James Ball

Owned by an oligarch and run by an editor who doesn’t seem to care, the London Evening Standard has been subjected to a slow, cruel death

In every way, the signs for a second Trump term are ominous

The Democrats are united and have stuck to a plan that has worked so far. But if it goes wrong, the party could go into meltdown

This £200m policy would help children and be the first step to restarting Sure Start

The shining city on the hill has become a citadel of darkness. Whoever wins, American optimism is dead

The Budget largely avoided tough choices as the new chancellor put pressure on Wes Streeting by throwing cash at the NHS

The Harris v Trump contest remains on a knife-edge. So does the country

The new Tory leader has been handed a shaky mandate by a depleted party rooted in deep denial

He blocked The Washington Post from backing Kamala Harris with disastrous results - but the Amazon owner is more worried about his business empire, and the threat from arch-rival Elon Musk

In 1905, two nearly identical memorials were erected to commemorate the Scottish Horse Regiment, a unit that served with distinction during the South African War (Anglo-Boer War). These monuments, located on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland and atop Caledonia Koppie in Johannesburg, South Africa, honour the officers and men who lost their lives during the war.