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Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe – and widely misunderstood

By Logan Scherer

A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been considered a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleak A lone visitor looks for a garden outside an empty monastery. A morose housekeeper won’t let anyone behind the door of her own home. A retired general living alone on a crumbling estate waits 40 years to confront the only f

Working in Keir Starmer’s No 10 ‘unbearable’, says Sue Gray

By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Former chief of staff tells of fears her conversations were being recorded and leaked to media by colleagues Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff has lifted the lid on how “unbearable” it was working in No 10, revealing she feared her conversations were being recorded by colleagues seeking to leak her remarks to the media. Sue Gray, who was the most powerful adviser in Downing Street before her resignation in 2024, w

Short on land, long on vision: Dutch lead the way on food production

By John Gibbons

Ireland could learn much from a nursery and research institute in the Netherlands

Oil advances as Trump takes aim at Iran’s economy

By Rong Wei Neo and Nicholas Lua

‘Economic warfare’ intended to crush Iran’s economy

Results point to tricky waters for ICG and property experts debate the big issues

By Dominic Coyle

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

What is Moderna’s new cancer vaccine and how big a breakthrough is it?

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Cancer vaccine approach may change how the disease is treated more broadly, experts say

Three boys to represent UK at Pokemon World Champs

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The boys are travelling to San Francisco to compete against the top players in the world.

Do not give up says apprentice who got zero GCSEs

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Olivia Mackay, from Wolverhampton, says she is now working towards her dream career.

TV tonight: David Mitchell’s crime-solving Ludwig returns

By Phil Harrison, Hollie Richardson, Priya Elan,Jack Sealeand Simon Wardell

The popular cosy-crime drama is back – with a couple of changes. Plus: some late-starters get into the dating game. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, BBC One Continue reading...

Urban beekeeper creating a buzz around city centre

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Bee numbers have declined but a project allows office workers to care for them in their lunch hour.

Anger and fear over 'dangerous' illegal e-motorbike riders

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West Sussex residents describe regularly seeing riders performing wheelies and riding on pavements at high speed.

Childhood 'taken from me' through fake illnesses

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Man said his childhood was taken from him over illnesses invented by his mother.

Royal Marines and soldiers settle MoD asbestos claim

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Royal Marines Commandos settle case with Ministry of Defence over Latvia exercise asbestos claims.

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Wildfire 'overlooked' as it was in the North - MP

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Alison Hume says farmers' losses from the Langdale Moor fire had "slipped through the cracks".

Council leader loses six stone to take on charity boxing match

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Dudley leader Patrick Harley lost weight, trained for months and is ready to rumble in charity bout.

Buskers wanted – but first, a sound check

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Musicians are being asked to audition by video before being booked to perform on market days.

GCSE students urged to consider degree apprenticeships

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On GCSE results day, one option for pupils could be apprenticeships, a Warwick firm says.

Sister's incurable cancer inspired life change

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Mel de Lange pursues a career in health research after sister Becca's breast cancer returned.

How did some houses survive a wildfire while others were destroyed?

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One question asked by many after last week's fire is why some homes escaped unscathed?

Historic plane to fly again after air show crash

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There are plans to rebuild the aircraft to airworthy condition.

Instant classics, odd inspirations and barcodes: 2026-27’s best and worst kits

By Hannah Jane Parkinson

A look at six of the best and worst of the new season’s strips gives us Pro Evo chic, throwbacks done right, and how – and how not – to use stripes The Premier League season kicks off on Friday and league debutants such as Christos Tzolis and Victor Muñoz, along with masses of fans, will be pulling on their teams’ shiny new strips. There were some lovely efforts at the World Cup (not least by the co-hosts the USA), a

Monstera magic: Barbican hands out cuttings as ‘green lung of the city’ closes

By Helena Horton

Five hundred people turn up to adopt plants from conservatory that will reopen in 2030 after renovation project Above the waxy monstera leaves and bright pink hibiscus flowers in the Barbican conservatory hangs a giant net to catch the panes of glass that are at risk of falling from the ceiling on the unwitting plant lovers below. This precarious situation has caused the estate to shutter its greenhouse on the third

From bone-dry to soaked to the bone, welcome to the age of climate whiplash | Aditya Chakrabortty

By Aditya Chakrabortty

This punishingly hot and dry summer will probably be followed by another wet winter. But it’s nothing compared with what Britain will endure in years to come This summer could be the hottest, driest and deadliest in English history. Successive heatwaves have so far claimed almost 3,000 lives. Nearly three-quarters of England and all of Wales is in drought, while key reservoirs are parched. Across this brown and stick

Thursday news quiz: A Clacton zero, a departed hero and a whopper Virgin Mary

By Martin Belam

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare? Tim Martin may have spent the better part of a decade trying to convince people that leaving the EU was the only way to secure cheap pub grub, but credit where credit is due: JD Wetherspoon is banning people from blasting out TikToks, videos and music on speakerphone in its pubs. The pub chain has not, however,

They escaped south-east Asia’s scam compounds. Then they realised they were still trapped

By Harriet Barber

The cyber-fraud industry has flourished in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, with thousands of people trafficked into the industry. But even those who have managed to find a way out often cannot return home Artillery fire thundered. Windows shattered. Roofs caved in. And thousands of foreign workers – many who had been tricked and trafficked into the vast cyber-fraud industry that has flourished in south-east Asia – fl