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From Václav Havel to Ai Weiwei, writers and artists have led the way in the fight for human rights
The strain on those hoping to cross the Channel from France is intensifying — so why does the UK still exert such a pull?
A blow-by-blow account of the plotting that consumed the prime minister’s last day in power — climaxing with the showdown with his old rival Michael Gove
Camilla Cavendish talks to hosts and guests whose lives have been changed by Homes for Ukraine — and finds clues to future immigration policy
Why a digital record of the kingdom’s looted treasures marks a new era in the battle to reclaim its history
We thought globalisation was immune from geopolitical risk. We were wrong
Can Britain’s new line of kings hold the union and Commonwealth together?
From post-Soviet freedoms to resurgent autocracy: a historian reflects on the plight of Russia’s beleaguered intelligentsia
What is it about ‘The Lord of the Rings’ that inspires such fannish devotion — and such huge investments?
Following last week’s savage attack, Simon Schama argues that disrespect is essential for democracy and the author’s fight for free expression is for us all
Over the course of a year of Taliban rule, a group of women writers share their thoughts, fears and dreams via a messaging app
As her students await their A-level results, Lucy Kellaway reports on what schools are doing to tackle a mental health crisis
The entertainment giant’s bungled response to a controversial Florida bill has raised difficult questions for its LGBT+ fans
Digital networks are helping Ukraine resist the Russian invasion. Will they also reshape the future of conflict?
Brexit was supposed to have left the country bitterly divided. But Henry Mance finds identity battles losing their grip on the national conversation
The resurgent $65bn art market has led to rampant speculation around the work of young artists — who see little of the profit
Companies pushed hard to attend to workers’ needs during the pandemic. But have they encroached too far into our personal lives?
Most in the US believe the landmark 1973 decision should have been retained. Lyz Lenz, raised in the Christian right, explains how a coalition was built to overturn it
Sebastian Payne tours affluent Surrey to assess the threat to the Tories’ suburban heartlands — and asks the prime minister how he plans to fight back
From Enron to Wirecard, elaborate scams can remain undetected long after the warning signs appear. What are investors missing?
A century on from the publication of ‘Ulysses’, David McWilliams asks whether artists and entrepreneurs are really that different
The film reflects anxiety over the US’s relative decline in the face of China’s high-tech military might
On the road across Europe, Horatio Clare battles bureaucracy, bad drivers and zealous police to deliver cargo to Ukraine
Fifty years after Nixon’s cold war coup, the US is facing a new global realignment
As Putin appeals to the distant past to justify his invasion of Ukraine, militant nostalgia is on the march around the world
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