alpha male auteur.

Heeding the lessons of history

Israel has the right to defend itself, but the razing of civilian infrastructure in Gaza will not eradicate Hamas.

The Labour revolt over the Gaza war

Keir Starmer is facing the biggest crisis of his leadership.