Turkey's New Sultan

Controversy of the week.

Is “Globalist Gary” Winning The Battle For Trump's Ear?

Is Steve Bannon “toast”? It’s certainly not looking good for the White House chief strategist, said Eugene Robinson in The Washington Post.

What The Scientists Are Saying…

Radical treatment for depression Ketamine could be used to alleviate the symptoms of depression in patients for whom “nothing has helped”, reports The Independent.

Exhibition Of The Week

Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto Photographs of Henryk Ross. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, through July 30

Issue Of The Week: The Election And The City

Investors are calculating that a win for Theresa May may mean a “softer” Brexit. They shouldn’t count on it

“Guaranteed To Meet The Grade You Order, Or You Get Your Money Back”

The rise of essays-to-order has raised concerns about the lack of regulation around this growing field, and the corresponding devaluation of degrees. Simon Usborne investigates the websites that offer a 100,000-word doctoral thesis for £82,238.

How Lego Conqured The World

Fourteen years ago, Lego was in big trouble – sales were down, debts were climbing and bankruptcy loomed. Today, it is the world’s most powerful brand. Johnny Davis chronicles the greatest turnaround in corporate history

Is Trump's "Young Princeling"Way Out Of His Depth?

“He was supposed to be the calm one, cool and unflappable under his Ray-Bans and beltless blue bespoke suits,” said David Freedlander on Politico.

Smartphones: Meet The ‘Essential Phone'

“The father of Android has a new baby,” said Roger Cheng and Richard Nieva on CNET.com.

Labour's “Youthquake”: How Corbyn Defied His Critics

“Jeremy Corbyn advocates a gentler politics, but on election night his supporters were riotous,” said Gabriel Pogrund and Sanya Burgess in The Sunday Times.

The Art Forger Who Fooled The World

Even as a child, Shaun Greenhalgh was a prodigiously talented artist. But instead of developing his own style, he made a fortune from forgeries – and ended up in jail. He told Simon Parkin about the perils of faking it

Billionaire Arms Trader Who Frittered Away $250,000 A Day

Adnan Khashoggi 1935-2017

Wonder Woman: From Fantasy To Hollywood Game-changer

Female superheroes don’t sell.

This Week's Dream: Slovenia's Secret Beaches

Piran: a place of “endless surprises”

The New Audi A8: Future Of The Luxury Class

The new Audi A8

Food & Drink What The Experts Recommend

Every now and then “we visit a new restaurant that feels just right,” says What’s On.

Theatre: Titus Andronicus

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (01789-403493). Until 2 September Running time: 3hrs 

Exhibition Of The Week Wyndham Lewis: Life, Art, War

Imperial War Museum North, The Quays, Manchester (0161-836 4000, www.iwm.org.uk). Until 1 January 2018

North Korea: Kim's Deadly Gift To America

Kim Jong Un: time to acquiesce?

The May Supremacy

The British “like a warrior queen”, said A.N. Wilson in The Spectator.

Firing Comey: The 'Blunder Of The Decade?

“It was a blatant abuse of executive power: a ‘thuggish, venal act’ of the like not seen since Nixon”

Hanging These Criminals Won't Solve India's Rape Problem

A vigil on the second anniversary of the attack.

Art

Exhibition Of The Week: Venice Biennale.

The Miracle Material

One million times thinner than a human hair and 200 times as strong as steel, is graphene the stuff of the future?

Crisis In The Balkans – But Europe Turns A Blind Eye

Opposition MPs covered in blood; a mob “closing in on them like a pack of wolves”: once again, the tiny Balkan republic of Macedonia (pop. 2.1 million) has hit world head lines, said Erwan Fouéré in Balkan Insight (Belgrade).

What The Scientists Are Saying…

A £50 blood test can identify which men with advanced prostate cancer will respond well to the standard drug treatment, a study has shown.

Prince Philip: A “Moderniser” With A Sense Of Duty

“I reckon I’ve done my bit,” he said, when he turned 90.

Labour's Woes: Is It Time For A New Party?

“Credibility is one of those indispensable political qualities that barely rates a mention when it is there,” said The Guardian.

Exhibition Of The Week Picasso: Minotaurs And Matadors

Gagosian, London W1 (020-7495 1500, www.gagosian.com). Until 25 August.

This Week's Dream: A Secret Paradise In The Indian Ocean

Beset by poverty and political instability – with more than 20 coups and attempted coups since independence from France in 1975 – the Comoros Islands are not an easy place to live.