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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...
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The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world – and we are far from ready for it
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leader...
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The aunts, the ‘red peer’ and the Basque refugees
Letters: Judith Martin on a mural that commemorates the brave work of obituary writer Daniel Vulliamy’s aunts...
Health
Researchers hope powerful new microscope will reveal ‘root cause’ of incurable bowel disease
No run-of-the-mill tech, ‘Curie’ operates at 10 times the resolution of conventional microscopy and could spur...
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...
Health
Only slim chance target of 1.5m new homes in England will be met, Angela Rayner says
Angela Rayner says manifesto pledge is not being dropped but focus is now on building council houses
Health
Unpaid carers could die before seeing justice for overpayments scandal, charities warn
Campaigners say at current glacial pace some may be waiting years before receiving a refund from DWP
Health
Female asylum seekers report being sexually assaulted by British men
Women say they are wary of pursuing criminal prosecution of rapes, for fear of having their asylum claims refu...
Politics
Rise in abuse of election candidates is ‘changing politics’ in England
Electoral Commission finds abuse, particularly of women, minority ethnic and disabled people, is affecting can...
Politics
Trade unions, MPs and donors urge Burnham to revisit party funding rules
PM has so far declined to insert curbs on UK-based donors, despite £72m donations from billionaires to Reform...
Politics
Leaders at Celtic summit to affirm right to seek independence from UK
Call for ‘constitutional change in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland’ likely to challenge Burnham’s devolut...
Politics
Why English devolution is fraught with difficulty
Letters: Readers respond to an editorial that argued for more accountability from local authorities in return...