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The artist’s tendency to grandiosity is well tempered in his Florence show
Conservatives’ flagship West Midlands mayoralty goes to Labour after recount
The president’s centrist alliance faces a drubbing in EU elections amid growing pressure on government finances
Facing the waves and backed by mountains, an abandoned hamlet on the sleepy island of São Jorge has been turned into a heavenly retreat
Watch islands, beauty pantries and magic mirrors — dressing rooms have become more than just a place to keep one’s clothes
Venice’s efforts to get people to pay for the privilege is a good start but more is needed
The curious case of the Hackney Mole Man
Developers seem to be adopting a ‘build it and they will come’ approach
Labour hails ‘seismic’ by-election result as Tories haemorrhage council seats but hold on to Tees Valley
A visual guide to the war
Party stacks up gains but support appears to drain away in areas with large proportions of Muslim voters
UK prime minister faces a mutinous party but rebellion off the cards — for now
Despite some setbacks, expansion into ex-communist Europe was a historic success
Belgrade defies west days before visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping
The UK is too centralised, but experiments with devolution are in their infancy and still have mixed results
Foreign minister vows ‘consequences’ for 2023 hack targeting Social Democrats
Arnaud Lagardère’s exit comes as Bernard Arnault and Vincent Bolloré prepare their own successions
Trip to tropical island brings Rassemblement National to brink of break-up with Alternative for Germany
European Environment Agency chief says climate risks must not be allowed to fall down the political agenda
Confiscating hundreds of billions of foreign reserves could transform Ukraine’s war. But the US and Europe disagree on how far to go
Once a jewel of the Mediterranean, by the 1980s the Sicilian capital had become dilapidated and dangerous. Now, freed of the grip of the mafia, a revival is under way
Also in this newsletter: why immigration is reopening old Brexit wounds in Ireland
Series of failed attempts at opening £365mn venue amid cancellations, confusion, safety concerns and resignations
City councillors say inflated ‘worst-case’ estimate has been used to justify major cuts and asset sales in local authority
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