Earlier this year, International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for two Israeli and three Hamas leaders on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the ...

Have we really walked into a new world? One that's not just going down a slippery slope but stepping over the edge of a cliff? That was the claim of shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick, shortly ...

The bill has been passed by 330 to 275. It has been a respectful debate, with some MPs close to tears as they tell their personal stories, but with little extravagant, over-emotional drama. Labour’s ...

The big day has arrived. On the way friendships have faltered as fresh alliances have been forged, safeguards squared up to slippery slopes and party loyalties replaced with private passions. Outside ...

There was something unusual about my train journey to London on the grim morning of Tuesday 19th November. It wasn’t just the smell of waxed jackets or the abundance of green wellies in a carriage ...

In 1787, General George Washington was reluctant to intervene in discussions about the constitution of the newly formed United States. He knew that his voice carried tremendous influence and he was ...

Are Jews white? Is criticism of Israel antisemitic? Why is the “Judeo-Christian” grouping a myth? To unpack these big questions, Ellen and Alona are joined by journalist Rachel Shabi, whose new book ...

Are you planning a party night in, say, Ibiza in the near future? You can get there for around £270, round trip, in a little over two hours with BA. But why risk all the hassle when you can rent a ...

Esther Rantzen has to talk about death too much. In 2023, the former BBC That’s Life! presenter and founder of Childline was diagnosed with lung cancer. Her diagnosis made her value every new day, she ...

Four years ago, Angela Merkel could do no wrong, retiring in a blaze of glory after an apparently stupendously successful 16 years as German chancellor. Then came Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine ...

Julia Loktev’s My Undesirable Friends begins with a doomy portent: “The world you are about to see no longer exists; none of us knew what was about to happen.” A parodic tease, no? Something designed ...

Powerful politicians often come to hate the laws that they inherit upon taking office. The survival of these rules from the past can feel to them like a bunch of long-gone or recently defeated ...