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My week as a spotted hyena

Each week, Simon Barnes hears what the past seven days have been like for a member of the animal kingdom

Wed 24 Jun 2026

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Róisín Lanigan
Jeffrey Donaldson was a dangerous predator. Where is Belfast’s anger now?

Wed 24 Jun 2026

Jeffrey Donaldson was a dangerous predator. Where is Belfast’s anger now?
Lin Jenkins
Police on alert after rise in ‘Islamophobic’ attacks in Edinburgh

Tue 23 Jun 2026

Police on alert after rise in ‘Islamophobic’ attacks in Edinburgh
Rachel Sylvester
‘You have to be ruthless’: politics is just like gardening, says Michael Heseltine

Mon 22 Jun 2026

‘You have to be ruthless’: politics is just like gardening, says Michael Heseltine
Rachel Sylvester
Doctor found guilty of sexual misconduct with teenage patient cleared to return to practise

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Doctor found guilty of sexual misconduct with teenage patient cleared to return to practise
Joanna Taylor
Walk on the mild side: why mid-strength wines are flavour of the month

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Walk on the mild side: why mid-strength wines are flavour of the month
John Springford
We can all agree Brexit hurt the economy – it’s the cost of rejoining the EU we disagree on

Mon 22 Jun 2026

We can all agree Brexit hurt the economy – it’s the cost of rejoining the EU we disagree on
Enrico Letta
When Britain left Europe, the dream of a world-leading single market went with it

Mon 22 Jun 2026

When Britain left Europe, the dream of a world-leading single market went with it
Mark Leonard
Revived Brexit tussle is not simply between leavers and remainers

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Revived Brexit tussle is not simply between leavers and remainers
Lily Isaacs
Splashing out: Hockney painting on sale for £9m at Art Basel

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Splashing out: Hockney painting on sale for £9m at Art Basel
James Tapper
The Brexiteers: where are they now?

Mon 22 Jun 2026

The Brexiteers: where are they now?
Lily Isaacs
Temperatures to hit 35C as extreme heat alerts extended

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Temperatures to hit 35C as extreme heat alerts extended
Lily Isaacs
World Tonight fan Mary Beard laments latest victim of BBC cuts

Sun 21 Jun 2026

World Tonight fan Mary Beard laments latest victim of BBC cuts
Jonathan Lewis
Two men spying for China are first to be convicted under National Security Act

Sun 21 Jun 2026

Two men spying for China are first to be convicted under National Security Act
David Barnett
Future shock: AI dystopia tale proves prophetic for debut graphic novelists

Sun 21 Jun 2026

Future shock: AI dystopia tale proves prophetic for debut graphic novelists
Joshi Herrmann
A Macunian golden age? Burnham will hand his successor a city on the rise

Sun 21 Jun 2026

A Macunian golden age? Burnham will hand his successor a city on the rise
Isabel Coles
Majority of British voters open to closer EU integration, new poll shows

Sun 21 Jun 2026

Majority of British voters open to closer EU integration, new poll shows
Rachel Sylvester
Watchdog warns of sexual harassment of female medical students as university launches investigation

Sun 21 Jun 2026

Watchdog warns of sexual harassment of female medical students as university launches investigation
James Tapper
‘Yesterday, I was shocked. Now I’m angry’: Bedford train crash survivors speak of harrowing ordeal

Sat 20 Jun 2026

‘Yesterday, I was shocked. Now I’m angry’: Bedford train crash survivors speak of harrowing ordeal
Ben Zaranko
Financial markets wait to see how the dust will settle after Burnham’s victory in Makerfield

Fri 19 Jun 2026

Financial markets wait to see how the dust will settle after Burnham’s victory in Makerfield

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