It was the year that Donald Trump caused chaos with tariffs, Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the US government, Angela Rayner was forced to resign, and Gary Lineker left the BBC. Here we take a look at some of the people who made the headlines in 2025

S o, 2026 is finally upon us. America’s ...

Giuliano da Empoli (translated by Sam Taylor) Pushkin Press, £12.99 Last year saw the death of Tom Lehrer, the satirist who famously quit comedy when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

The Russian threat Controversy of the week “The ...

“The failure of economists to forecast recessions is virtually unblemished,” notes Prakash Loungani, assistant director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This includes the economists at the IM

The histories of the UK and Argentina are closely linked, with the relationship often marked by irony. The staff bar at the British embassy in Buenos Aires (BA) is called The Hand of God, and Argentin