The Covid inquiry found that the Johnson government wasted £10 billion on PPE.
An official inquiry has concluded that Boris Johnson’s government wasted £10 billion of public money due to its flawed approach…
Bastille Day celebrations in France were subdued by concerns over more wildfires.
Emmanuel Macron has presided over his final Bastille Day parade in Paris, as a severe heatwave and wildfires forced authorities…
Heat can be deadly, but what about sunshine itself? Science suggests we could actually use more of it.
High summer has returned to the UK, and with it come the usual warnings about the dangers of sunlight, along…
Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?
NASA astronaut Sally Ride in her sleep restraint during the STS-7 mission on the space shuttle Challenger, June 1983. Photograph:…
"This process has become a kind of torture": inside the trial of Erdoğan's rival.
There’s a Turkish saying: “Silivri soğuktur” — Silivri is cold. You’ll hear it from journalists, politicians, and activists after they…
Poland and Ukraine stand together against the Russian threat, but their unity is weakened by a long-standing and bitter historical conflict.
After Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, the solidarity between Poland and Ukraine became one of the most heartwarming stories…
Jane Campion remembers Sam Neill: 'He was radiating peace, beaming love.'
Sam. So effortlessly handsome, and that rare thing in New Zealand and Australia: a movie star. My hands actually shook…
I thought I was in for a glamorous week on a catamaran, but instead I spent the whole time just hoping I wouldn't die.
It started off so well. A catamaran full of family and friends, drifting into the clear blue water, taking photos,…
Marine Le Pen should consider herself lucky she’s not in prison, let alone running for president of France. Why is she still in public life at all?
For many years, I’ve watched Marine Le Pen and her party operate in France. I’ve heard their xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric…
Rodri: 'France is one of the best teams here and in great form, but so is Spain. We can beat them.'
“I’m not that bad,” says Rodri Hernández. It’s the morning after the 100th game of the World Cup, and in…