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A fresh take on Operation Bagration, the colossal eastern front offensive in the second world war, is the author and broadcaster’s best book yet – and shows how next to the Soviets, the Germans’ worst enemy was Hitler

Needy former UK PM visibly struggled when some of Abbott’s (bonkers) points drew a bigger cheer than his at rightwing event

Writing the biography of Volodymyr Zelensky, the supreme entertainer-statesman of the 21st century, would be a tough proposition at the best of times. These are possibly the worst of times, now that Ukraine faces a war to destruction with no end in sight.

History, in our experience, is rarely ever dull. It’s full of epic moments, witty remarks, and devastatingly dangerous individuals—both heroes and villains.

The failure of a vote on multi-club loans and the absence of an agreement to redistribute wealth to lower-league clubs point to a lack of consensus regarding the future of the top flight

David Kynaston’s epic history zooms in on three years of extraordinary social change

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser denies contributing to an atmosphere of misogyny at No 10, saying he was ‘much ruder about men’

Villagers of Tharuvaikulam anxiously await release of 12 fishermen detained by Maldivian Coast Guard for alleged poaching. Union govt. supported their multi-day deep sea fishing. Womenfolk worried, Fisheries Dept. wrote to authorities for their release. Father Churchill urges Maldivian authorities to investigate and release them.

John Rentoul answers your questions as Sir Keir Starmer declared Labour was ‘redrawing the political map’ following a historic Tory by-election trouncing