Graphic detail

The unconservative Conservatives

These charts show how Britain’s Tory party lost its way

Plus, a few things it got right

City guide

The world’s most liveable cities in 2024

Our sister company has rated the best, and worst, cities in which to live

Tsunami warning

Our new “mega-poll” gives Labour an expected majority of 280 seats

It puts the Conservatives on a record-low 76 seats, with the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK making gains

Buzzword

Why a drone war in Asia would look different from the one in Ukraine

Vast distances mean more propulsion and higher costs

Better to have loved and lost

Three charts assess England’s chances of winning the Euros 2024

Bookmakers’ odds may not tell the whole story

A higher power

The drug-overdose capitals of Europe

Will synthetic opioids take root across the region?

Lighting up

Is America’s weed habit dangerous?

Our analysis of the data

Trying to remember

Hong Kong smothers dissent ahead of the Tiananmen anniversary

Data show the extent to which repression has grown

State of decline

Despite flaws, South Africa’s democracy is stronger than its neighbours’

EIU’s democracy index shows just how bad the situation in Africa is

Never-ending nightmare

Sudan: the war the world forgot

These charts and maps lay out the scale of the country’s catastrophe

Cruising for a bruising

How will Britain vote on July 4th?

Spoiler: it is not looking good for Rishi Sunak

Cyberdive

Unexpectedly, the cost of big cyber-attacks is falling

Natural disasters tend to do far more harm than man-made code