France is a basket case – again

The country’s rentrée - the return from summer holidays - is in progress… and so are political blackmail, mass protests, corruption and the probable collapse of the government

France is on the brink – again

The country’s rentrée - the return from summer holidays - is in progress… and so are political blackmail, mass protests, corruption and the probable collapse of the government

The Rest of Our Lives lacks a punchline and a point

Benjamin Markovits’s Booker-longlisted The Rest of Our Lives wants us to cheer on a tedious man’s journey of self-discovery. I loathed every moment

Fertility rates have hit an all-time low. But why are you shocked?

Costly childcare and housing, short paternity leave, poor support for the self-employed - no wonder more people are choosing not to have babies

This Hurricane Katrina Survivor Depicted Life After the Storm

Two decades later, photojournalist Clarence Williams reflects on survival, memory, and the love ethic that shaped his work in New Orleans.

Rylan Clark and the hypocrisy of the right

The same columnists who rushed to praise the This Morning presenter's anti-migrant views were those who demanded Gary Lineker's sacking

Moderate North Carolina Democrat Won’t Take AIPAC Cash for 2026

Rep. Deborah Ross became the latest Democrat to swear off AIPAC amid pressure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza.

The new film capital of the world is… Oslo

Norway’s new wave is winning awards and acclaim. But will funding problems kill off the boom just as audiences take notice?