The claimed reason for Christopher Harborne’s unprecedented and undeclared donation to the Reform leader is facing scrutiny

Keir Starmer’s ‘toxic’ party is falling apart. Now Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are ready to pick up the pieces

The Reform leader is emulating Trump by promoting a crypto firm in which he owns shares, and conflict of interest rules can’t stop him

If found innocent, Clive Freeman would be the victim of the worst miscarriage of justice in British history

Ceri Thomas revisits the appalling case of Peter Sullivan, jailed for 38 years for a murder he did not commit and offered no apology when finally released. Why does the court work so slowly? Why is it allowed to mark its own homework, and why is it so resistant to reform?  Reporter: Ceri Thomas Producer: Katie Gunning Artwork: Lucy Stevenson Sound design: Dominic Delargy Editor: Matt Russell Subscribe to The Observer today: https://observer.co.uk/subscribe  And get access to: Our podcasts before anyone else A daily edition, curated by our editors 7 days a week Puzzles from the inventors of the cryptic crossword Recipes for every occasion Free tickets to join Observer events in our newsroom or online Subscribe today for just £1 for your first month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The release of Peter Sullivan, victim of the UK’s worst miscarriage of justice, leaves Merseyside police searching for a vicious murderer nearly four decades later

The victim of a 38-year-long miscarriage of justice should have been freed much earlier. But bureaucracy and the pedantic application of procedure kept him behind bars

Labour’s measures won’t stop Reform ‘throwing the kitchen sink’ at May’s elections. Perhaps it’s time to use another way to stop influence-peddling

Although the US and Israel have launched an opportunistic war, their targets reveal a strategy of divide and conquer

New political donation rules won’t stop him giving as much as he likes

Christopher Harborne lives in Thailand, made a fortune in cryptocurrency and bankrolled the Brexit party before backing Reform. What does his money buy?

Some critics say the secretive public inquiry isn’t public at all. Others call it ‘bonkers’. Afghans like Bilal and Imran just want to know what happened to those they love

Duke’s testimony sets the tone in the first week of his privacy trial

The BBC is struggling to keep hold of big hitters at the very heart of BBC News

As the Duke of Sussex continues his crusade against the British media this week, he will meet a dogged opponent in the Mail’s ex-editor Paul Dacre

The government seems unyielding, the prisoners unbending, but their dangerous method of protest may prove least compromising of all

A senior UK special forces officer testifies that he passed information about killings to superiors – but they hushed it up

Samir Shah’s selection as chair and the role of Robbie Gibb on the board have prompted a rethink about political appointees at the BBC

After the resignation from the governing body of ‘the guy who most took on’ Robbie Gibb, a select committee will on Monday seek clarity on the political appointee’s agenda

The shocking saga of a national institution has all the hallmarks of a crime drama