Meet the offenders cleaning canals in the West Midlands as an alternative to prison
Steve Warmer rests after collecting litter from alongside the canal. Photograph: Tom Pilston/The GuardianView image in fullscreenSteve Warmer rests after…
What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on a quest to solve youth jobs crisis
Alan Milburn (right) at the Irish Rail apprentice training centre in Inchicore, Dublin. Photograph: Patrick Bolger/The GuardianView image in fullscreenAlan…
As a Tory, I say things are looking up. Farage is fading, and the looming threat to No 10 is called Kemi | Simon Hart
Kemi Badenoch at Aberdeen harbour, September 2025. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenKemi Badenoch at Aberdeen harbour, September…
‘It is British life’: Downing Street vows to stop councils trying to restrict standing in pubs
The prime minister, Andy Burnham, and the chancellor, John Healey, visit a London pub. Photograph: Richard Pohle/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in…
Cambridge dons demand accountability over Jason Arday appointment
Jason Arday at the time of his appointment to a professorship at Cambridge University in 2023. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianView…
Norfolk police arrest two men after officers injured during unrest over asylum plans
Protests have been held over plans to house asylum seekers on the RAF Barnham site near Thetford. Photograph: Martin Pope/Getty…
Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre
Trains in the Greater Manchester, the Midlands and the north-west of England are most affected by the power cut that…
Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators
About 5,000 people are expected to be released early under sentencing changes designed to tackle overcrowding in jails. Photograph: Dan…
By day five of my labour, I didn’t want an ‘ideal birth’. I only wanted to survive | Natalie Morris
Illustration: PA/Alamy/Getty/Guardian DesignView image in fullscreen Illustration: PA/Alamy/Getty/Guardian Design By day five of my labour, I didn’t want an ‘ideal…
Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir
Jason Arday had faced a series of questions over his academic work and credentials prior to his resignation. Photograph: Christian…