Saudi Arabia is learning the hard way: they can’t count on Trump for protection | Mohamad Bazzi
After Houthis escalated their attacks on Saudi Arabia, the US turned down calls from MBS for help For years, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, cultivated a close relationship…
Shall we have another EU referendum? Maybe – but not yet | Polly Toynbee
We saw last time what reckless reliance on close polling led to. The omertà on rejoining has now been broken, but it would be folly to move too soon When…
ITV’s exposé of racism and misogyny in Reform? Just a few (more) bad apples | John Crace
While the party’s MPs went into hiding, it was left to its failed byelection candidate Matt Goodwin to defend it It was the dog that didn’t bark in the night.…
‘We tried to levitate the Pentagon’: the almost unbelievable life of Ed Sanders, trickster god of the US counterculture
He gave Jimi Hendrix his gear, freaked out Frank Sinatra, inspired Norman Mailer – and tried to topple the American war machine. As a documentary about his band the Fugs…
Is it true that … you need to take 10,000 steps a day to be healthy?
The fitness benchmark has surprisingly unscientific origins – yet it does contain more than a kernel of truth The idea that we need to walk 10,000 steps a day originated…
Jacqui Lambie has spoken out about vaginal prolapse. What is it – and how common is it?
Health condition remains stigmatised, despite affecting almost 50% of women who have been pregnant The Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie has previously spoken out about her experience of vaginal prolapse and…
‘It’s the last Halloween of my 30s and I want to show off my bod’: your favourite DIY costumes
From bin-bag bats to KPop Demon Hunters-inspired looks, here are the homemade outfits you’ll be rocking this year • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here…
After 25 years, Australian dance star Lucy Guerin bows out of the company she founded
The choreographer said goodbye to Lucy Guerin Inc by dancing in public for the first time in 13 years – which she found ‘incredibly confronting’ If there is one thing…
Scott Boland shines against South Africa but rain dominates again
The veteran quick ended the day with four wickets South Africa struggle to 97-5 on second day Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Scott Boland had to wait…
Tricky time for lunchboxes: banana shortage hits supermarket shelves after cool weather in Queensland
Dearth of bananas coincides with poor apple harvest and lack of summer stone fruit Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A shortage of Australia’s most…