Transcript: Big Pharma’s big tariffs
Marc Filippino talks to Hannah Kuchler, Patrick Temple-West and Lauren Fedor
‘It’s a strength’: female business leaders back Reeves’ tearful moment
Displaying emotion is part of ‘our humanity’ says CBI chief
Texan communities reel as holiday idyll becomes a disaster zone
Catastrophic floods killed more than 120 and destroyed homes and businesses in July 4 tragedy
Museums should collaborate, not compete, in a hostile world
Hosting the Bayeux Tapestry in London is a big win, but rivalry between institutions has a cost
The new age of geoeconomics
Donald Trump’s tariff threats are just part of a much wider shift. Gillian Tett explains why commerce is being subordinated to statecraft — and how we can adapt
The humbling of Christian Horner: how F1’s scrappy fighter ran out of road
Red Bull fired Horner after poor performances on the track and an exodus of key staff. Now it faces an uncertain future.
What I could have learnt from René Girard
The French theorist admired by the US right has an important message for both sides of politics
Brian Clarke, stained glass artist, 1953-2025
A master of colour who hailed punk rock as a fresh start for all the arts and rejected ‘puritanical’ abstraction
The history of political slogans reveals words are not enough
‘Change’ is a powerful promise but the history of democracy has warnings for those who don’t follow through
Tidings from my stock market humble pie
Retail investors who bought the dip after the tariff sell-off have done well but the outlook for US shares is still challenged
Trump’s frustration with Putin prompts shift of tone on Ukraine
US president softens his rhetoric but it is unclear whether this will result in tangible support in the war against Russia
Japan’s mayo king calls time on baby food as inflation bites and births fall
Parents of fussy eaters lament the loss of 72 Kewpie product lines, including pumpkin purée and sea bream rice porridge
The inimitable queen of country house opera
In the UK, summer productions in stately homes have helped keep the art form alive. For that you need donors and, for them, what you really need is Wasfi Kani
Why it’s still radical to depict mothering in paint
Caroline Walker portrays children’s play areas on a scale normally reserved for grand religious tableaux
When Sierra Leone came to Sevenoaks – Jay Rayner reviews Shwen Shwen
Not only should people go to Maria Bradford’s restaurant, they should go back
How rituals can add shape and meaning to our lives
What are the regular practices that sustain us both as individuals and as societies?
What happens when famous wine families get together
Inside the Primum Familiae Vini’s annual gathering
Director Athina Rachel Tsangari on her pungent rural drama Harvest: ‘You can smell the milk’
The Greek filmmaker talks about shooting in Scotland, her hierarchy-free approach and why ‘we always dance the film first’
Ólafur Arnalds & Talos: A Dawning album review — poignant collaboration commemorates a friendship
The Icelandic composer and the Irish singer worked together until the latter’s death — this moving meditation on grief and love is the result
Africa Express relocates to Mexico in ‘Bahidorá!’
This release sees the group’s Damon Albarn and Moonchild Sanelly teaming up with Latin American musicians
My return to education
Aged 21, I was sure I wouldn’t study again. Now I’m embarking on a part-time degree
Odyssey without end — why the classics are as relevant as ever
Ancient Greek and Roman stories in all their modern retellings and Hollywood adaptations remain powerful guides to our political systems and personal lives
Surviving bankruptcy — there is life after financial ruin
Losing a business and a home is distressing and still carries social stigma, but it can offer a way to move on
The anti-heatwave holiday: a two-day trek down the Alps’ biggest glacier
A hike along Switzerland’s Aletsch offers escape from the summer heat — but comes with a poignant sense of time running out