Name: The £28 pain au chocolat.Age: Fresh out of the oven.Appearance: Extra-large, flaky, cuboid-ish.But it’s a pain au chocolat, right? Yes, recently launched at the Philippe Conticini bakery in Kensington,…
Senior British government officials have congratulated the newly appointed head of the Ugandan army, a man accused of torture, in a move that has been called “absurd” and “disappointing”.Gen Muhoozi…
Natalie Elphicke, who has become Labour’s newest MP after her shock defection from the Conservatives, has a track record that places her firmly on the right of British politics.A lawyer…
Russia’s defence attache is an “undeclared military intelligence officer” who will be expelled from the UK amid an escalation of sanctions, the home secretary has said.James Cleverly also announced on…
Re the treatment of refugees in the UK (Report, 2 May), I work in Germany in a government-run institution for newly arrived asylum seekers. The initial processing involves an interview…
The EU has reached a deal to seize profits from Russia’s frozen assets to fund weapons and aid for Ukraine within months.EU senior diplomats meeting on Wednesday agreed a compromise…
The National Gallery in London is 200 years old on Friday, but what makes it so special? Founded in 1824 when public museums of fine art were in their infancy,…
For conservative supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro, Madonna’s recent mega show in Rio had seemed the perfect opportunity to score points against what they see as the ungodly…
Phedon Papamichael is sitting in a sparse hotel room in New York, huddled in a puffer jacket and glancing at the window as his fingers play with an unlit cigarette.…
Australia says Israel’s ground invasion in Gaza will have “devastating” impacts on Palestinian civilians, as the foreign minister reiterated the government’s strong objection to the military offensive.The Israeli military ordered…