Plus, Nicola Sturgeon’s marital relations, the hell of burnout, Tony Blair’s saviour complex and Spurs

Plus, John Travolta’s beret, Rachel Reeves reclaims basic civility and Judy Garland comes to east London

While Tories are quite ruthless about removing a leader, Labour MPs can’t decide whether their regicide is a tragedy or comedy

Prominent holdouts of this year’s ball sponsored by Jeff Bezos included Zohran Mamdani, Zendaya and Taraji P Henson

While Charles and Camilla were on a three-line whip, MPs watched the excruciating discomfort of civil servants

Diplomats poke fun at Donald Trump, while elsewhere Madonna loses her corset off the back of a golf buggy

Not least because JD Vance’s show of support for Viktor Orbán appears to have had opposite of desired effect

The hottest day of the year so far was this week, obliging everyone to lose their minds

Starmer should just admit we’re being held to ransom by Trump – but instead he’s making the king go on a state visit

Approval of the royal’s membership doesn’t seem to be the most rigorous enforcement of the democratic principle

Cheerleader-in-chief demands more enthusiasm for US-Israeli assault that is helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine

Actor’s remarks about two of the dramatic arts draws a delicious backlash. Plus, Crufts brings back happy memories

I’ve lost count of the number of sketches I wrote from the chemo ward as Jill went through the hell of cancer treatment

Three-part docudrama makes notion of going into the sea in the UK terrifying – much as Jaws did for Americans in 1975

Discovering Oxford’s Norrington Room, leaning into Pancake Day sainthood and dreaming of a house just for introverts

If the British reviews are anything to go by, my rainy London tour bus ride was more stirring

All those with roots, like the Mangans, in Catholic Ireland must surely have felt the urge to go and stock up

Seeing large men dressed in goggles and trenchcoats echoes the camp fascism of musical comedies

Squint hard into the darkness and you’ll find there’s so much to feel positive about. Gwyneth Paltrow and HBO Max for starters