‘The lead singer is unavailable’: Is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?
The Reform UK leader is keeping a low profile and his approval ratings have sunk since Burnham took office. What’s the outlook for the Clacton byelection?
From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park
Exclusive: Puy du Fou worked with under-sanctions oligarch on plans for Crimea resort longer than disclosed, and later courted Iran and China
Apparently, I’ve got ‘comfort creep’. I prefer to think of it as finally knowing what I like
Routine isn’t a failure of imagination – it’s the reward for having done enough experimenting. So, yes, I’m going to my favourite restaurant again – and ordering my favourite dish, writes Polly Hudson
Chez Rose, London W1: ‘One of the dining highlights of 2026’ – restaurant review
Chez Rose offers a sort of hospitality that feels centuries old, but when done well, will never be old hat
‘You owe parking fees’: experts warn of fake RingGo text scam
Criminals hope by using threats of enforcement action, people will panic and click link to bogus parking app site
‘The language of Pokémon is universal’: why fans are still catching ‘em all after 30 years
As Pokémon Go celebrates its 10th anniversary, its devoted players explain how the game has created a vibrant intergenerational community spanning the globe
UK’s state investments agency hit by data breach
Security lapse leaves sensitive information and contact details of 51 government officials exposed for 40 hours
Hitting the right note: apolitical animals or European heroes for new euro designs?
The EU is using a currency redesign as an opportunity to be less neutral and try some finely balanced identity-building
‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk
Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homes
‘Poirot’s hotel was the place to stay in Istanbul’: the book that inspired my travels
Falling in love with a novel motivated these five travel writers to immerse themselves in locations from the Yukon and Kyrgyzstan to the Côte d’Azur
Exploring Rabat, Morocco – this year’s Unesco World Book Capital
Rabat is a gorgeous seaside city with great food and culture, but for book lovers there’s an added incentive to go this year
TV tonight: Richard E Grant on his obsession with The Odyssey
The actor is a charismatic tour guide as he follows in Homer’s footsteps. Plus: Amsterdam cop Van Der Valk is back. Here’s what to watch this evening
EVs and hybrids approach half of Australian new car sales amid ongoing fuel crisis
EVs and hybrids made up almost half of new cars bought between April and June, Australian Automobile Association data shows
Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told
Senior officer behind closure says SDS caused ‘incalculable harm’ by infiltrating groups that posed no threat
‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia
Exclusive: at a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ brigade are turning Russia’s vast size into a weakness
‘£5,800 on a watch?!’ What happened when five couples kept separate money diaries – then revealed all to their partners?
Rachel forked out £700 for beauty treatments, Kojo confessed to a £25 cigarette habit, and Jake indulged his love of fancy timepieces. Were their other halves forgiving or furious?