Health
‘Amazing community’: how people are making new friends and connections as adults
As concern about loneliness and social isolation grows, we spoke to people who have joined groups and set up a...
England
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Health
‘A really scary place for children’: English hospitals have chronic lack of health play staff
Analysis finds only 955 play professionals supporting 21 million child hospital admissions, leaving many traum...
Health
Women in England with incurable breast cancer to get life-extending drug on NHS
Thousands with HER2-low advanced breast cancer will have access to Enhertu after ministers strike deal on pric...
Health
Prisoners to ‘double up’ in one-person prefab cells, leaked documents show
Exclusive: Ten category C prisons in England and Wales asked to add second beds, in breach of safe occupancy l...
Politics
‘A man threatened to shoot me’: the abuse pushing UK councillors out of politics
Exclusive: Survey finds 78% of councillors feel at risk in their roles, with 52% saying intimidation has risen...
Politics
Addison Lee founder owes £20.5m in tax after UK tribunal ruling
HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin’s claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhood
Business
Retail sales bounce back in Great Britain amid brighter signs for economy
Latest data to defy economic gloom shows 0.5% rise boosted by purchases of sports items, aircon units and fans...
Home
Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues ‘wilfully putting lives at risk’
Hundreds of cars driven through cones or barriers in England this year, says National Highways
Home
Tuesday briefing: How to understand Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’s joint call for change
In today’s newsletter: Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin have signed an agreement for greater powers, as pres...
Health
Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role
Fire survivors and bereaved urge Barnet Group to ‘reconsider’ appointment of Laura Johnson, who pushed for che...
Politics
Why English devolution is fraught with difficulty
Letters: Readers respond to an editorial that argued for more accountability from local authorities in return...
Business
Mohamed Al Fayed abuse compensation claims could reach £150m, says law firm
Combined value of 275 women’s claims is far greater than amount Harrods has set aside for payouts