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The Epstein scandal

Andrew’s invisible men

The monarchy could have tried to find out the truth about the former prince. Instead, it bought into his lies and it peddled them. The royal machine’s unseen operators have serious questions to answer

By James Harding

Labour

Go big or go home

The populists have the accelerator flat on the floor. Nigel Farage and Zack Polanski are careering at full speed to right and left. Where is the boldness at the centre of politics, Rachel Sylvester asks

Body politics

Hot self-hatred

Clavicular promotes improving one’s physical appearance by any means necessary: meth, steroids, ‘bonesmashing’. But this isn’t about women – it’s all about the gaze of other men, Evan Moffitt writes

Extreme weather

Happy snowscrolling

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has faced criticism for his handling of the city’s recent blizzard. But Erica Wagner is nostalgic for the bliss of a snow day

For today

Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included

Education

Fred Harter

Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included

Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system

Artificial intelligence

Patricia Clarke

Meet the vibe lawyers: the AI chatbots wreaking havoc in the justice system

Stephen Miller is reshaping America – and sowing the seeds of international chaos

US politics

Stephen Armstrong

Stephen Miller is reshaping America – and sowing the seeds of international chaos

Is Lamine Yamal accelerating towards greatness… or burnout?

Football

Rory Smith

Is Lamine Yamal accelerating towards greatness… or burnout?

Rape culture

Unspeakable truths

In her memoir, Gisèle Pelicot examines the language of sex and violence, in the bedroom, the chatroom and the courtroom. She insists that the way men talk about women always matters

The Epstein files

Tanya Gold

With Andrew’s fall, the royal family’s spell over the public has been broken

Amy Wallace

I knew Virginia Giuffre. I wish she was alive to see the power of her courage

Andrew Rawnsley

The Peter Mandelson scandal has turned ‘No drama Starmer’ into a lurid soap opera

Ada Barumé

“My best pal”: Mandelson and Epstein

The Epstein tapes

Watching JeffTube

Jeffrey Epstein’s emails are a source of scrutiny and scandal, but thousands of recently released video and audio files have received less attention. The recordings – of private calls and conversations between the late sex offender and his friends – may prove even more compromising