Benjamin Netanyahu has embarked on an operation that guarantees fresh miseries and will solve absolutely nothing Israel’s planned takeover of Gaza would be an act of destructive futility. It would solve absolutely nothing. It will merely pile fresh military, humanitarian and political problems on to the mounds of those already […]
Month: August 2025
British No 1 has good ‘first impressions’ of her new coach before their opening assignment at the Cincinnati Open Emma Raducanu believes her new coaching partnership with Francisco Roig can help to take her game to the next level as she tries to continue her recent rise up the rankings. […]
The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue Tuition fees in England go up this year for the first time in eight years and the response from universities has ranged from tepid to […]
The triple Oscar winner has retired from the profession twice – and returned twice. Ahead of Anemone, directed by his son Ronan, we gorge on Day-Lewis’s back catalogue Perhaps keen not to be pigeonholed in high-fibre roles, Daniel Day-Lewis took on a pair of zany culture-clash comedies (the other was […]
From sparkling whites to award-winning pinot noir, English and Welsh wine is booming – and so is vineyard tourism. Here’s where to sip, stay and stock up • The best non-alcoholic prosecco, champagne and sparkling wines English wine is flourishing: a combination of a warming climate and favourable tax breaks […]
The comedian’s debut album is released next month. He discusses songwriting, his recent memoirs, the problems with modern politics and why we all need to open up On a muggy summer day, Adam Buxton is talking me through the songs on his debut album, Buckle Up. “There’s one on there […]
New thinking is urgent now. I have not seen such deep poverty since I grew up in a mining and textiles town blighted by unemployment From 1945 to 1951, a Labour government, struggling to pay down Britain’s war debts in what became known as the “age of austerity”, created Britain’s […]
The pace bowler says of risking his career by going out to bat against India after dislocating his shoulder: ‘You just know you’re part of something bigger’ “I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if I didn’t try,” says Chris Woakes, just 48 hours after he walked out […]
Do things look duller? As we age, the way we see the world can change – literally Tell us: share your experiences of traveling with friends Every now and then, a bit of nostalgia bait drifts across my social media feed, with people pining for the brighter colors of the […]
Fatma Hassouna used poetry and photography to record the death and devastation she saw daily. Was she targeted by the IDF? We speak to the director of Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, a film about the journalist Israel has sought to pursue its campaign of annihilation against […]