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Sarah Mullally must lead a global church through stormy waters

The former nurse has been enthroned as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury

Thu 26 Mar 2026

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Dutch workers may have found soldier who inspired The Three Musketeers

Thu 26 Mar 2026

Dutch workers may have found soldier who inspired The Three Musketeers
Absence of Ant & Dec doesn’t make Bafta nods any less predictable

Wed 25 Mar 2026

Absence of Ant & Dec doesn’t make Bafta nods any less predictable
Fred Harter
Trump’s maximal war gains have yielded mixed results

Wed 25 Mar 2026

Trump’s maximal war gains have yielded mixed results
Island eradicates ferrets with rats next on the agenda

Tue 24 Mar 2026

Island eradicates ferrets with rats next on the agenda
Kim Willsher
The far right again hits a ceiling in France

Tue 24 Mar 2026

The far right again hits a ceiling in France
BTS return to spread some economic cheer

Mon 23 Mar 2026

BTS return to spread some economic cheer
Jeevan Vasagar
Cost of conflict: why oil and gas are Iran’s most lethal weapons

Sun 22 Mar 2026

Cost of conflict: why oil and gas are Iran’s most lethal weapons
Stephen Armstrong
Saturday Night Live UK could send dozens of comedy careers into the stratosphere

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Saturday Night Live UK could send dozens of comedy careers into the stratosphere
Afroman becomes unlikely constitutional champion

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Afroman becomes unlikely constitutional champion
Senegal cries ‘corruption’ over Afcon debacle

Thu 19 Mar 2026

Senegal cries ‘corruption’ over Afcon debacle
Thomas Graham
The Cuban regime is under severe pressure to submit to Washington

Thu 19 Mar 2026

The Cuban regime is under severe pressure to submit to Washington
Fred Harter
Kent is in the grip of an ‘unprecedented’ meningitis outbreak

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Kent is in the grip of an ‘unprecedented’ meningitis outbreak
Zendaya admits even friends were fooled by AI wedding

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Zendaya admits even friends were fooled by AI wedding
Steve Bloomfield
Donald Trump is trying and failing to draw US allies into the war in Iran

Tue 17 Mar 2026

Donald Trump is trying and failing to draw US allies into the war in Iran
Fred Harter
Vladimir Putin is the main beneficiary of the Iran war

Mon 16 Mar 2026

Vladimir Putin is the main beneficiary of the Iran war
Trump administration threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage

Mon 16 Mar 2026

Trump administration threatens broadcasters over Iran war coverage
Inaugural cricket auction turns out to be money spinner for top players

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Inaugural cricket auction turns out to be money spinner for top players
Stephen Armstrong
For Warner Bros, the Oscars is one battle before many others

Fri 13 Mar 2026

For Warner Bros, the Oscars is one battle before many others
Iran expected to withdraw from World Cup in US

Thu 12 Mar 2026

Iran expected to withdraw from World Cup in US
Xavier Greenwood
The Strait of Hormuz allows Iran to have the world over a barrel

Thu 12 Mar 2026

The Strait of Hormuz allows Iran to have the world over a barrel
Fred Harter
The election of a former rapper in Nepal is a triumph for protesters

Wed 11 Mar 2026

The election of a former rapper in Nepal is a triumph for protesters
Another Glasgow fire raises questions about building safety in the city

Wed 11 Mar 2026

Another Glasgow fire raises questions about building safety in the city
Ruth Michaelson
Mojtaba Khamenei gives a dangerous new dimension to the Middle East crisis

Tue 10 Mar 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei gives a dangerous new dimension to the Middle East crisis
Fred Harter
Australia grants asylum to members of the Iranian women’s football team

Tue 10 Mar 2026

Australia grants asylum to members of the Iranian women’s football team
Fred Harter
Keir Starmer is a punching bag of the US president

Mon 9 Mar 2026

Keir Starmer is a punching bag of the US president
Fred Harter
Switzerland chooses to keep world’s highest TV licence fee

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Switzerland chooses to keep world’s highest TV licence fee
Ceri Thomas
Christopher Harborne has cemented Reform’s status as a money-making machine

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Christopher Harborne has cemented Reform’s status as a money-making machine
Fred Harter
The US sinking a warship off Sri Lanka doesn’t solve a crisis in Hormuz

Thu 5 Mar 2026

The US sinking a warship off Sri Lanka doesn’t solve a crisis in Hormuz
Kim Willsher
Viktor Orbán has pinned his re-election hopes on maligning Ukraine

Wed 4 Mar 2026

Viktor Orbán has pinned his re-election hopes on maligning Ukraine
Giles Whittell
Eight reasons Trump attacked Iran

Tue 3 Mar 2026

Eight reasons Trump attacked Iran
Ruth Michaelson
Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking

Mon 2 Mar 2026

Donald Trump wants to see regime change in Iran. This may be wishful thinking
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Russia and Belarus are making an Olympic comeback. So much for the games’ core values

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Russia and Belarus are making an Olympic comeback. So much for the games’ core values
Thomas Graham
El Mencho’s death has put Mexico into a state of violent uncertainty

Thu 26 Feb 2026

El Mencho’s death has put Mexico into a state of violent uncertainty
Fred Harter
Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included
Xavier Greenwood
Explained: Peter Mandelson’s arrest

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Explained: Peter Mandelson’s arrest
Fred Harter
Trump’s tariff dreams are not dead. But they’ve been put on life support

Mon 23 Feb 2026

Trump’s tariff dreams are not dead. But they’ve been put on life support
Xavier Greenwood
The arrest explained: why Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was taken into police custody

Thu 19 Feb 2026

The arrest explained: why Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was taken into police custody
Stephen Armstrong
Stephen Colbert’s latest run-in with CBS is the thin end of the wedge

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Stephen Colbert’s latest run-in with CBS is the thin end of the wedge
Fred Harter
Labour may be digging itself into a hole

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Labour may be digging itself into a hole
Ifang Bremer
South Korea says Kim Jong Un’s daughter has entered a ‘successor’ stage. The reality is murkier

Tue 17 Feb 2026

South Korea says Kim Jong Un’s daughter has entered a ‘successor’ stage. The reality is murkier
Fred Harter
Trump’s repeal of a climate determination will encourage wanton destruction

Mon 16 Feb 2026

Trump’s repeal of a climate determination will encourage wanton destruction
Fred Harter
Starmer’s reset may push Labour leftwards

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Starmer’s reset may push Labour leftwards
Hannah Roberts
A far-right splinter in Italy offers lessons for the rest of Europe

Thu 12 Feb 2026

A far-right splinter in Italy offers lessons for the rest of Europe
Ruth Michaelson
Iran’s highly enriched uranium is still AWOL

Wed 11 Feb 2026

Iran’s highly enriched uranium is still AWOL
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
Japan’s first female prime minister has won a historic victory

Tue 10 Feb 2026

Japan’s first female prime minister has won a historic victory
Catherine Neilan
‘Dead in the water’: Labour MPs acknowledge that this may be the end for Starmer

Fri 6 Feb 2026

‘Dead in the water’: Labour MPs acknowledge that this may be the end for Starmer
Fred Harter
Russia and US no longer have a mutual treaty to govern their nuclear arsenals

Thu 5 Feb 2026

Russia and US no longer have a mutual treaty to govern their nuclear arsenals
Fred Harter
The assisted dying bill is floundering in the upper chamber

Wed 4 Feb 2026

The assisted dying bill is floundering in the upper chamber
Stephen Armstrong
Triple Grammy, no ICE: Bad Bunny leads the cultural backlash against Trump

Tue 3 Feb 2026

Triple Grammy, no ICE: Bad Bunny leads the cultural backlash against Trump
Xavier Greenwood
New revelations from the Epstein files look like a wrecking ball for already damaged reputations

Mon 2 Feb 2026

New revelations from the Epstein files look like a wrecking ball for already damaged reputations
Stephen Armstrong
Melania Trump’s biopic is no normal documentary

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Melania Trump’s biopic is no normal documentary
Ruth Michaelson
Cost overruns and delays force Saudi Arabia to rethink Neom

Thu 29 Jan 2026

Cost overruns and delays force Saudi Arabia to rethink Neom
Fred Harter
With the defenestration of his top general, Xi consolidates control

Wed 28 Jan 2026

With the defenestration of his top general, Xi consolidates control
Fred Harter
Labour’s plan for a radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales

Tue 27 Jan 2026

Labour’s plan for a radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales
Katie McQue
Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Video and witness evidence contradict the White House’s account of the latest Minneapolis shooting
Fred Harter
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ envisions a new global order, with himself at the top

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ envisions a new global order, with himself at the top
Giles Whittell
Trump U-turns in Davos

Thu 22 Jan 2026

Trump U-turns in Davos
Fred Harter
The future of Nato may rest on Greenland

Wed 21 Jan 2026

The future of Nato may rest on Greenland
Ruth Michaelson
Syria is witnessing its biggest power shift since the fall of Assad

Tue 20 Jan 2026

Syria is witnessing its biggest power shift since the fall of Assad

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