Best of 2023
Year in review: Our pick of this year’s best Premium features, columns and essays
The war in Ukraine entered its second year and a devastating conflict between Israel and Gaza was unleashed, with no end in sight for either. But there was lightness elsewhere with the big screen Barbenheimer battle — and Elton John’s unforgettable Glastonbury swansong
Sunday 31 December 2023 06:30 GMT
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January

February

March
April

May

June

July

August
- Wagner mercenaries issue a chilling message on Poland’s doorstep: ‘We are here’
- Putin’s hit list: from poisoned tea to mysterious falls, the grisly fate of the Kremlin’s enemies
- Is the World Cup kiss Spain’s Me Too moment?
- Footage of Holocaust miracle rescue unearthed for the first time
- Trump’s mugshot was a theatrical masterstroke with a showman’s flair for the outrageous

September

October
- Seven days that shook the world: how the horror of Hamas – and Israel’s revenge – unfolded
- Bibi on the brink: Can Netanyahu survive a growing chorus of disapproval?
- I spent seven years talking to Jimmy Savile – it was all a game for him, a twisted thrill
- Wipeout: from partygate to election apocalypse — the lies and cowardice that detonated the Tory party
- It’s time to exorcise the ghosts of our great railway stations

November

December
- Keeping up with the Johnsons: what Boris and Carrie have been up to (and what they plan next)
- The Henry Kissinger I knew was a dazzling intellect right until the end
- The UK and US are climate hypocrites – why do we expect oil states to be any better?
- Shane MacGowan was a chaotic hellraiser and a natural storyteller who could give you a whole life in a handful of lines

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