Articles by Martin Belam

Entertainment

Thursday news quiz: blindside shocks, volcano rocks and an airport pub unlocks

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

4 hours ago

Politics

Tuesday briefing: Inside the latest Lords scandal – and the future of the peers

In today’s newsletter: What the suspension of Richard Dannatt and David Evans tell us about standards and accountability in the Lords, and the prospect of reform

2 days ago

Entertainment

Friday briefing: The end of the affair – why we’ve fallen out of love with the cinema

In today’s newsletter: Box office takings are tanking. Amid indulgent vanity products, endless sequels and the rise of streaming, how can Hollywood revive the magic?

6 days ago

Sports

Thursday news quiz: TikTok horrors, hat-trick heroes and a rescued baby otter

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Nov 20, 2025

Politics

Tuesday briefing: What Labour hopes to learn from Denmark’s hardline asylum stance

In today’s newsletter: Shabana Mahmood is pitching radical new limits on whether asylum seekers can ever gain settled status – but it may come with political consequences

Nov 18, 2025

Politics

Monday briefing: How Trump and his allies flipped and flipped again on the Epstein files

In today’s newsletter: Having once demanded full disclosure, senior Maga figures have attempted to block efforts to publish the records

Nov 17, 2025

Entertainment

Friday briefing: Inside the dispute driving resident doctors back to the picket line

In today’s newsletter: As England’s doctors plan further walkouts, we look at what’s at stake for patients, the NHS and the health secretary, Wes Streeting

Nov 14, 2025

Entertainment

Thursday news quiz: hasty exits, horny bees and naked Nordics

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Nov 13, 2025

Politics

Tuesday briefing: What the BBC’s new crisis reveals about its failures – and future

In today’s newsletter: The nation’s public service broadcaster is at a critical juncture as it deals with governance misfires and a political agenda against it

Nov 11, 2025

World

Monday briefing: What to expect from Cop30 as the crucial climate conference kicks off in Brazil

In today’s newsletter: As the world’s leaders gather in Brazil, the urgency of the climate crisis collides with political inertia. The Guardian’s journalists will be following all the stories from Belém

Nov 10, 2025

World

Thursday briefing: ​Inside Labour’s ambitious rethink of the national curriculum

In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming​?

Nov 6, 2025

World

Thursday news quiz: errant flamingos, bottled messages and space nonsense

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Nov 6, 2025

Doctor Who lives on! But who will be the new Time Lord – and is it goodbye to Russell T Davies?

The BBC have confirmed that the long-running sci-fi show will return to our screens. But with ratings falling and its Disney partnership ending, questions hang over its future

Oct 30, 2025

Thursday news quiz: Dachshunds, Dave Ball, drag acts and data disasters

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Oct 30, 2025

Thursday news quiz: Jailhouse books, museum trouble and an unexpected bear

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Oct 23, 2025

Covid inquiry live: children paid ‘huge price’ to protect rest of society in pandemic, says Johnson

Former prime minister grilled over pandemic’s impact on young people and says he wishes ‘another solution’ could have been found over school closures

Oct 21, 2025

Thursday news quiz: book bans, bonkbuster authors and a papal visit

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

Oct 9, 2025

Politics

UK ‘stands ready to play our part’ in Gaza ceasefire deal, says foreign secretary – politics live

Yvette Cooper says deal to bring end to assault on Gaza and free hostages should be ‘implemented as swiftly as possible’

Oct 9, 2025