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50 million Africans face hunger after crops fail again

UN fears that food aid will not arrive in time to help people of ravaged countries

50 million Africans face hunger after crops fail again
Vote Leave embroiled in race row over Turkey security threat claims

Vote Leave embroiled in race row over Turkey security threat claims
EgyptAir flight MS804: smoke detected in 'multiple locations' before crash

EgyptAir flight MS804: smoke detected in 'multiple locations' before crash

Fear of migrants and loathing of elites drive a small Austrian town to far right

Frustrated voters could hand the country’s presidency to the populist Norbert Hofer on Sunday after rejecting the major parties

Fear of migrants and loathing of elites drive a small Austrian town to far right
Me Before You: not just a tearjerker

An unconventional romance is at the heart of Thea Sharrock’s film of the bestselling novel, starring Sam Claflin

Me Before You: not just a tearjerker
Brexit would drive high-achieving EU students away from UK, study shows

Leave vote would inflict serious damage on British universities and science industries, claim authors of study

Brexit would drive high-achieving EU students away from UK, study shows
‘Why are they making us out to be such a threat?’: Turks react to Vote Leave

The Brexit group’s claims that higher levels of criminality puts Britain at risk if country joins EU prompts anger and alarm

‘Why are they making us out to be such a threat?’: Turks react to Vote Leave

Steady on, Justin Trudeau. You’re meant to be the good guy

Canada’s prime minister is a spoiled rich kid whose manhandling of fellow politicians matters more than his accidental elbowing of Ruth Ellen Brosseau

Steady on, Justin Trudeau. You’re meant to be the good guy
Robin Wright: A-lister who’s playing for high stakes off screen

The House of Cards star is embracing activism, fighting for equal pay in Hollywood and highlighting the role of ‘conflict minerals’ in wars in central Africa

Robin Wright: A-lister who’s playing for high stakes off screen
US capitalism in crisis while most Americans lose out

The inequality that is feeding the bitter, divisive and populist politics now sweeping the west

US capitalism in crisis while most Americans lose out
When true crime TV drama only adds to the pain

ITV’s The Secret was accused of exploitation by the family of a central character. They may have a point…

When true crime TV drama only adds to the pain

After riots and terror, will MS804 crash deepen Egypt’s crisis?

Nearly half of those killed on flight were Egyptians, many forced to leave their families and go abroad for work

After riots and terror, will MS804 crash deepen Egypt’s crisis?
EgyptAir uncertainty shows fear makes victims of us all

Whoever or whatever was behind the latest plane crash, we fear the worst

EgyptAir uncertainty shows fear makes victims of us all
Clintons continue to tout legacy where others see era of mistakes and scandal

Announcement that Hillary Clinton would ask her husband Bill for economic advice reveals stark contrast between their supporters and the Americans who agree with Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders’ darker vision of the decade

Clintons continue to tout legacy where others see era of mistakes and scandal
In Venezuela’s housing projects, even loyalists have had enough

As activists demand President Maduro’s removal, his natural supporters are joining protests against shortages and high prices

In Venezuela’s housing projects, even loyalists have had enough

Brexit Britain: ‘Foreign boats catch fish in our waters and then ship it back to us’

In one of England’s oldest fishing ports, feelings about EU quotas naturally run high

Brexit Britain: ‘Foreign boats catch fish in our waters and then ship it back to us’
Brexit Britain: ‘Rotherham is not racist. But we want something new to look to’

In the Yorkshire town struggling with the loss of coal and steel, Ukip is becoming a growing force on the local council

Brexit Britain: ‘Rotherham is not racist. But we want something new to look to’

A hard place for BHS, however you say it

MPs will probe the history of Arcadia, BHS and something called Swiss Rock

A hard place for BHS, however you say it
Huge profits in store for firm that can make a great leap in battery technology

The problems of storing and carrying energy for our gadgets and homes are proving difficult to solve. But a breakthrough is sorely needed

Huge profits in store for firm that can make a great leap in battery technology
Green really is the new black as Big Oil gets a taste for renewables

Shell, Total, Statoil, even Exxon - they’re all at it. But are the recent moves into solar and wind power lip service, fashion, or a real shift away from fossil fuels?

Green really is the new black as Big Oil gets a taste for renewables
Flexibility is the new injustice inflicted on the working class

Globalisation is often blamed for falling living standards But the role of flexible working and self-employment in blighting people’s lives is being overlooked

Flexibility is the new injustice inflicted on the working class

DBS: the safety check backlog that means nurses, carers and teachers cannot work

Delays to Disclosure and Barring Service checks have reached unprecedented levels, causing workers to miss out on jobs and to suffer financially

DBS: the safety check backlog that means nurses, carers and teachers cannot work