Collapse of ‘zombie’ UK firms forecast to fuel unemployment in 2026
Businesses being hit by rising cost of interest rates, energy costs and wages, says Resolution Foundation
Can you solve it? Are you as smart as Spock?
Raise an eyebrow for world logic day
‘Women have to fight for what they want’: UK campaigner’s 60-year unfinished battle for abortion rights
Diane Munday helped secure legal terminations in 1967 and, aged 94, is still calling for wider reproductive rights
Dreams Travel With the Wind review – communing with the spirits to preserve Indigenous culture in Colombia
This intensely personal film follows Colombian director Inti Jacanamijoy’s grandfather to the ancestral lands of the Wayuu people
HMRC insists I am dead. How do I convince it I’m not?
It allocated my NI number to a stranger who has died, and will not process my pension top-up request as a result
A very silly prank show for Fonejacker fans: best podcasts of the week
Kayvan Novak revives bungling art critic Brian Badonde to interview celebrities. Plus, inside a shocking multimillion-dollar child cancer scam
I ran 1,400 miles around Ireland
On a running pilgrimage in the land of my forebears I was blown away by the scenery – and even more so by the warmth of the people
Drake and livestreamer Adin Ross accused of using online casino money to artificially inflate streams in class action case
US class action alleges Stake’s anonymised design enabled rapper to fund automated streams on music platforms
Monday briefing: Why the US moved to oust Venezuela’s president
In today’s newsletter: Saturday’s capture of Nicolás Maduro by the US was as unexpected as it was swift – but what led Trump to topple the South American regime?
Teenage boy who survived Hillcrest jumping castle tragedy killed in ebike accident in Tasmania
Lucas Reid, 15, remembered for ‘resilience and optimism’ after bike crash near Devonport on New Year’s Eve
Rise in holiday measles infections sparks health alerts in NSW, SA and Victoria
Cases of the highly contagious virus jumped nearly threefold in 2025 as immunisation rates declined
TV tonight: it’s the long-awaited return of police inspector Lynley
Leo Suter steps into the role for a polished reboot. Plus: Lucy Worsley gets her teeth into a grisly Victorian cold case. Here’s what to watch this evening
US ‘has no right’ to take over Greenland, Danish PM says after renewed Trump threats
Mette Frederiksen responds to president amid febrile atmosphere after US actions in Venezuela
Donald Trump warns of ‘big price to pay’ if Caracas fails to toe line
Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean in case interim president hinders US objectives
‘Venezuela helped us a lot’: US’s capture of Nicolás Maduro stirs anxiety in Cuba
Trump government issues warning to Havana, which has lost key ally in its struggle with blackouts and fuel shortages
European leaders appear torn in face of new world order after Venezuela attack
Leaders try to focus on what comes next, as backing for ejection of Maduro mingles uncomfortably with voicing of support for international law