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West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo (left) during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London, March 14, 2026
Men’s football / 15 March 2026
15 March 2026
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Books / 11 March 2026
11 March 2026

PAUL DONOVAN enjoys a somewhat rose-tinted survey of Brown’s achievements and legacy, as well as his moments of political cowardice

A tanker pumps out excess sewage from the Lightlands Lane sewage pumping station in Cookham, Berskhire which flooded after recent heavy rainfall, January 10, 2024
Features / 26 February 2026
26 February 2026

Channel 4’s Dirty Business shows why private companies cannot be trusted with vital services like water, says PAUL DONOVAN

West Ham United's Taty Castellanos attempts a header on goal during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, February 21, 2026
Men’s football / 22 February 2026
22 February 2026
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Theatre Review / 13 February 2026
13 February 2026

PAUL DONOVAN applauds a new play that revisits in old age the well-known characters of Margaret Thatcher’s favourite TV series

West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen following the Premier League match at the London Stadium. Picture date: Saturday January 24, 2026
Men’s Football / 25 January 2026
25 January 2026
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Books / 23 January 2026
23 January 2026

PAUL DONOVAN enjoys a brutally honest rags to riches memoir of the actor’s life, even if it clearly lacks any political insight

West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo (third right) appears dejected following defeat in the Premier League match at the London Stadium. Picture date: Tuesday January 6, 2026
Men’s Football / 7 January 2026
7 January 2026
West Ham United's Declan Rice lifts the UEFA Europa Conference League Trophy following victory over Fiorentina in the UEFA Europa Conference League Final at the Fortuna Arena, Prague, June 7, 2023
Men’s football / 5 January 2026
5 January 2026

From Prague success to Premier League peril, PAUL DONOVAN writes about the decisions that dragged the Hammers into a relegation fight

STICKING A PLASTER INSTEAD OF CURING: One of St Mungo's charity billboards installed across London and fitted with orange 'Herephones', which play the inspiring stories of people who have experienced homelessness, July 2025
Inequality / 31 December 2025
31 December 2025

Why is welfare in its limited sense attacked when aimed at the poor? asks poignantly PAUL DONOVAN

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TV review / 23 December 2025
23 December 2025

PAUL DONOVAN relishes the candour of a historian who refuses to whitewash the crimes of British imperial history

West Ham United's Kyle Walker-Peters (right) scores their side's third goal of the game during the Premier League match at the London Stadium. Picture date: Saturday November 8, 2025
Men’s Football / 9 November 2025
9 November 2025