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From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed
Art

From Henry Moore to refugees: London’s remarkable post-war public art deserves to be noticed

Free to visit and on your doorstep, public sculptures embed in people’s lives in the way that many art collections cannot

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’
Film

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’

Actor Joe Alwyn talks Oscar frontrunner The Brutalist, Trump’s ‘crazy’ immigration policies, and playing a second-generation super-rich bully

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?
John Bird

This time 60 years ago I was walking around in a Christmas card – what went wrong?

John Bird reflects on memories of a Christmas before rampant consumerism took hold

Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war
Letters

Letters: Our US ‘special relationship’ could be dangerous if there’s a world war

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal
John Bird

Whether you’re angry at the United States or not, we still owe them a great deal

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‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz
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‘War is madness’: Steve McQueen and Saoirse Ronan on Britishness, trauma and new drama Blitz

Our leaders’ self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war
John Bird

Our leaders’ self-interest has brought us to the brink of world war

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me
TV

Masters of the Air author Donald L Miller: Tom Hanks, the bomber boys and me

I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today’s refugees is inexcusable
Lord Dubs

I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today’s refugees is inexcusable

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War
first person

Forgotten African heroes of the Second World War

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains
Opinion

A lot has changed since the war years, but poverty remains

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?
History

History haunts modern life, but will we ever learn from it?

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
Books

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
Book reviews

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage
Books

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage