A mood of optimism tempered by anxiety: Germany’s social democrats edge ahead in exit polls

The German social democrats have had a miserable time in recent years, consistently beaten at the polls by Angela Merkel's election-winning machine, and cast as the party that time forgot. But now, it seems,...

Merkel leaves Germany as indisputably the senior leader of the West

When she steps down as German chancellor after the federal elections on Sunday, Angela Merkel will be leaving as, indisputably, the senior leader in the EU, the G7 and the Western Alliance.

Lashana Lynch and Lea Seydoux are out to prove they are more than ‘Bond girls’

As all eyes focus on Daniel Craig's final outing as the Martini-swigging secret agent in the latest James Bond movie No Time To Die, the film also marks a shift in how women characters...

50 million new trees scheme boosted by £15m of funding from govt

A scheme to plant 50 million trees in the north of England has been given almost £15m of funding by the government.

Starmer looks to move on from internal Labour row with focus on economy and foreign policy

Sir Keir Starmer will look to move on from a row over his reforms of the Labour rulebook during the third day of the party's conference in Brighton.

Merkel leaves Germany as indisputably the senior leader of the West

When she steps down as German chancellor after the federal elections on Sunday, Angela Merkel will be leaving as, indisputably, the senior leader in the EU, the G7 and the Western Alliance.

Angela Merkel’s party has been castigated in the polls – and CDU activists are not happy

It has not been a great election for Angela Merkel's own party, the CDU.

Angela Merkel’s party has been castigated in the polls – and CDU activists are not happy

It has not been a great election for Angela Merkel's own party, the CDU.