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Outgoing operator appealed against decision to award licence to its rival Allwyn from February 2024

You may disagree with the US author’s bracing journalism, but her right to spark disquiet goes to the heart of the freedom of expression issue

In today’s newsletter: As Truss travels to Balmoral to accept the prime ministership, a look at some of the must-read pieces about her policies, her opposition and her future at No 10

WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — Before the water and Sun Drop and champagne shower rained down in Victory Lane at a once-forgotten racetrack — and really before every little thing that made Wednesday night as magical as it was — Dale Earnhardt Jr. stood outside his car and soaked in the…

In modern Britain, millions of kids grow up learning two languages or more – and experts believe fluidity in language has some surprising advantages

No need for tourists to bring ropes on this seven-peak hike in the Low Countries

Home secretary looks again at ‘lethal’ tactic to deter asylum seekers as Rwanda deportation policy comes up for judicial review

Amelia Tait talks to the people painstakingly scrubbing and restoring graves – and posting wildly popular footage

UK Lotto operator challenges the Gambling Commission’s decision to award £6.4bn contract to its rival, Allwyn

The award-winning historian on Putin’s cult of personality, why he loves Turgenev, and giving up on books after 20 pages

Onlookers cheered and smiled as the two 100-metre towers crumbled to the ground, leaving a cloud of dust and debris in their wake. The Supertech Twin Towers in Noida, India were demolished on August 28 after a nine-year legal battle. Residents counted it as a win against corruption in India’s…