Numerous WWII aircrews described seeing Foo Fighters. Credit: The Debrief
24 Oct 2026 - 6:00pm

New UFO files reopen Foo fighter mystery

Tom Rogan

24.10

Britain is quietly seeking powers over foreign AI firms A stealthy clause in a new bill would give the government vast discretionary powers

Elle Smith

24.10

Macron’s riot crackdown will fuel more unrest A show of force could deepen the divisions tearing France apart

Susanne Mundschenk

Friday, 23 October

23.10

Romney Republicans won’t find a home in the Democratic Party Rahm Emanuel seems to have forgotten his history

Daniel Kalder

23.10

Britain’s school antisemitism crackdown risks stifling free debate The IHRA definition threatens to conflate criticism of Israel with bigotry

Ralph Leonard

23.10
One alleged former sex partner claims Graham taped an encounter between them when he was 17 and working as an escort. Credit: Getty

Lindsey Graham documentary is hardly an October Surprise

Emily Jashinsky

23.10

Ukraine cannot afford Europe’s delusions of victory Kyiv needs a settlement before it is too late

Anatol Lieven and Ted Snider

23.10

Rosebank reveals the folly of Labour’s green agenda Andy Burnham is adopting a middle-ground fudge

Jonny Ball

Thursday, 22 October

22.10
An opponent of Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Democratic primary pulled out due to polling conducted by Wedgewood. Credit: Getty

How Wedgewood’s sham polls fooled the media

Evan Roth Smith

22.10

Will Andy Burnham kill Shabana Mahmood’s immigration plans? The Prime Minister risks handing Reform a devastating attack line

David Jeffery

22.10
‘She may be a writer, but Rowling has proved her feminism in deeds as well as words.’ (Ray Tang/Getty)

JK Rowling is right to take on trans elitism

Josephine Bartosch

22.10

Why is the BBC hiding the backgrounds of terrorists? Honesty about migrant crime is not racism

Simon Cottee

Wednesday, 21 October

21.10
‘Governments have been tough on rioting, but not the causes of rioting.’ (Guy Smallman/Getty)

France has failed to learn the lessons of Britain’s riots

Peter Franklin

21.10

The Covid Inquiry has a care home blindspot Locking down the elderly led to a raft of other problems

David Paton

21.10

Labour’s headphone dodger crackdown is too timid Letting phones be quiet but not silent is a cop-out

Will Solfiac

Tuesday, 20 October

20.10
'Norm is the rare Netflix product that contributes to culture, and should be talked about and shared.' Credit: Getty

There will never be another Norm Macdonald

Matthew Gasda

20.10

Labour-Lib Dem coalition would hurt both parties Ed Davey risks alienating affluent rural voters

Lee David Evans

20.10

Labour is wrong to blame Brexit for the small boats crisis The EU continues to struggle with its own illegal immigration

Philip Cunliffe

Monday, 19 October

19.10

Women are not the scapegoats of the Trump presidency Katie Zacharia was a bad hire rather than a victim of sexism

Emily Jashinsky

19.10
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is throwing off the country’s pacifist image. Credit: Getty

Japan is abandoning its nuclear weapons taboo

Philip Patrick

19.10

UK terror watchdog: free speech absolutism undermines democracy Jonathan Hall KC pointed to Britain’s vulnerability in the face of online threats

Rob Lownie

19.10

Is Reform UK unfairly targeted by the media? ITV’s exposé revealed a double standard in political coverage

Harry Jee

19.10

Protests are a response to France’s legitimacy crisis Emmanuel Macron’s authority has been shattered

Harrison Stetler

Sunday, 18 October

18.10
Holmes can't let go of her Millennial idealism. Credit: A24

‘You Can See Everything’ exposes the delusion of Millennial idealism

Sohrab Ahmari

18.10

Destruction of France’s beautiful buildings is a civic tragedy Limoges Town Hall was a Neo-Renaissance masterpiece

Nicholas Boys Smith

18.10

Trump’s sanctions waiver is about America, not Russia He is motivated above all by the national interest — and his own

Jennifer Kavanagh

18.10

Labour’s ‘extreme’ porn ban threatens free speech Criminalising material should not be based on disgust

Charlie Davies

Saturday, 17 October

17.10

Netflix is no longer a cultural behemoth The company’s falling profits reflect a lack of original programming

Oliver Bateman

17.10
Protests have spread across Italy. Credit: Getty

Europe’s protests are a revolt against Atlanticism

Thomas Fazi

17.10

Is Christine Lagarde preparing to flee a Le Pen presidency? Emmanuel Macron wants to install a centrist replacement before it’s too late

Wolfgang Munchau