Analysis

Paddington’s enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us
Culture

Paddington’s enduring appeal speaks to the nostalgia he brings out in all of us

Reading your old, much-loved books to your own children is a trip to a rose-tinted past

What happens to undocumented migrants not lucky enough to be like Paddington Bear?
Migration

What happens to undocumented migrants not lucky enough to be like Paddington Bear?

Most undocumented people would not arrive here by plane or train

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here’s the proof
Politics

Brits are getting sick of Starmer’s U-turns – and here’s the proof

Keir Starmer’s U-turn on compulsory digital ID is the latest in a series of changes made at significant political cost. We unpick the damage done

How marmalade spread across the world
Food

How marmalade spread across the world

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?
Credit

Trump wants to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Will it really work?

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Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump’s meddling
Venezuela

Three likely scenarios for Venezuela after Donald Trump’s meddling

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026
Film

Toys, Ghostface and lots and lots of superheroes: These are the films to get excited about in 2026

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?
Tatton Spiller

2025 will not go down in history as the Year of the Starmer. Can he keep his job through 2026?

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040
Christmas

This is what Christmas will look like in 2040

The Post Office is in trouble: ‘Without Christmas we couldn’t survive’
Post Office

The Post Office is in trouble: ‘Without Christmas we couldn’t survive’

Can Bob the Builder fix Broken Britain?
Housing

Can Bob the Builder fix Broken Britain?

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians this Christmas
Christmas

Has Starmer been naughty or nice? Here’s Matt Chorley’s gift guide for politicians this Christmas

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
Housing

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change

The UK’s ‘millionaire exodus’ is a humongous myth. Here’s why it keeps rearing its ugly head
Wealth

The UK’s ‘millionaire exodus’ is a humongous myth. Here’s why it keeps rearing its ugly head

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?
Artificial intelligence

I met Moflin, the AI pet. Could it help fight loneliness or is it a sign of a dystopian future?

Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025
Book of the Year 2025

Quartet for the End of Time by Michael Symmons Roberts named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2025

How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain
TV

How The Celebrity Traitors united Britain

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?
homelessness

Is Labour really going to end homelessness?

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked
Benefits

Benefits stigma is booming. Here are the key myths around the system – debunked

Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?
Child poverty

Was the child poverty strategy worth the wait?

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’
Dogs

Meet the renters and pets spending their first Christmas together: ‘I definitely took it for granted’

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Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
Exclusive

Revealed: MPs rack up huge taxpayer-funded rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits

What is the story of The Beatles really about?
Music

What is the story of The Beatles really about?

Rachel Reeves unveils new ‘mansion tax’ on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?
Mansion tax

Rachel Reeves unveils new ‘mansion tax’ on £2 million homes. But does it go far enough?

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget means for your money
Autumn budget

Two-child benefit cap axed and wage hikes: What Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget means for your money