The melting pot that boiled over
Beirut was once a playground for the rich and famous, but now seemingly destined for decline
The new Ottomans
The fall and rise of Istanbul under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Labour’s inaction on religious persecution
The Freedom of Religion or Belief brief is simply being ignored by the government
Turkey must be at the centre of Donald Trump’s policy for the Middle East
It would be pure folly to alienate such an important regional power
Don’t stop the music
How a legendary DJ was cancelled just for listening to women
Bitter progress
How English towns developed post-war — not always for the better
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Art of the deal
A simple sale, with money changing hands, was out of the question
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
Assisted dying and the risk of premature surrender
We should be very wary of the circumvention of true palliative care
Minimum pricing, maximum annoyance
No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises
The shame of the Oxford Union
A debate on Israel and Palestine was a disgrace
Alive and flicking
A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit
