Analysis

Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026
Music

Ignore the charts, Connect with fans, be weird on the internet: How to be a pop star in 2026

The pop landscape is rapidly changing, so we asked experts how the next generation can best make themselves heard

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 
Keir starmer

Prime ministers keep getting forced out of Downing Street. Could fixing poverty save them? 

We can’t end the “conveyer belt’ of prime ministers without tackling poverty, campaigners have warned as Keir Starmer faces fight for future at 10 Downing Street

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?
Books

Books have had a good run for 500 years. What does the future hold?

Titivillus was the scribe’s devillish scapegoat. When the printing press arrived on the scene, he and his typos went viral

There can be only one Highlander – at least until the reboot comes out
Film

There can be only one Highlander – at least until the reboot comes out

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’
Renting

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’

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Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think
Voting

Are 16-year-olds ready to vote? We asked teenagers what they think

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?
Renting

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: ‘I felt suddenly exposed’
Technology

Technology is creating new ways for domestic abusers to track victims: ‘I felt suddenly exposed’

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?
Economy

Zack Polanski wants to use wellbeing targets instead of GDP to measure growth. Is he right?

What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out
Music

What is the big deal with math rock stars Angine de Poitrine? We try to find out

Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?
Film

Can the notorious Michael Jackson film continue the Hollywood biopic boom?

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there’s a growing barrier to having a garden
Earth Day

I was 35 before I had my own lawn to mow. For many, there’s a growing barrier to having a garden

What would happen if the UK’s volunteers stopped volunteering?
Volunteering

What would happen if the UK’s volunteers stopped volunteering?

Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there’d be no Last One Laughing
Comedy

Live Comedy Day: Without the open mic comedy circuit, there’d be no Last One Laughing

Should we have to pay more council tax from April?
Council tax

Should we have to pay more council tax from April?

50 years of Bongo Fury: Reliving Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s volatile classic
Music

50 years of Bongo Fury: Reliving Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart’s volatile classic

Formula E is in pole position as sport’s first-ever B Corp
B Corp Month

Formula E is in pole position as sport’s first-ever B Corp

What has punk ever done for us?
Punk

What has punk ever done for us?

Punk isn’t dead. Here’s where you can find it in 2026
Punk

Punk isn’t dead. Here’s where you can find it in 2026

Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music’s secret ingredient
Music

Hamnet composer Max Richter reveals his music’s secret ingredient

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?
Energy bills

What will the Middle East conflict mean for UK energy bills?

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What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?
SEND

What will the SEND reforms mean for families and their disabled children?

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?
Politics

Should MPs be moved out of parliament while it is restored?

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here’s how 10 promises made to voters hold up today
Brexit

The Brexit campaign kicked off a decade ago. Here’s how 10 promises made to voters hold up today

10 years on from David Bowie’s death, my cosmic link to him remains
Music

10 years on from David Bowie’s death, my cosmic link to him remains