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Held in the country for six years, the former prisoner shares her insights into how repressive states work — and finding escape through books
Most politicians are fundamentally unsuited to the painful and exposing reckoning that is required
We are now a tribe, turbo-charged by friendship — and a lot of righteous anger
A Netflix adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s classic novel promises grit as well as transcendence
Heath Robinsons are at their most alive right now — never happier than when concocting a crazy contraption for cooking or a devilish home improvement
The motor-racing chief on the big-money rivalries at the heart of Formula One — and his championship hopes for Abu Dhabi
Simon Parkin tells the story of heroic botanists who put the safety of their seed bank ahead of their own during the Nazis’ siege
Is your tree the ‘right’ kind of wrong? ’Tis the season to navigate the forest of good ‘bad taste’
Britain’s illness-related inactivity crisis looks increasingly like a mirage
In December 1942, a group of commandos set out on an audacious raid — from which most would not return. Duncan Craig retraces their route along the Frankton Trail
This year we celebrate the women remaking the world we live in today
Animated film ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ is just the latest in a long history of Middle-earth adaptations
Faced with weak demand at home and the threat of tariffs abroad, Beijing is under pressure to rethink its export-driven model
Companies rush to reassess protection provided to top executives after the killing of Brian Thompson in New York
Azoria Partners launches new fund at Donald Trump’s Florida resort
Targets aimed at showing voters that government is on track vary wildly in ambition, experts say
Big companies are trumpeting the value of consumer-facing personal digital helpers to make our lives easier
The capital is stuck in a rut; digging itself out is not going to be easy — or cheap
President must find a new prime minister who can pass a budget by year’s end
GenCast tool outperforms traditional methods on predictions up to 15 days
The Democrats might decide that playing by the rules has got them nowhere
As the globalisation-friendly world order fades, its new geoeconomic course is fraught with risk
Opposition supporters are ecstatic but others are wary of their new Islamist rulers as Assad regime begins counteroffensive
Dramatic attempt to impose martial law exposes vulnerabilities in highly polarised democracy
Southern Ukrainian city of Kherson hit more than 9,500 times as Moscow attempts to drive out residents
