Editorials and post-Brexit analysis
FLO say making their second album was a ‘crash course’ in music – and now the British girl band is setting their sights firmly on pop’s top tier. With ‘Therapy at the Club’, they’re done waiting.
Andy Burnham enters Downing Street facing a bruising economic outlook, NHS waiting lists above 7 million, and a fractured political landscape with no room for error. His first months in office will define whether his reputation survives contact with reality.
Claudia Winkleman is walking away from her BBC chat show after just one series, citing crippling nerves that stopped her from enjoying the experience. It’s a rare public admission from one of British television’s biggest names.
A new analysis reveals nine of the UK’s ten bestselling novels feature a murdered woman at their core. Critics say the publishing industry has turned female death into a commercial formula.
Researchers at LSE are making a forceful case for funding serious alternatives to GDP-driven economic growth. With climate and inequality pressures mounting, the debate is moving from the margins to the mainstream.
Keir Starmer has been in Downing Street for nearly a year, delivering patchy economic growth but failing to meaningfully ease NHS pressures or tame Channel crossings. Britain’s verdict on Labour is cautiously skeptical — for now.
The BBC has axed Ashley Cain’s BBC Three documentary series Into the Danger Zone following accusations of sexist language, confirming it has no future projects planned with him. The decision came swiftly after recordings circulated online prompting widespread public backlash.
Reform UK has led national opinion polls since early 2025 and converted that lead into 1,454 seat gains in this month’s local elections. The party’s trajectory raises a question that mainstream British politics has spent years avoiding: what happens when a populist insurgent achieves not just protest support but operational delivery?
The revised Victims’ Rights Directive comes to plenary debate today at 13:00 in Strasbourg, ahead of Thursday’s final vote. For the 75 million Europeans who fall victim to crime each year, this represents the most significant reform of EU victim-protection legislation in more than a decade.
The World Bank’s April 2026 Commodity Markets Outlook projects Brent crude at an average of $86 a barrel this year, up from $69 in 2025. For European industry, the question is whether the Continent’s energy-cost competitiveness can withstand a prolonged Hormuz disruption.
