Can Tom Tugendhat win over the Tory Right? The Conservative leadership contender is dialling up his law-and-order message

Tuesday

13.08

Report: thousands of US girls underwent trans ‘top surgeries’ A growing surgical industry is impacting vast numbers of children

EU is spearheading the new global Axis of Censorship Elon Musk is the bloc's latest target

Ashley Rindsberg

Crime in US cities drops sharply

Is nuclear power the aim of Ukraine’s Kursk raid? Kyiv is desperately looking for leverage ahead of any future negotiations with Moscow

Philip Pilkington

American racial politics spreads to NHS Denying care based on race may become standard practice

Keir Starmer should not dismiss riots as ‘far-Right thuggery’

EU threatens Musk over Trump interview

Monday

12.08

Online Right opens up rift with MAGA movement JD Vance's clash with Nick Fuentes exposes the schism between Trump loyalists and the extreme fringe

Donald Trump returns to X

Could lame-duck Biden derail Democrats’ campaign? The White House wants to keep the president on-message

Liberal media gives Kamala Harris the soft treatment

The unbearable lightness of the Tory leadership contest All candidates have entered into a pact of vapid platitudes

Ukraine’s Kursk raid catches Russia by surprise Vladimir Putin is struggling to find a response to the breakthrough

Sunday

11.08

Therapy culture is fuelling the youth mental health crisis

Carolyn D. Gorman

Bumble suffers amid in-person dating revival Young people are returning to tried and tested methods

Could Jeremy Corbyn’s independent group threaten Labour? The MP wants to challenge the party from the Left

Richard Johnson

Saturday

10.08

Gavin Newsom finally addresses California’s homelessness crisis The Governor is laying the ground work for a presidential run

Is Trump forgetting his populist message? The former President needs to return to his 2016 message

Emily Jashinsky

Study: Scientists damage credibility with social medial use

Friday

09.08

Imane Khelif’s gold medal is a loss for women The IOC is actively undermining the credibility of boxing and the Olympics

Kamala Harris tests out new accent

Trump is playing a dangerous game with the Federal Reserve The former president risks causing a Nixon-style shock to the markets

Republican ‘stolen valour’ jibe won’t hurt Tim Walz Military experience is not as valued in the US as it once was

Thwarted attack on Taylor Swift concert reveals youth jihadi problem

Ralph Schoellhammer

BMA chiefs face revolt over rejection of Cass Review Clinicians are distancing themselves from the union's stance on puberty blockers

Josephine Bartosch

Thursday

08.08

Tim Walz shows that Democrats don’t believe in free speech Kamala Harris's running mate claimed that misinformation is not protected speech

Ashley Rindsberg

Elon Musk’s war with UK deepens

What the media gets wrong about ‘Asian’ protesters Journalists are using ambiguous racial descriptors to cover the riots

Have the Democrats outplayed RFK Jr? Kennedy's dip in popularity since Joe Biden's exit is telling

Emily Jashinsky

Shutting down X won’t stop misinformation

Kursk raid will not shift war in Ukraine’s favour The offensive may grab headlines for Kyiv, but it will not gain territory

Bethany Elliott

Wednesday

07.08

AIPAC’s Democratic purge continues as Cori Bush loses Pro-Israel funding is reshaping the party and silencing progressive voices

Liberals join the anti-mask crusade

Yahya Sinwar’s Hamas appointment strengthens Iran’s hand The new leader is a loyal soldier in the IRGC’s regional jihad

Blame activist academics for Britain’s university crisis Massive debt isn't the only reason for teenagers spurning higher education

Labour risks further unrest with asylum seeker decision Communities do not want to be used as storage by the Home Office

UK riots aren’t just about immigration

Tuesday

06.08

Stock market volatility is a warning sign for Democrats Kamala Harris can't rely on vibes alone to carry her to the White House

Tim Walz pick delights the Left — and his opponents

Is Tim Walz too progressive for Middle America? The Minnesota Governor had a chequered record during the BLM riots

Michael Baharaeen

Why are rioters being punished more harshly than some rapists?

Google antitrust ruling is a blow to big business Tech giants are now receiving overdue scrutiny

Andrew Orlowski

Why England’s riots haven’t spread to Scotland A much smaller immigrant population likely plays a key role

Iain Macwhirter

What’s behind Japan’s stock market crash? The Nikkei is now down nearly 4% from a year ago

Monday

05.08

Boxing chief questions eligibility of Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at Olympics Chris Roberts criticised the IOC for not acting on the information he provided

Eliza Mondegreen

Vivek Ramaswamy defends America’s weirdness

Israeli economy flounders as Middle East conflict escalates The country's stocks are falling sharply in response to the Iranian threat

Ralph Schoellhammer

Race riots are the logical endpoint of identity politics Policies of multiculturalism have created a volatile racial hierarchy

Is stock market fall anticipating a US recession? Asian sell-offs are spreading into Western economies

Philip Pilkington

Covid-style controls against disorder are not the answer

Sunday

04.08

Mitt Romney is the Democrats’ new darling The Republican senator has been enjoying a renaissance on the Left

Inside Belfast’s Sandy Row riot A working-class Loyalist community has become a hub of unrest

Keir Starmer challenges Atlanticist consensus on Israel Labour is charting a decisive new course on foreign policy

Britain’s riots spread to Belfast

Saturday

03.08

UK Government advisor calls for Covid-style controls against riots John Woodcock argued that strong measures were necessary

Why is Vadim Krasikov so valuable to Putin?

Bethany Elliott

Looming political crises await France and Germany Summer has provided much needed respite for Scholz and Macron

Will Labour legalise assisted dying? Keir Starmer has promised a debate on the subject

Friday

02.08

Pro-Palestine attacks on Josh Shapiro bolster his appeal Progressives are fuelling the Pennsylvania governor's popularity with moderates

Stock market suffers worst day since Covid

Guardian fails to label Hamas chief ‘terrorist’ in obituary The US designated Ismail Haniyeh a terrorist in 2018

Cryonics won’t save you from death The rise of cryogenic start-ups is built on an empty promise

Timandra Harkness

Was Joe Biden’s exit a key factor in prisoner swap?

Keir Starmer pledges to expand facial recognition The PM argued the Southport riots called for greater surveillance

Thursday

01.08

CNN axing opinion section will not salvage its reputation News networks are trying to regain trust

Ashley Rindsberg

Majority of Americans think First Amendment goes too far A Fire report documents bipartisan rejection of free speech measures

The anti-Trump case for platforming Trump

‘Cosmic extremists’ are infiltrating the Southport riots Liverpool's radicals are resistant to labels of 'far-Right'

Is AI Friend destined to displace humans? Chatbots may end up seeking independence from humans

Stagflation looms amid Middle East unrest

Iran’s strike on Israel could be a disastrous error The assassination of a top Hamas official spells trouble for the region

Wednesday

31.07

British Medical Association takes aim at Cass Review Several health organisations have questioned the report's methodology

Humza Yousaf calls for EDL to be proscribed as terrorist group

Kimberlé Crenshaw is wrong about Sonya Massey shooting Despite the academic’s claim, black women do not make up a third of police killings

Jukka Savolainen

Anjem Choudary is only the tip of Britain’s Islamism problem The radical preacher was a cartoonish fall guy for even more sinister actors

Will Joe Biden intervene in Venezuela’s election? Nicolás Maduro's controversial victory has sparked nationwide protests

Southport attack has been exploited by conspiracists

What the Tories can learn from 2001 Conservatives are wrong to assume they will bounce back from defeat

Lee David Evans

Tuesday

30.07

Democrats and Republicans are making each other weirder

Emily Jashinsky

Nate Silver projects Kamala Harris to lose election

Women and girls were the victims of the Southport attack Gendered crime is often swept under the carpet