Iran is caught in a paradox over the Strait of Hormuz, as the strategic importance of this narrow waterway continues to decline.
Is the Strait of Hormuz—recently described by the office of Iran’s supreme leader as “the pillar of Iran’s new security…
'I remember going: oh hello!' Dara Ó Briain on comedy, coolness, cruelty, and finding his parents.
Dara Ó Briain is still having his photo taken when I arrive at the studio in west London. A comedian…
A Yorkshireman is believed to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia against Ukraine.
A man from South Yorkshire is thought to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia in its…
China has condemned the United States for threatening to impose sanctions over its trade with Iran.
China has condemned the US threat to impose sanctions over its trade with Iran, calling any such measures illegal and…
"Why isn't there hip-hop in 3/4 time?" — the groups reinventing a Polish folk dance for today's world.
It’s 6pm on the first day of the OFF festival in Katowice, and a crowd is gathering in front of…
The other Post Office scandal: how organized crime launders money on the high street.
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Three years after his death, the Met is finally going after Mohamed Al Fayed. As for the people who helped him get away with it – well, no need to hurry, right? | Marina
It’s reassuring to learn that police investigating sexual assault claims against Mohamed Al Fayed have passed a file to the…
A climate-saving miracle – or a €240 million vanity project that won't stand the test of time? The rocks are about to arrive at Rotterdam's docks.
“It looks like something Shrek would throw up,” sniffed one online commentator, unflatteringly comparing Rotterdam ROCKS! — the recently unveiled…
Food has become a battleground for class warfare – and it's completely killed my appetite.
Lewis Bassett is a young sociologist and chef I first came across through his podcast, The Full English, where he…
French police are facing accusations of increasingly using violence to stop Channel crossings.
People trying to cross the Channel to the UK have reported more cases of French police using violence on beaches…