Big, beautiful Bitcoin. Credit: Getty

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JD Vance has made a risky bet on Bitcoin

Trump isn’t ‘chickening out’ on tariffs Backing off at the right moment isn’t weakness — it’s strategy

Emily Jashinsky

Headscarf debate illustrates France’s Rightward drift Even Left-wing politicians are moving in a conservative direction

Andrew Lawrence should not be cancelled for Liverpool joke Bad taste is the bedrock of good comedy

Bobby J is here to check your ticket. Credit: Robert Jenrick/X

Robert Jenrick’s TfL video is more than an online stunt

Thursday, 29 May

Elon Musk’s MAGA influence is far from over His tech expertise is invaluable to Trump’s uneasy coalition

Richard Hermer: we must reject ‘pseudo-realism’ The Attorney General today argued Britain should commit to international law

Can Nigel Farage save Britain’s falling birth rates? Reform UK is trying to win over families

Phoebe Arslanagic-Little

The heir to Schwab? Credit: Getty

Christine Lagarde will keep WEF stuck in the past

Extra funds won’t fix the Metropolitan Police Britain’s forces have prioritised vanity projects over women’s safety

Wednesday, 28 May

Japan’s baby name law reflects anxiety about modernity Tokyo is charting a return to tradition

Critics of first-cousin marriage have proposed a ban for the sake of public health and women's freedoms. Credit: Getty

Four in 10 British Pakistanis think first-cousin marriage should be legal

Is Germany turning on Israel? Friedrich Merz has changed his tone on the campaign in Gaza

Susanne Mundschenk

Trump is inching closer to confrontation with Russia Putin’s latest drone campaign has pushed America to act

Bethany Elliott

His Majesty addresses the Senate of Canada on Tuesday. Credit: Getty

The hidden tension behind King Charles’s Canada visit

Tuesday, 27 May

Why can’t Jordan Peterson say if he’s Christian? A recent debate showcases his struggle with the vulnerability of belief

Israel is a no-win issue for Starmer Labour cannot find a way to satisfy both sides

Richard Johnson

Putin would be foolish to attack Nato European officials are making overblown — and misleading — statements

Jennifer Kavanagh

Celebration turned into tragedy in Liverpool yesterday. Credit: Getty

Liverpool car-ramming: have police learnt from Southport?

Reform’s protectionist turn is a realignment of British Right Nigel Farage is swooping up disgruntled Labour voters

Monday, 26 May

Democrats still don’t know how to win back men Party leaders are pouring millions into a problem they are struggling to fix

Michael Baharaeen

The State Department is reportedly monitoring the Lucy Connolly case. Credit: ITV

US intervention in Lucy Connolly case sets a dangerous precedent

Opec+ production hike is a gift to Trump Cartel nations may be looking to curry favour with the President

Gone but not forgotten. Credit: Getty

Restoring Boris won’t save the Tories — it will destroy them

Sunday, 25 May

Is astrology part of Gen Z’s spiritual revival? Belief is once again rising among young people

Dwindling funds threaten Labour’s long-term stability A new report suggests the party is unable to balance its books this year

Trump recently announced a 50% tariff on EU goods. Credit: Getty

The EU is finally paying the price for its unfair trade practices

Saturday, 24 May

DC shooting signals rise in social media-driven violence The online world is inspiring copycat killers

Why won’t MPs defend artists over AI copyright? Lawmakers voted against a proposal that would have protected creatives

Teen health is in crisis — and our culture is to blame A new report claims that half a billion adolescents will be overweight by 2030

Stella O'Malley

Friday, 23 May

Harvard risks losing visas for noncompliance. Credit: Getty

Trump’s Harvard foreign student ban is an attack on free speech

Alasdair MacIntyre: the original post-liberal philosopher He recognised the roots of modernity’s moral confusion