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JUNE 30. 2025

Meanwhile, in Gaza…

Hundreds of thousands of children face famine, betrayed by our leaders with their silence

JUNE 27. 2025

Matthew d’Ancona’s culture: F1 will have you on the edge of your seat

Joseph Kosinski's F1 is a throwback to the age of the summer blockbuster in which the film was a vehicle for a true star

Is Poland Europe’s literary giant?

A new book of Polish short stories reveals the inventive mischievousness of the nation’s writers

Intimate Apparel will make you fall in love with theatre again

The Handmaid’s Tale star Samira Wiley offers a haunting portrait of dignified pain

Outrageous is Downton Abbey, with added Nazis

A new series about the Mitford sisters gains extra poignancy in an era when extremist politics again divides families

Are these the best 10 films of the 21st century so far?

A new list from the New York Times gives an insight into what actors and directors watch. But here is a personal choice

Ozempic and the weight of expectation

Weight loss jabs really can help people to slim down. But that’s when the problems start

Britain is not ready for heatwaves – and it’s out fault

It's time for the country to change its entire approach to the weather

JUNE 26. 2025

Starmer risks blundering into disaster with ECHR reform

While trying to outflank the right, Labour risks relighting a highly flammable issue

Starmer is sinking; would a different Labour PM reverse Brexit?

The current contenders are bound by red lines, but keep your eye on Andy Burnham

‘Russia is the enemy, not queer people’

Under the shadow of war, the LGBTQ community and other minorities are fighting for equality in Ukraine

Who’s been mocking Jeff Bezos’s nuptials?

Daily Mail columnist Stephen Glover has hit out at those making fun of the Amazon tycoon's gaudy wedding. Perhaps he should look closer to home

The welfare rebellion shows there’s no one driving Labour’s train

The effectiveness of Keir Starmer’s No 10 operation is being openly questioned as another U-turn is confirmed

A new Lowe for Rupert as he has his dog shot

The former Reform MP has taken a break from plotting a new party to have his gamekeeper shoot his sick labrador