Italian house’s catwalk emphasised the brand’s ‘molto sexy’ look with flamboyant, sometimes revealing outfits Dolce & Gabbana leaned heavily into the art of theatrical misdirection on the second day of Milan fashion week as it aimed to draw attention away from its debt…
Guardian investigation also finds same areas experienced relative decline over same period Leave-voting areas have seen faster relative growth in foreign workers since the Brexit referendum, a Guardian investigation has found. Data analysis suggests that the decade since the…
Suggestion that Scott Bessent so described a world leader included in Regime Change, by New York Times reporters Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, advised Donald Trump not to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, having called the Ukrainian president a “little…
Designer turns to the accessory that launched his empire as he invokes the golden age of Italian sport For his second standalone menswear show in Milan, Ralph Lauren reverted to the accessory that launched his empire in 1967 – ties. Skinny silk ties featuring subtle swirly…
Some said Britain’s departure would bring down the union, but countries are still queueing to join On the night of 23 June 2016, a storm broke out over Brussels. Rain poured and lightning flashed over the European Union headquarters. The next day dawned grey and calm, but the…
Does a thought-experiment about US ascendancy in the technology say as much about AI jitters as it does about the reality? It’s 2031 and the US and China are about to tear Europe into pieces. The US ploughed vast sums into datacentres and the EU did not. China built robots and…
Exclusive: Tourism minister says another likely record year of visitor growth is not a worry amid move to welcome tourists out of season and market less frequented areas Spain is redoubling its efforts to push its tourist appeal beyond the familiar “sun and sand and coast” model…
Officials expand safety measures as French capital prepares for huge annual street celebration Paris is preparing for a street party of unprecedented scale on Sunday, as more than 2 million people are expected to gather for the Fête de la Musique amid a huge influx of music fans…
Exclusive: European Commission planning to rewrite key law to allow water-intensive mines in regions suffering from drought The European Commission plans to rewrite the EU’s flagship water protection law to speed up the development of critical minerals mines, despite many being…
What do the touchstones of the referendum debate tell us about the complex legacy of Britain leaving the EU? Ten years ago the UK voted 52% to 48% to leave the European Union, triggering a long and tortuous political process. It took until 1 January 2021 for the country to sever…
Developments in Ukraine and Iran show that the military superpowers are not getting it all their own way Our age of what Mark Carney called global rupture is also often described as following the “law of the jungle”, in which the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what…
The Italian prime minister posted a video on X saying that Donald Trump's claim she begged him for a photo was 'completely made up'. The US president made the comment to Italy’s La7 TV channel after the G7 summit in France, saying: 'She wanted a picture with me so badly. I…
Strong winds and heavy rain batter Slovenia, while France experiences atypical heatwave Severe thunderstorms swept across the Balkans last week, bringing widespread destruction to parts of the region. The storms developed as unstable hot air lingered over the Adriatic Sea while…
Former negotiator believes in an unstable world, it is ‘perfectly possible’ the UK can rejoin the EU with old opt-outs UK could keep special pre-Brexit terms if it rejoined EU, Michel Barnier says A couple of years ago, Michel Barnier spent a weekend with Boris Johnson’s father,…
Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’ ‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s future Michel Barnier has said Britain could regain its special terms if it rejoined…
Several lawmakers celebrated a vote in the European parliament approving plans to increase deportations of undocumented people. Chants of 'send them back' spurred other MEPs to chant back 'shame on you'. The plans could lead to ICE-style immigration measures being implemented in…
Footage shows the moment an explosion at an oil refinery in Moscow caused a fuel storage lid to fly off. The explosion was caused by a Ukrainian drone attack where one of Moscow’s most important energy facilities was damaged for the second time this week Moscow oil refinery…
Flames and plumes of smoke filled the sky after a Moscow oil refinery was stuck in a Ukrainian drone attack. Up to 180 drones that were purportedly headed towards the Russian capital were shot down by air defence forces, according to Moscow's mayor. A high-rise residential…
Starmer’s EU reset is aimed at the conference room. Meanwhile Farage and the hard right mine ethnic resentment on the streets What story does Britain tell itself about Brexit, 10 years after the vote that transformed the country? Watch TV or read the papers and you find one of…
The royals were always popular, but Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s Epstein connections and her son’s rape convictions have profoundly shaken public trust The Norwegian monarchy is in crisis. Not because its future queen is gravely ill, nor even because her son has this week been…
Exclusive: Economists find Brexit caused 12% depression in UK exports, most of which is due to leaving single market Brexit has depressed UK exports to the EU by 12%, and rejoining the customs union would undo only a fraction of the damage, research shared with the Guardian…
This blog has now closed. See all our UK politics coverage here Andy Burnham may have trouble getting through to Keir Starmer if he tries ringing him after the Makerfield byelection to urge him to set a timetable for his departure. Burnham reportedly wants to call Starmer this…
