In Braver New World, John Kampfner argues that we should be looking to other countries to help change our nation for the better

The party’s polling average has fallen 5 percentage points since August and its leader is no longer the preferred choice for PM. It may be proving harder than Nigel Farage thought to keep two kinds of voter happy

With numbers already falling the government made it even harder to come to the UK – and it could cost us billions

We spend lavishly on a failing system – but reforming it will be a bruising political battle

The Manchester attack didn't come as a shock. The only surprise is it hasn’t happened sooner

Two Jewish people were killed in a terrorist attack at a Manchester synagogue. Did President Trump and Pete Hegseth cross the line with their inflammatory speeches to military generals? And what's behind the surge in profits at soft toy maker Jellycat?   Giles Whittell is joined by The Observer's Erica Wagner, John Simpson and Sam Freedman, as they pitch their top story of the day.    

‘Stop the boats’ is a popular refrain but it obscures the real issues rich countries across the world are facing

Successive governments have reduced the number of hospital beds in the hope more care would shift elsewhere. But this has left us with a chronic shortage

Across the G20, centre-right parties have misunderstood the roots of the populist revolt against them

Across the G20, centre-right parties have misunderstood the roots of the populist revolt against them