International

BRITONS have always sneered at Americans, but if you’ve been following the US election it’s hard not to conclude that some of our nastiest prejudices are dead right. Such as these.

AN Australian senator has embarrassed herself by shouting slogans at a ceremonial figurehead which could no more do anything than a statue could.

NATIONS other than Britain cannot so much as convey a simple postcard to its destination without taking months, it has emerged.

UNION Jacks hanging from every house. A portrait of the King in every kitchen. A spoonful of Marmite stirred into your tea. The Chagos Islands are the most British place on Earth.

WHY is it happening? When will it end? Is it my fault at all? Just a few of the things you do not know, and would prefer not to, about the conflict in the Middle East.

RANDOM phrases that squirt out while Donald Trump is opening and closing his mouth are being reported as if they bear actual meaning.