UK The break-up of a family firm In the 1960s the Queen and Prince Philip employed PRs to transform the monarchy into a “royal family”. It was a disastrous error that turned royals into celebrities and opened the way for the Harry and Meghan debacle. By Simon Jenkins
The Staggers Five thoughts on Labour's first leadership hustings The new format is a gift to the frontrunner. By Stephen Bush
UK What now for the humbled Liberal Democrats? Exclusive: Five Liberal Democrat MPs are considering standing for the leadership as intense divisions emerge over Jo Swinson’s leadership and the party’s future direction. By Ailbhe Rea
Art & Design The best art exhibitions of 2020 This year’s exhibition calendar sees a return for some of the biggest names of the Renaissance – and Andy Warhol. By Michael Prodger
Sport We are approaching a time when supporting a top football club will be a paid-for privilege Last month, Liverpool announced it would be the first sports team in the world to launch its own YouTube membership subscription. By Jonathan Liew
UK Will Sadiq Khan endorse Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership? Both former human rights lawyers, both hailing from Labour's soft left, Starmer and Khan have known each other for more than 20 years. By George Eaton
UK Personal Story: My father and the crop circles Dad paced excitedly around the perimeter. “There are two outer rings. First time I’ve seen that.” By Alice O'Keeffe
Film A day in the life of Jeff Goldblum The actor on therapy, eggs and aerial gymnastics. By Kate Mossman
Environment What we lost in the fire Around a billion animals have been impacted by Australia’s bushfires. It’s a catastrophe in which more endangered species will be pushed closer to the brink of extinction. By Tim Flannery
Politics When it comes to gambling, the Conservatives are right about Labour's legacy The 2005 Gambling Act has proved to be a disaster. The government is finally responding, but is it enough? By George Grylls
The Staggers Which CLPs are nominating who in the 2020 Labour leadership race? The race now moves onto nominations from constituency Labour parties and affliates: who will make it to the contest proper? By New Statesman Politics Desk
The Staggers Everything points the same way: to a victory for Keir Starmer A second YouGov poll shows the same story. By Stephen Bush
UK Will Rebecca Long-Bailey’s views on abortion affect her Labour leadership campaign? Controversy over Long-Bailey’s message to her local deanery may overshadow her speech in Manchester tonight, in which she’ll launch her campaign for the fifth time. By Stephen Bush
The Staggers Five thoughts on Labour's first leadership hustings The new format is a gift to the frontrunner. By Stephen Bush
The Staggers The Conservatives are finally developing a serious plan to stop Scottish independence As well as forging a new unionist narrative, the government is expected to spend lavishly in Scotland. By Chris Deerin
TV & Radio The BBC documentary Addicted to Painkillers? sent me down a spiral of anxiety Many people on opioids continue to be in pain even as their doctors increase their doses. In other words, often they don’t even work. By Rachel Cooke
Film Bombshell: a glib and deficient #MeToo movie Entrusting a film about the exploitation of women to the director of the Austin Powers trilogy was a risk scarcely worth taking. By Ryan Gilbey
Books How HG Wells invented the modern world Wells was a prolific and visionary writer – but his major legacy is political. By Andrew Glazzard
Books Why women read fiction Are women drawn to imagining other lives because their own are still so constrained? By Erica Wagner
Art & Design The best art exhibitions of 2020 This year’s exhibition calendar sees a return for some of the biggest names of the Renaissance – and Andy Warhol. By Michael Prodger
Media “Blue ticks were a mistake”: Bruce Daisley on leaving Twitter and fixing workplace culture Twitter’s outgoing European vice-president opens up about life at the social network, and his quest for worker wellbeing. By Anoosh Chakelian
Social Media The strange case of Paul Zimmer, the disgraced video star who rebranded himself as a boy Twenty-four-year-old Zimmer posted pictures and videos as Troy Becker, losing only his trademark frosted tips hairstyle and tell-tale adult stubble. By Sarah Manavis
Social Media How she ghosted me: the men being radicalised by Tinder data By sharing their dating app history online, Incel men are seeking to spread their misogynistic and dangerous ideology. By Eleanor Peake
Science & Tech Climate change has introduced a new word to the lexicon: pyrocumulonimbus The cloud Nasa describes as a “fire breathing dragon” is becoming more common. By Sanjana Varghese
Science & Tech Visions of the technological future The Astronomer Royal on why artificial intelligence and biotechnology lay the foundations for unimaginable advances in our societies. By Martin Rees
Welfare Crumbling Britain: Big Issue competitors arrive as rough sleeping rises Grassroots responses to homelessness, like the radical alternative DOPE magazine, expose the scale of the crisis. By Anoosh Chakelian
Environment What we lost in the fire Around a billion animals have been impacted by Australia’s bushfires. It’s a catastrophe in which more endangered species will be pushed closer to the brink of extinction. By Tim Flannery
Europe Why did the entire Russian government just resign? There has been a power shift from the hands of former president and prime minister Dmitriy Medvedev into the hands of Mikhail Mishustin. By Aliide Naylor
North America Canada’s quest for justice over the Iran air crash is a geopolitical mire The large Canadian-Iranian community is determined that an investigation and apology is only the first step. By Aaron Burnett
Asia Electoral triumph for Taiwan’s China-sceptic Tsai Ing-wen poses big questions for Beijing The president’s landslide victory will be seen as a major rebuff to the Chinese government’s claims on the island. By James Chater
Europe Spain’s new government could play an outsized European role If it overcomes domestic instability, the Socialist-Podemos coalition can reshape the EU. By Jeremy Cliffe
Asia The silence of the British left on Hong Kong Jeremy Corbyn appears to have devoted more time to tending vegetables than voicing his thoughts on the fight of Hong Kongers against the erosion of their rights and freedoms. By Harry Eyres
