Dining across the divide: ‘I don’t want to live in a white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant country with warm beer’

Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviserNigel Farage’s trip to Davos this week was hosted and paid for by the $10bn family trust of an Iranian-born billionaire, the…

Nord and Pas-de-Calais prefecture aims to stop anti-migrant groups travelling for ‘Operation Overlord’ protestFrench authorities have announced a sweeping ban on British far-right activists planning to take part in a “stop the boats”…

Court says alleged abuse and trafficking offences occurred outside Spain, leaving it without jurisdictionSpanish prosecutors have shelved a complaint brought by two women who have accused the singer Julio Iglesias of sexual assault and…

Brixton AcademyNominated for producer of the year for his album Baby and work with Justin Bieber, the US musician’s passion and experimentalism shine in this daring performanceDijon may have sold out two nights at Brixton Academy, but the…

Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonDespite the vocal bravura of the cast, this show doesn’t capture the Jazz Age power couple’s dazzle or darknessFor decades people have been seeking to rescue Zelda Fitzgerald from her reputation as F…

Royal Court theatre, London Rosie Sheehy and Robert Aramayo excel as a couple reeling from an ultrasound scan in Luke Norris’s extraordinary playThe trigger warnings are handed to us on a card as we file into the auditorium. For good…

Soho theatre, London The standup mines familiar comedy scenarios, but dazzling one-liners and shaggy dog stories elevate the setPierre Novellie protests that life is getting harder for observational comedians because, in these siloed…

Single malt prices soar, but scotch should be fun and affordableWe have Robert Burns to thank for perhaps the greatest poem about any dish ever – a poem so good that it inspires an entire nation to dedicate an evening of each year to…