Increasingly isolated president is determined to press on with Ukraine war, say well-placed sources, despite ailing economy Vladimir Putin pulled up to a hotel in central Moscow earlier in May in a Russian-made SUV, dressed casually in jeans and a light jacket. Carrying a bouquet of flowers, he walked unhurriedly […]
Month: May 2026
I’ve worked hard to leave the intimidation I experienced in the past. But when I met the man I wanted to marry, those childhood memories took me by surprise The bullying began shortly after my fifth birthday. My family had moved from Dorset to a small village in Buckinghamshire. I […]
His recent concerts are a thunderous call to fight for democracy. The nation could use more like him The Bruce Springsteen concert I went to in Brooklyn last week was unlike any concert I’ve attended in decades. It was far more than a fabulous, joyous concert; it was also an […]
Like David Cameron in 2016, premier Danielle Smith is facing a mutinous party and has called a referendum about a referendum while vowing a ‘no’ vote An embattled leader forced to call a referendum on separation to ward off mutiny – and then pledging to campaign against it. Allegations that […]
Global prices are approaching a tipping point that could trigger inflation, shortages and, over time, recession If a US-Iran deal is about to be reached, three months on from the launch of Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury, it will not be a day too soon for oil markets, which are […]
From a darkly comic new novel to a gripping 1950s memoir – Katherine Rundell, Malala Yousafzai, Matt Haig and others appearing at Hay festival pick titles to tempt you Malala YousafzaiActivistI have loved going to the theatre ever since I saw my first musical (Matilda in London, when I was […]
Drugs, sex, scorpions, breakdowns … a summer trip in Greece goes diabolically wrong in the BBC’s immaculate new show that will give you a well-earned break from bad TV Hell is other people. But a fortnight’s summer holiday in a Greek island villa with three pals you have known since […]
Some locals fear Nansledan, touted as a blueprint for community-focused retail, is draining life from the town next door A buzzard soars above wildflower meadows glinting with buttercups, as a giant construction vehicle whirs across a concrete pad where a new Tesco and a market hall are under construction. The […]
If I’d been taught this way of thinking as a child, I can’t begin to imagine how much easier things could have been In 1981 the CD was born and so was I. Both arrivals were surprising and have drifted in and out of fashion ever since. As a baby, […]
Experts warn about the risks of cave diving without proper training, planning and specialised equipment after deaths in Vaavu atoll The diving tragedy in the Maldives – which claimed the lives of four Italian divers inside an underwater cave, followed by the death of a Maldivian navy diver – has […]