European education leaders are shaken by declining scores in a global study.
France’s results were the worst they had ever been. Germany’s were too. In the Netherlands, scores also fell to all-time…
A pact with Saudi Arabia risks pulling Pakistan into a Middle East conflict.
When Pakistan’s most powerful man, Gen Asim Munir, stood in Riyadh last September, the world looked very different. The army…
The pressure is mounting on Carrick, but Wilcox must also take some of the blame for Manchester United's troubles.
There was a mix of boos and indifference as Manchester United crashed out of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, the…
'A storm of his own making': how Ed Sheeran's tour became a full-blown culture war
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The US and Denmark have reached a security agreement following Trump's threats to take over Greenland.
Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and…
‘My fear was too great’: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow activists
She said she would also like to help others and added that recruitment in activist circles is a “mass phenomenon.”…
Here’s how Germany can protect its democracy – banning the AfD isn’t the solution | Timothy Garton Ash
Far-right nationalist populist parties are gaining ground everywhere from Washington to Warsaw. So why be so alarmed about a small…
'Everyone thought it was a poop emoji!' 27 writers on the best cake of their lives
A Sorting Hat sponge cake The Sorting Hat sponge I made for my son’s Harry Potter party isn’t the best…
Jonathan Franzen: 'It's still a mystery to me why I was angry for so long'
When HBO dropped its plan to adapt Jonathan Franzen’s bestselling novel The Corrections in 2012, the author was so relieved…
Don't be afraid to be masculine, laugh more, and call your mum: letters to our sons, by Stephen Graham, Riz Ahmed, Danny Dyer and other wise men
Hello, champ. What can I say? From the moment you and your sister were born, my heart has been full…