Alex Roberts

Sir Keir didn't start the fire. But it's his job to put it out before the country can rebuild itself. And everyone expects that work of reconstruction to have begun, as he'd pledged, on day one.

Regardless of their ideological affiliations, most Tory members are surely hoping that their new leader will find a way to put an end to their party's fractious bouts of in-fighting, and that she or he will, like Ed Davey, discover rather more productive ways to rock the political boat – without capsizing it or trying to stop it.

As Trump wins the presidency for the second time, Democrats must do some introspection and recognise the party's failures instead of indulging in blame games.

Man United fans have taken to social media to discuss Rudd van Nistelrooy's confession he would like the manage the club.

What it should be concerned about, however, will be the impacts of President Trump's stated policies; impacts that may well stretch far beyond our own small national concerns.

If Sir Keir Stamer's gamble fails to pay off, then he, his government, his party, and the entire country will of course be pretty much sunk.

The sad thing is that, by coddling, spoiling, and pandering to its talent, and by failing to purge a culture of complacency, the British Broadcasting Corporation has brought all these troubles upon itself.

Alex Roberts offers his perspective on why he believes 2024 may not be remembered as a particularly positive year.

Is our failure to plan ahead a sign of apathy? Or is it the arrogance of a nation that still believes in its divine right to rule the waves?

Elon Musk is fast becoming for real the kind of megalomaniacal movie villain that he's so often been caricatured as resembling.