Millions in England face longer waits for mental health care as NHS providers plan cuts
Demand for NHS mental health services has risen rapidly amid growing pressure on existing provision. Photograph: Roos Koole/Getty ImagesView image…
A ‘Keminaissance’ for the Tories is wishful thinking – Badenoch’s Reform-lite summer will only end one way | Jonathan Freedland
Kemi Badenoch visits a chemical company in Teeside, on the campaign trail for the local elections, 2 April 2026. Photograph:…
Cambridge academics reject university’s attempt to end row over Jason Arday
Jason Arday was selected as a torchbearer for the London 2012 Olympics. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image in fullscreenJason Arday was…
It must be tricky for Nige to remember what’s what. It’s so hideously complicated | John Crace
Nigel Farage: ‘Come on. Who doesn’t forget a few million pounds?’ Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNigel Farage: ‘Come…
Police and prosecution errors left proven sex offender free to murder two women in London
Simon Levy was first jailed for sexual violence in 2021 and while in jail he sexually assaulted a female prison…
Labour government says more people working illegally are being arrested and deported – UK politics live
Morning and welcome to our UK politics blog. The government said more arrests are being made for illegal working, with…
Rail passengers face second day of disruption across north-west England
National Rail said a power failure at a communications centre affected five rail companies: Avanti West Coast, East Midlands, Northern,…
I stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all? | Simon Jenkins
Monmouth Street in Covent Garden, London. Photograph: Jonathan Wilson/AlamyView image in fullscreenMonmouth Street in Covent Garden, London. Photograph: Jonathan Wilson/Alamy…
Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment
Alan Milburn said ministers needed to ‘make somebody responsible’ for identifying and supporting the children who risked becoming unemployed. Photograph:…