Last week’s much-trumpeted Anglo-US meeting has not reduced concerns about Ukraine, Nato or tariffs – or boosted confidence in the UK governmentMost people I know were ­concerned about the prospect of a second Trump presidency; but we did not have a vo...

Victims commissioner tells chancellor cutbacks and national insurance hike creating ‘existential crisis’ for rape and domestic abuse charities The government has cut millions of pounds in funding for victims’ services, prompting warnings that “crimina...

The author’s first novel since 2013 – a stately sisterhood saga about a group of women whose lives haven’t turned out quite as planned – continually reframes our understanding of the quartet, practically offering four books for the price of one Continu...

The cute rodent helps combat drought and boosts biodiversity. Its rewilding is welcome and long overdueThe first time I laid eyes on a beaver was a couple of years ago on the Devon farm of Derek Gow, the farmer turned rewilder, who brought the furry ro...

This powerful portrait – an imaginary album cover – depicts one of many female Iranian vocalists banned from performing after the 1979 revolutionThe Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian began her career as a photojournalist but, one after another, th...

From villas in Galicia and walks in La Gomera, to a new parador near Madrid and a horse fair in Jerez It is easy to avoid big resorts in the Canaries – the smaller islands have a handful of little towns with rural hotels dotted around. Hikers love lus...