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UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption

10 février 2026 à 07:00

Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies

The UK and US have sunk to new lows in a global index of corruption, amid a “worrying trend” of democratic institutions being eroded by political donations, cash for access and state targeting of campaigners and journalists.

Experts and businesspeople rated 182 countries based on their perception of corruption levels in the public sector to compile a league table that was bookended by Denmark at the top with the lowest levels of corruption and South Sudan at the bottom.

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© Photograph: Andy Andrews/Getty Images

© Photograph: Andy Andrews/Getty Images

© Photograph: Andy Andrews/Getty Images

Moroccan lamb filo pie and rhubarb panna cotta: Thomasina Miers’ Sunday best recipes

10 février 2026 à 07:00

A succulent, richly seasoned lamb pie filled with honey carrots and almonds, followed by a cardomom- and orange-spiked desert

There is little as pleasing to cook in the depths of the winter as a pot of enticingly fragrant, slow-braised meat. A shoulder of lamb is one of my favourite cuts; you, or a friendly butcher, will need to trim away its excess fat, a job that will reward you with an exquisite flavour that marries beautifully with bold spicing. Here, we travel to Morocco, with sweetly aromatic ginger, turmeric and cinnamon, and follow that with cardamom, cream and rhubarb for pudding. A sumptuous, colourful feast to stave off any February blues.

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© Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Florence Blair.

© Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Florence Blair.

© Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food and prop styling: Florence Blair.

Unmasking US rap iconoclast MF Doom’s final years in West Yorkshire

Podcast by Adam Batty and BBC 6 Music DJ Afrodeutsche follows the leads to Leeds

The hunt for clues about the life of the masked rapper MF Doom had taken Adam Batty to some strange places, none more so than a remote-control car shop in the market town of Otley, West Yorkshire.

Rumour had it that Doom, who died in Leeds in 2020, had spent thousands in the shop. Other sightings placed him in the indie venue the Brudenell Social Club.

MF DOOM: Long Island to Leeds is available on BBC Sounds from Tuesday 10 February.

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© Photograph: Jim Dyson/Redferns

© Photograph: Jim Dyson/Redferns

© Photograph: Jim Dyson/Redferns

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