Barriers facing black and south Asian music events ‘cost London up to £141m a year’

Exclusive: Investigation finds racial inequality in live music industry rife and many genres labelled ‘high risk’ despite lack of evidence ...

UK will not put tariffs on Chinese vehicles, says Jonathan Reynolds

Exclusive: Business secretary says he will not change trade rules due to EU pressure and denies UK will become a ‘back door’ for cheap imports ...

‘It put me in a fever dream’: Philip Venables on turning Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis into a shocking opera

A decade after the premiere of his work setting Kane’s hard-hitting play, it’s returning to the Royal Opera House. The composer remembers its fevered beginnings, the sweat and tears shed along the way ...

Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence

Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says ...

Global financial system is failing developing countries, says Ed Miliband

UK foreign secretary will call for World Bank and others to help governments trapped by hefty borrowing costs ...

Judge extends White House access to banned media outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico

District court judge Timothy Kelly was ruling after the Trump administration blocked access to the three outlets in September ...

Country diary: This is Dorset’s worst-located stone circle. And yet Nine Stones is well worth a visit

These bronze age megaliths have hosted rituals and seen off electricity pylons. Today they endure by the side of an A-road ...

Court overturns Tanya Plibersek’s protection order which stalled controversial NSW goldmine

Federal court overrules decision by former environment minister for the McPhillamys goldmine development at Blayney ...

Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post

Rights groups warn of Tehran regime’s increasing use of executions to suppress dissent, with at least 600 this year ...

Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed?

Faced with deadlier threats, demining groups are coming up with new ways of working using drones and AI ...
Opinion

From the archive: ‘Voters are unhappier with the NHS than they’ve been for 30 years. As a GP, I feel the same’ – podcast

Even those at the top admit the NHS can’t do what is being asked of it today. But it is far from unsalvageable – we just need serious politicians who will commit to funding itBy Gavin Francis. Read by ...

My son killed himself after falling for an online scam. I heard it happen – and vowed to protect other children

Gavin Guffey was 17 when he was targeted by a ‘sextortionist’ on Instagram. His father Brandon has spent four years fighting for justice, and for social media companies to do more to safeguard young u ...