Patriotic myths are exploded in a vivid pageturner, which considers the Company as a forerunner of modern multinationals, ‘too big to fail’ About a century ago, a series of giant murals was unveiled ...

Technology is making impressive inroads into cancer treatment, saving lives and money The tumour is hard to miss on the scan. The size of a golf ball, it sits bold and white on the brain stem, a part ...

Two out of three prisoners are forced to work, in what is often referred to as modern day slavery Susan Dokken, who is in a halfway house re-entry program in California, worked throughout her sentence ...

A 100km-long curtain moored to the Amundsen Sea bed in Antarctica could prevent catastrophic flooding elsewhere, say scientists Scientists are working on an unusual plan to prevent Antarctic glaciers ...

In an extract from former editor James Brown’s memoir, he remembers the chaotic, drug-fuelled chaos of working on the original 90s lads’ mag Interview: ‘We flew so close to the sun our trainers melted ...

Co-parenting lesbian polar bears become the only LGBTQ+ characters in the show’s 18-year history Worldwide children’s TV sensation Peppa Pig has added a same-sex couple to its cast of characters. It ...

The author’s new Robert Galbraith novel, Troubled Blood, has faced accusations of transphobia JK Rowling has said that the character of Dennis Creed, the serial killer in her new novel who has ...

There is a toxic culture within the force and it needs ‘tough love’ from Mark Rowley. The scandals must stop Shabnam Chaudhri is a former detective superintendent As a former senior police officer ...

In this week’s newsletter: The baroque Brixton band came out of nowhere to be one of indie’s hottest new acts – but is there more to their hype than there seems? If you regularly loiter in the indiest ...

War of words between Athens and London escalates after Rishi Sunak’s snub to Greek prime minister Rishi Sunak’s snub of his Greek counterpart over the Parthenon marbles raised fresh questions about ...

The poet Brendan Kennelly, who has died aged 85, invited readers to embrace and understand their polar opposites. His most ambitious and controversial work, Cromwell (1983), addressed the archetypal ...

Andrew Bailey fears markets are downplaying risks of persistent inflation, as new figures show UK borrowing so far this year is £16.9bn less than expected Harriett Baldwin MP then challenges the Bank ...