Q&A with the rapper on music as therapy, his fan base and what he finds most irritating in other people

Alibaba founder’s dramatic rise and fall illustrates China’s wary embrace of tycoons who power economic growth

They’re not only awful for the climate, they’re also killing pedestrians, including children in driveways

The ritual aspects of the hit TV show provided its fans a common perspective

You can only lie to yourself and the rest of the country so long

Amid the cost-of-drinking crisis, only a few wet-led pubs have kept their doors open. What’s their secret? 

Q&A with the sports commentator and former footballer on staying fit, injustice and why he’s always been his own mentor

Why the outcome of the war may have been decided years before Russia’s invasion

The star of the year’s hit comedy continues to call out Hollywood’s sexism and racism

‘Life has taken me from a backyard in Mexico to this’

In the months after her birth, the child we thought was Ettie became someone else

From Billie Jean King to Aditi Rao Hydari, eight global trailblazers on speeding up change in the workplace

When Russian troops seized Crimea in 2014, the television sets in people’s homes became a crucial propaganda tool

If Florida’s governor is re-elected, he’s likely to challenge the ex-president’s hold on their party

Q&A with the cellist on winning BBC Young Musician and campaigning for equality in opportunity

The elusive artist is back in the spotlight with a disco musical about Imelda Marcos. How did he come up with that?

‘I like a bit of confusion: the dance of faith and doubt’

Fact check for the Covid confused

The story of Claudia Mo is also that of Beijing’s tightening grip on Hong Kong

The plight of those taken to Russia without their families’ consent has received comparatively little attention

The writer on race, identity and the ‘quiet power’ of being an activist

Inside the increasingly perilous quest to get battery-powered aircraft off the ground

We now realise that cars, concrete and commuting ruined cities in the 20th century

The British bass on fakery, a beloved guinea pig and believing in an afterlife

Q&A with the actor and poet on her role in ‘His Dark Materials’, her time at drama school and the afterlife

A Q&A with the British guitarist and singer-songwriter

Planning to cause mayhem, the author serves Super Noodles sandwiches to Postman Pat, Wonder Woman and the man who rode in on a bear

How computer-assisted betting took over the sport of kings

For thrill-seeking plutocrats, nothing offers an ego trip like football

A chronicle of Russia’s invasion and the assault on Kyiv as it unfolded

The Noma chef on changing the world, innovating relentlessly and learning to stop being angry

Despite low points, the site can still be a platform for beautiful minds

For Marek Kohn, reclaiming Polish citizenship also meant clearing up questions of personal identity

Q&A with the opera singer on never giving up, positive people and being herself

If Trump goes, the country can fix the weak spots he exploited — with the help of its old allies

Tim Hayward on why the food there will ‘want to make you weep with joy’

Thanks largely to tourism, there are now bars, fairs and specialist importers for Portuguese table wine

‘Bolsonaro, Trump and Johnson (until he got ill) acted out their sense of immunity by continuing to shake hands in public’

The Booker-nominated author on growing up across Africa, hating the film industry and being scared of her next book

After eras of prosperity and patriotism, Russia’s president is now ramping up repression to hold on to power

With an election looming, Sheikh Hasina’s criticism of Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus is intensifying