Nigel Farage looks trapped and rattled – now the nationalist tide can be turned | Rafael Behr
There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against Reform Nigel Farage can be…
What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben Davis
A fairly overtly radical socialist winning about 40% of the vote in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago The left’s insurgency against the Democratic party…
‘Houses with long histories are magical’: David Olusoga on the home history show that’s gripped the UK
At first, I worried that only historians would find A House Through Time compelling. But its appeal is so enduring that fans of the show stop me in the street…
‘Feminists need to push back’: how did the women’s movement become so divided – and how can it reunite?
Just a few years ago, women would fight for other women whatever their background or politics. Today, many loudly dismiss the struggles of those who are not like them. But…
Solar eclipse 2026 across Europe: in pictures
A total solar eclipse swept across parts of Europe and the North Atlantic on 12 August, with the path of totality moving through Greenland, Iceland, Spain and a small section…
My Brilliant Career review – Netflix’s take on this Australian classic is sassy and steamy – but a tad syrupy
Philippa Northeast is entertaining as Sybylla Melvyn in this adaptation of Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel that has more erotica and a more pronounced love triangle It’s difficult to believe that…
You can spend hundreds of dollars at the Ekka, but the magic is in humble reminders of an older Brisbane
A fun day at the Royal Queensland Show on a strict-ish budget seemed a tall order. But away from the hyper-commercial modernity, the Ekka’s roots still come through Get our…
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land Military families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying…
Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt leaving role, president says – US politics live
Donald Trump says Leavitt is leaving to spend more time with her family and would become one of his ‘top outside advisors’ Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House…
Potatoes ‘boil’ in the ground as record heatwave sweeps across swathes of Asia
South Korean farmers are suffering in record heat, as Hong Kong reports its highest ever temperature and Japan swelters through newly designated ‘cruelly hot’ days In a potato field in…