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Both left and right are deluding themselves about the scale of the energy crisis Britain faces | Ewan Gibbs

First it was Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now it is the blockade of the world’s petroleum artery in the Gulf. For the second time in four years, Britain...

The Paramount Merger Can (and Should) Be Stopped

There are many reasons to block this deal, but we now believe the most fundamental one is what we encountered when asking artists to...

Trump’s tantrums over Nato are prompting European leaders to think the unthinkable | Paul Taylor

Donald Trump’s war in Iran and tirades against Nato allies are accelerating moves to develop a plan B for European security in case the...

True Believers Blow Trump’s Mind

It’s not that you can’t negotiate with people who possess real convictions. Of course you can. But the nature of the negotiation is entirely...

Why So Few Babies? We Might Have Overlooked the Biggest Reason of All.

The world has seen uncertainty before, so why is this time different? One possibility is that we live in an era of “polycrisis” —...

Carry on vaping, Angela Rayner: voters might just like you for it | Zoe Williams

Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, is the bookmakers’ favourite to be Keir Starmer’s successor. She is also someone who has recently given...

‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels

Almost 60 countries, representing about a third of the global economy, met in the Colombian port city of Santa Marta...

Imagine a technique that can heal Britain of division and keep out the hard right. I call it ‘radical listening’ | George Monbiot

Most people have made up their minds, and nothing you can say will change them: that’s the credo of parties such as Labour and...

Urban trees cool the world’s cities more than we thought – but we can’t rely on them alone

Cities and towns are usually 1–3°C hotter than the surrounding countryside, because asphalt, concrete and brick absorb heat from the...

My kids are taking their first big exams – and revealing my own anxieties about AI and long division | Emma Brockes

Called on to do long division, how would you fare? I had no illusions going in. I couldn’t do it the first time round...

I’ve investigated a hantavirus outbreak. Here’s what I can tell you about the cruise ship cluster

The cruise ship cluster of hantavirus cases continues to grow. The World Health Organization reports that as of May 6...