United States Politics and Government May 15, 2026 Trump Loyalist Leads Administration’s Hunt for Fraud in Elections The loyalist, Dan Bishop, put his fealty to the president on display when he pressed the F.B.I. to chase investigative leads it had already rejected. Trump Loyalist Leads Administration’s Hunt for Fraud in Elections The loyalist, Dan Bishop, put his fealty to the president on display when he pressed the F.B.I. to chase investigative leads it had already rejected. See more
Classical music Jul 3, 2026 Coleridge-Taylor and Dvo?ák Violin Concertos album review – shrewd pairing, with Gill Shaham fluid and imposing Shaham/Virginia Symphony Orchestra/Jacobsen(Canary Classics)The US violinist’s plush tone and laser-focused intonation enriches the solo line in these two vi... Coleridge-Taylor and Dvo?ák Violin Concertos album review – shrewd pairing, with Gill Shaham fluid and imposing Shaham/Virginia Symphony Orchestra/Jacobsen(Canary Classics)The US violinist’s plush tone and laser-focused intonation enriches the solo line in these two vi... Share
Television & radio Jul 3, 2026 Little House on the Prairie to Trying: the seven best shows to stream this week A deeply wholesome new take on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic Americana, plus the return of Rafe Spall and Esther Smith’s breezy family sitcomAdapting Laura... Little House on the Prairie to Trying: the seven best shows to stream this week A deeply wholesome new take on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic Americana, plus the return of Rafe Spall and Esther Smith’s breezy family sitcomAdapting Laura... Share
Environment Jul 3, 2026 The battle for access to Jamaica’s billion-dollar beaches In this week’s newsletter: Activists are accusing the government of privatising the coastline to support the country’s thriving tourism industry, at the expe... The battle for access to Jamaica’s billion-dollar beaches In this week’s newsletter: Activists are accusing the government of privatising the coastline to support the country’s thriving tourism industry, at the expe... Share
Tibet Jul 3, 2026 Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire outside UN in New York, activists say Exiled Tibetans say the man’s self-immolation was an appeal for Tibetan independence from ChinaPolice in New York said a man has died from severe burns near... Tibetan man dies after setting himself on fire outside UN in New York, activists say Exiled Tibetans say the man’s self-immolation was an appeal for Tibetan independence from ChinaPolice in New York said a man has died from severe burns near... Share
Greece holidays Jul 3, 2026 ‘The clearest seas I’ve ever swum in’: readers’ favourite holidays to Greece Beach-hopping, gorge hikes and awesome archaeological sites feature in your best memories of Greece• Tell us about a family day out in the UK – the best tip... ‘The clearest seas I’ve ever swum in’: readers’ favourite holidays to Greece Beach-hopping, gorge hikes and awesome archaeological sites feature in your best memories of Greece• Tell us about a family day out in the UK – the best tip... Share
Literary criticism Jul 3, 2026 On the Mark by Florence Hazrat review – a fascinating history of punctuation This lavishly researched book shows that dots and dashes are an essential component of style, whether you’re a medieval monk or Donald TrumpHow do you feel a... On the Mark by Florence Hazrat review – a fascinating history of punctuation This lavishly researched book shows that dots and dashes are an essential component of style, whether you’re a medieval monk or Donald TrumpHow do you feel a... Share
Music Jul 3, 2026 Together with Harry: the wit, flair and fun of Styles’s fans in Polaroids Gareth Cattermole took a Polaroid camera to one of the singer’s 12 record-breaking Wembley Stadium shows to capture the fans’ creativity, humour and sense of... Together with Harry: the wit, flair and fun of Styles’s fans in Polaroids Gareth Cattermole took a Polaroid camera to one of the singer’s 12 record-breaking Wembley Stadium shows to capture the fans’ creativity, humour and sense of... Share
Amazon rainforest Jul 3, 2026 Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the buildings and wor... Ruined utopias: the afterlife of the Amazon’s forgotten company towns – in pictures For decades, foreign firms established settlements in the Brazilian Amazon to support extractive activities, only to eventually abandon the buildings and wor... Share
Ukraine Jul 3, 2026 Kill zones and drone nets: a journey through Ukraine’s fortress belt A strategic line of towns and cities are crucial to Ukraine’s defence – and where the war is at its most brutalA vast cobweb of spent fibre-optic cable is dr... Kill zones and drone nets: a journey through Ukraine’s fortress belt A strategic line of towns and cities are crucial to Ukraine’s defence – and where the war is at its most brutalA vast cobweb of spent fibre-optic cable is dr... Share
US politics Jul 3, 2026 Friday briefing: The US at 250: who gets to tell the story? In today’s newsletter: As official celebrations spotlight a narrow cast of ?white heroes, communities across the US are reclaiming the histories that Freedom... Friday briefing: The US at 250: who gets to tell the story? In today’s newsletter: As official celebrations spotlight a narrow cast of ?white heroes, communities across the US are reclaiming the histories that Freedom... Share
Economics Jul 3, 2026 Burnham’s funding gap: what state are UK finances in for the PM-in-waiting? Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’An economy rattled by a global energy... Burnham’s funding gap: what state are UK finances in for the PM-in-waiting? Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’An economy rattled by a global energy... Share
Iran Jul 3, 2026 Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the worldIn the small hours of Friday the p... Ali Khamenei’s six-day funeral expected to draw millions in Iran Huge scale of funeral for supreme leader across five cities is intended to relay message of resistance to rest of the worldIn the small hours of Friday the p... Share
