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After David Grusch’s testimony to the US Congress this week, is it OK to talk about aliens? Henry Mance looks at the evidence
As the controversial accommodation barge arrives in Dorset, Horatio Clare reports on a strange encounter between polarising refugee policy and British maritime tradition
Complaints about overcrowding and cultural insensitivity are getting louder. Now some destinations have decided to act
Dr Margaret McCartney argues for an end to political quick fixes — and more power to general practice
A diminished Putin may have survived Prigozhin’s mutiny. But, argues Robert Service, history gives him little ground for optimism
Why do people pay small fortunes to risk their lives?
Helped to power by mainstream conservatives, this is a movement whose leaders cannot be expected to self-destruct
Tim Hayward on the inflation fear stalking restaurants — and whether we should pay more for our food
As their ‘beautiful rivalry’ comes to an end, which of these sporting superstars emerges the winner?
As vocal clones of music’s biggest names go viral, the FT’s pop critic embarks on an unlikely quest to replicate his favourite singer’s voice
At two political gatherings over the past week, a battle has been raging for the soul of Britain’s Conservative party
For three decades Mary Austin has been the custodian of the Queen frontman’s art-filled house. Now she is finally ready to sell its contents
After the ceremony, much will depend on what the King can do to restore a sense of shared national community
Britain’s biggest heritage organisation has a secret weapon it can deploy, argues Neil MacGregor — the ability to speak with more than one voice
A personal history of intelligence leaks by the former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger
As cheap flights lose their allure, the sleeper is being reborn as an environmental — and romantic — alternative
Gillian Tett has had a ringside view of a quarter-century of financial crashes. What can each teach us — and will technology change the game?
Maggie O’Farrell’s retelling of the short life of Hamnet Shakespeare struck a chord when it was published in March 2020 — and now it’s coming to the RSC
As rage over pension reform spills out on to the streets, it may be time for the country to rethink its all-powerful presidency
Thomas Hale was on his way to China when the pandemic struck — and then for two and a half years he watched as a city defined by movement was shut off from the world
The novelist Petina Gappah on a group of writers who put a fresh, modern vision of Africa out into the world
What can we learn from studying thousands of years of humanity’s response to natural disasters?
At the start of the cold war, the ‘long telegram’ set out a blueprint for the west’s policy towards the USSR. It now offers lessons on living with Vladimir Putin’s Russia
As a patient and Number 10 adviser, Camilla Cavendish has witnessed the service’s struggles at first hand. Here she charts a way to safeguard its future
The writer Elif Shafak on a natural disaster compounded by man-made greed and corruption
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