Unprecedented Navalny protests serve challenge to Putin
The protests were sparked by the arrest of Alexei Navalny who returned to Russia for the first time since he was poisoned in August

The protests were sparked by the arrest of Alexei Navalny who returned to Russia for the first time since he was poisoned in August
The gap-year students were stopping over on their way to Switzerland as part of a 10-week ski course
Several public figures have spoken out on the issue, including first lady Brigitte Macron
The island was on a key trading route during antiquity
Olivia Sudjic's second novel is wickedly tense – just ignore the blunt politics
British exporters unable or unwilling to risk border crossing red tape mean hauliers cannot load up for return journeys
Philip Stephen's self-flagellatory (and inaccurate) history of Britain’s travails since 1945 is just one long pro-EU whine
Under EU rules, individual companies cannot receive more than €4m (£3.6m) in emergency grants
EU citizens were exempt from the 1975 act, which requires Defence Ministry vetting of property purchases in sensitive areas
Ministers insist Scottish model will be different to UK's and will rebrand yards 'greenports'
Britain insists the role be treated as the representative of an international organisation rather than a country
The two countries have said they will welcome vaccinated travellers – but Romania is my pick
A villa in Provence was the perfect venue for a healing, extended family holiday for the actor
The irony is that Britain will soon be riding to rescue the Continent
The idea that Greeks don't like work has been hard to shake, even though statistics tell a very different story
It was the Miracle of the Vistula that spared millions from the horrors of Marxism-Leninism
Europe, and Germany in particular, is marching to a different beat and could provide some useful diversification
The EU Recovery Fund was not designed for immediate liquidity problems
If northern states push their own financial model onto their southern neighbours, they will repeat mistakes and risk the EU's future