The upshot being make do and mend, with everything fraying at the seams, if not actually falling apart. Charles Dickens’ ...

Political Correspondent Peter Spencer reports on the potential of a European return and Kier Starmer's new immigration policy ...

In this first edition of our new Screen Classics series The MALESTROM’s Danny Taggart reflects on Peter Bogdanovic’s timeless classic, The Last Picture Show. Released 46 years ago, this lesser known ...

In the week that saw students mostly but far from all whooping for joy over their A-level results, it’s worth asking how well our new government’s been performing in its first few weeks. Our Political ...

The Prime Minister’s looking on the front foot for a change, thanks to his trade agreements with India and America, and a better deal with the European Union to be unveiled in just over a week. But ...

As readers of The MALESTROM will well know, we’re partial to things that go bump in the night and can’t help be fascinated by the most haunted of haunted houses. Generally we look to our own isles for ...

Here at The MALESTROM, we’re not averse to a good old fright whether it be watching Michael Myers stalk a victim, trying out the latest terror attraction or ...

The parallel universe of Britain’s party conferences is where temperatures can be gauged. Not so much what’s said or done, more a matter of the mood. This year, on the back of Labour’s historic ...

There’s a lot happening this week, and the outcomes are anyone’s guess. The Prime Minister might be starting to break the deadlock over public sector pay, and he’s challenging hardliners to accept his ...

Most kids who grew up watching the Star Wars films, at one time or another dreamed of becoming a real Jedi while swooshing around a plastic lightsaber taking on imaginary Sith baddies. Daniel M Jones, ...

While it’s taken as read that Sir Keir Starmer’s headed for Downing Street, the only question being whether he’ll have a majority or a super-majority, the focus is switching to what happens next. Will ...