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Tim Leunig
History predicts a fall in the price of gold. I wouldn’t bet on it

Thu 5 Feb 2026

History predicts a fall in the price of gold. I wouldn’t bet on it
Michelle Mitchell
The national cancer plan is a welcome step. Now we need action

Wed 4 Feb 2026

The national cancer plan is a welcome step. Now we need action
Jonathan Lewis
Will we see driverless cars on the streets of London this year?

Wed 4 Feb 2026

Will we see driverless cars on the streets of London this year?
James Tapper
Cancer patients to keep on earning with the boss’s help

Wed 4 Feb 2026

Cancer patients to keep on earning with the boss’s help
Ada Barumé
The Lords holding up the assisted dying bill

Tue 3 Feb 2026

The Lords holding up the assisted dying bill
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer hoping to get closer to the EU on defence

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Starmer hoping to get closer to the EU on defence
James Tapper
Cancer patients to be helped to stay in work

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Cancer patients to be helped to stay in work
Esther Rantzen
It’s too late to help me, but please, lords, spare others this needless pain

Sun 1 Feb 2026

It’s too late to help me, but please, lords, spare others this needless pain
Vanessa Thorpe
Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Why is just one candidate tipped for the troubled Tate’s top job?
Vanessa Thorpe
Tom Kerridge is fighting for your pint

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Tom Kerridge is fighting for your pint
Catherine Neilan
Young Labour MPs team up to force chancellor’s hand on student loans

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Young Labour MPs team up to force chancellor’s hand on student loans
James Tapper
The peers whose long debates could kill the assisted dying bill

Sun 1 Feb 2026

The peers whose long debates could kill the assisted dying bill
Rachel Sylvester
It’s not a choice between Trump and Xi. We can walk the diplomatic line, insists PM

Sun 1 Feb 2026

It’s not a choice between Trump and Xi. We can walk the diplomatic line, insists PM
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Private equity is ‘bleeding’ children’s foster services of money

Sun 1 Feb 2026

Private equity is ‘bleeding’ children’s foster services of money
Phoebe Davis
English family’s protest song strikes a chord in the US

Sun 1 Feb 2026

English family’s protest song strikes a chord in the US
Alexi Mostrous
‘Choke her lightly’: A chatbot’s dating tips for boys

Sun 1 Feb 2026

‘Choke her lightly’: A chatbot’s dating tips for boys
Bex Sander
Pornhub blocks access for new UK users

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Pornhub blocks access for new UK users
Phoebe Davis
Letby documentary footage never shared with her legal team

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Letby documentary footage never shared with her legal team
Caitlin O'Kane
Azed’s clue-writing competition: the end of an era, and a celebration to come

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Azed’s clue-writing competition: the end of an era, and a celebration to come
Phoebe Davis
Judge blocks bid to stop trans women using Hampstead pond

Thu 29 Jan 2026

Judge blocks bid to stop trans women using Hampstead pond
James Tapper
Meet AlphaGenome, the AI that could predict your cancer

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Meet AlphaGenome, the AI that could predict your cancer
James Tapper
This Yorkshire borough could end homelessness

Wed 28 Jan 2026

This Yorkshire borough could end homelessness
Ben Zaranko
UK risks shooting itself in the foot on defence

Wed 28 Jan 2026

UK risks shooting itself in the foot on defence
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer juggles risk and reward on landmark China visit

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Starmer juggles risk and reward on landmark China visit
Lily Isaacs
Oedipus Becks: fans online rally round in ‘national emergency’

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Oedipus Becks: fans online rally round in ‘national emergency’
Vanessa Thorpe
Marvel movies make the cut on Badenoch’s desert island

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Marvel movies make the cut on Badenoch’s desert island
Vanessa Thorpe
Traitors’ faithful look to Ireland for a fresh batch of betrayals

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Traitors’ faithful look to Ireland for a fresh batch of betrayals
James Tapper
Donald Trump shamed by families of war dead into correcting ‘frontlines’ comment

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Donald Trump shamed by families of war dead into correcting ‘frontlines’ comment
Rachel Sylvester
As special relationship sours, Starmer seeks a fresh start with China

Sun 25 Jan 2026

As special relationship sours, Starmer seeks a fresh start with China
Rachel Sylvester
Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Prime minister urged to forge new links with EU
Patricia Clarke
ChatGPT’s porn rollout raises concerns over safety and ethics

Sun 25 Jan 2026

ChatGPT’s porn rollout raises concerns over safety and ethics
John Simpson
‘British FBI’ to tackle terrorism and organised crime

Sun 25 Jan 2026

‘British FBI’ to tackle terrorism and organised crime
Phoebe Davis
Protesters arrested at East Sussex camp after first of 500 asylum seekers arrive

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Protesters arrested at East Sussex camp after first of 500 asylum seekers arrive
Rachel Sylvester
Martha Lane Fox: It’s gross how tech bros have captured the presidency

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Martha Lane Fox: It’s gross how tech bros have captured the presidency
Ceri Thomas
Prince Harry accuses Mail of trying to make him ‘paranoid’

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Prince Harry accuses Mail of trying to make him ‘paranoid’
Rachel Sylvester
Angry men shouting us down in Commons as we fight for justice, say female MPs

Sat 24 Jan 2026

Angry men shouting us down in Commons as we fight for justice, say female MPs
Barbara Ellen
Treasons to be cheerful as Traitors keeps us guessing to the end

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Treasons to be cheerful as Traitors keeps us guessing to the end
Iona Bain
One in six women are abused financially. Two simple banking changes could help

Thu 22 Jan 2026

One in six women are abused financially. Two simple banking changes could help
Gordon Corera
The Chinese embassy is a red herring. Real spooks have eyes elsewhere

Wed 21 Jan 2026

The Chinese embassy is a red herring. Real spooks have eyes elsewhere
Martha Gill
Abolishing asylums was meant to improve mental health, not fuel a crisis

Wed 21 Jan 2026

Abolishing asylums was meant to improve mental health, not fuel a crisis
Ceri Thomas
Emma Barnett ‘discussing next move’ after Amol Rajan’s Today departure

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Emma Barnett ‘discussing next move’ after Amol Rajan’s Today departure
Patricia Clarke
Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency
Ceri Thomas
Harry takes on the Mail in high court battle royal

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Harry takes on the Mail in high court battle royal
Rachel Sylvester
Sex abusers fly below the NHS radar

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Sex abusers fly below the NHS radar
Erica Wagner
Publishers agree The Salt Path crossed a line

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Publishers agree The Salt Path crossed a line
Isabel Coles
Blair ‘honoured’ to sit on Gaza board

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Blair ‘honoured’ to sit on Gaza board
Stephen Armstrong
The dark, delicate art of choosing the Traitors

Sun 18 Jan 2026

The dark, delicate art of choosing the Traitors
Chloe Hadjimatheou
A hunch, a hint and six months of shoe-leather reporting

Sun 18 Jan 2026

A hunch, a hint and six months of shoe-leather reporting
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Chaos at Oxfam as trustee quits over ‘cruel’ treatment of ex-CEO

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Chaos at Oxfam as trustee quits over ‘cruel’ treatment of ex-CEO
Isabel Coles
UK and Nato allies object to Trump’s tariff threat

Sat 17 Jan 2026

UK and Nato allies object to Trump’s tariff threat
Jeevan Vasagar
Parliament may question water outage investors

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Parliament may question water outage investors
Rachel Sylvester
Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists shifts mood at No 10 in favour of an Australian-style ban

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Fears that algorithms are creating young terrorists shifts mood at No 10 in favour of an Australian-style ban
Patricia Clarke
UK laws in response to Grok won’t stop harms

Sat 17 Jan 2026

UK laws in response to Grok won’t stop harms
Catherine Neilan
Hundreds of children in illegal care homes is ‘what failure looks like’

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Hundreds of children in illegal care homes is ‘what failure looks like’
Vanessa Thorpe
‘I wouldn’t mind some of my ashes being spread here one day’

Fri 16 Jan 2026

‘I wouldn’t mind some of my ashes being spread here one day’
Jeevan Vasagar
Understanding the water outage in southeast England

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Understanding the water outage in southeast England
Rob Ford
Greens look set to clean up as Labour switchers move left

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Greens look set to clean up as Labour switchers move left
Ian Ralby
Shadow fleets, ghost vessels and false flags: what the law says about seizing oil tankers

Thu 15 Jan 2026

Shadow fleets, ghost vessels and false flags: what the law says about seizing oil tankers
Alex Diggins
I advertised myself as a ‘rental friend’. Then a man asked me to lick his toes

Wed 14 Jan 2026

I advertised myself as a ‘rental friend’. Then a man asked me to lick his toes
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Oxfam board knew CEO could make legal claim if ousted

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Oxfam board knew CEO could make legal claim if ousted
Jeevan Vasagar
BP looks to new management to re-energise fortunes

Sun 11 Jan 2026

BP looks to new management to re-energise fortunes
Xavier Greenwood
White supremacist dating site profiles linked to Tory and Reform councillors

Sun 11 Jan 2026

White supremacist dating site profiles linked to Tory and Reform councillors
Catherine Neilan
Banning all political crypto donations will thwart hostile states, PM told

Sun 11 Jan 2026

Banning all political crypto donations will thwart hostile states, PM told
Vanessa Thorpe
Beckhams sent legal request from Brooklyn

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Beckhams sent legal request from Brooklyn
Lily Isaacs
Buckley’s dramatic rise from BBC talent search to the Golden Globes

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Buckley’s dramatic rise from BBC talent search to the Golden Globes
James Tapper
As Goretti defeats the gritters, Britain counts the cost and braces for more

Sat 10 Jan 2026

As Goretti defeats the gritters, Britain counts the cost and braces for more
Patricia Clarke
A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images

Sat 10 Jan 2026

A global ‘coalition of decency’ could tackle X over sexualised images
Barbara Ellen
How clued-up Traitors stormed the castle

Sat 10 Jan 2026

How clued-up Traitors stormed the castle
Rachel Sylvester
Whitehall split over the special relationship – while Starmer grins and bears it

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Whitehall split over the special relationship – while Starmer grins and bears it
Phoebe Davis
Literary style: Hamnet’s jerkins and capes herald ‘poetcore’ fashion trend

Sat 10 Jan 2026

Literary style: Hamnet’s jerkins and capes herald ‘poetcore’ fashion trend
Tim Adams
‘If you spend a lot of time with another creature, you sense another world’

Sat 10 Jan 2026

‘If you spend a lot of time with another creature, you sense another world’
Tim Leunig
Starmer says more of us will feel richer this year. Most won’t

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Starmer says more of us will feel richer this year. Most won’t
Amber Rudd
Children can’t escape the horrors of social media. Ban it for under-16s

Wed 7 Jan 2026

Children can’t escape the horrors of social media. Ban it for under-16s
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
War at Oxfam: how the chief and the chair turned on each other

Mon 5 Jan 2026

War at Oxfam: how the chief and the chair turned on each other
John Simpson
Two-tier citizenship could be ‘weaponised by future government’

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Two-tier citizenship could be ‘weaponised by future government’
Kim Willsher
Everyone stands to gain from an entente cordiale with Brussels

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Everyone stands to gain from an entente cordiale with Brussels
Catherine Neilan
Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Ten years after Brexit, we’re talking about getting closer to Europe again
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Attempts to slow spread of UK high street gambling overturned by town planners

Sun 4 Jan 2026

Attempts to slow spread of UK high street gambling overturned by town planners
Jeevan Vasagar
Weight-loss drugs create expanding problem of toxic waste

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Weight-loss drugs create expanding problem of toxic waste
Rachel Sylvester
Paul Nurse: ‘We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists’

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Paul Nurse: ‘We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists’
John Simpson
Scrapping our roles will backfire, warn elected police chiefs

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Scrapping our roles will backfire, warn elected police chiefs
Vanessa Thorpe
Return of The Night Manager, the sequel Le Carré tried to kill

Thu 1 Jan 2026

Return of The Night Manager, the sequel Le Carré tried to kill
Philippe Sands
Christmas appeal: Migrants enrich our culture from the football pitch to the concert hall

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Christmas appeal: Migrants enrich our culture from the football pitch to the concert hall
Karl Burnett
I lost my brother James twice – once to addiction, then to overdose

Tue 30 Dec 2025

I lost my brother James twice – once to addiction, then to overdose
Vanessa Thorpe
Allegations against predatory tutors reveal an ‘endemic’ culture of abuse at conservatoires

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Allegations against predatory tutors reveal an ‘endemic’ culture of abuse at conservatoires
John Simpson
Campaigners scent a chance to avert trail hunting ban

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Campaigners scent a chance to avert trail hunting ban
John Simpson
Ex-husband among six on drugging and rape charges

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Ex-husband among six on drugging and rape charges
Phoebe Davis
Gay drama on ice races to cult status – and is set to raise temperatures in UK

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Gay drama on ice races to cult status – and is set to raise temperatures in UK
Rachel Sylvester
Rejoin customs union to help fix ‘botched’ Brexit, says TUC boss

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Rejoin customs union to help fix ‘botched’ Brexit, says TUC boss
Catherine Neilan
Labour averts revolt by MPs as tractor protests drive climbdown on farm tax

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Labour averts revolt by MPs as tractor protests drive climbdown on farm tax
Elif Shafak
‘Stories bring us closer together, while silences only keep us apart’

Sat 27 Dec 2025

‘Stories bring us closer together, while silences only keep us apart’
Zack Polanski
Calais exposes our moral failure on migration. We can and must do better

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Calais exposes our moral failure on migration. We can and must do better
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
The Bradford jeweller who turned dirty money into a trail of gold

Fri 26 Dec 2025

The Bradford jeweller who turned dirty money into a trail of gold
Rachel Sylvester
‘Children need loving, lifelong connections. That’s what this is’

Fri 26 Dec 2025

‘Children need loving, lifelong connections. That’s what this is’
Phil Tinline
The media hedges its bets on the profits of doom

Fri 26 Dec 2025

The media hedges its bets on the profits of doom
Naomi Alderman
Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebrating about 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebrating about 2025
Phoebe Davis
How the trans debate shattered the ‘tranquil haven’ of Hampstead Ponds

Wed 24 Dec 2025

How the trans debate shattered the ‘tranquil haven’ of Hampstead Ponds
Ceri Thomas
A ‘straightforward’ life-or-death decision on hunger strikers

Wed 24 Dec 2025

A ‘straightforward’ life-or-death decision on hunger strikers
James Tapper
The care home gold rush

Sun 21 Dec 2025

The care home gold rush

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