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Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Inside the Mandelson appointment scandal

Thu 12 Mar 2026

Inside the Mandelson appointment scandal
Rachel Sylvester
Britain’s nuclear deterrent isn’t independent. It’s rented from America

Wed 11 Mar 2026

Britain’s nuclear deterrent isn’t independent. It’s rented from America
Samra Turajlić
Offer scientists stability or the UK’s health and economy will get poorer

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Offer scientists stability or the UK’s health and economy will get poorer
John Simpson
Grenfell Tower families save victim handprints

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Grenfell Tower families save victim handprints
Megan Clement
Fayed survivors seek ‘conversation’ with PM as Met widens inquiry

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Fayed survivors seek ‘conversation’ with PM as Met widens inquiry
John Simpson
‘There will be few tears’. But Huntley’s death highlights grim state of prisons

Sun 8 Mar 2026

‘There will be few tears’. But Huntley’s death highlights grim state of prisons
Emma Haslett
Hoping for a ‘perfect’ baby? Genetic testing startups lure parents to US

Sun 8 Mar 2026

Hoping for a ‘perfect’ baby? Genetic testing startups lure parents to US
Barney Macintyre
The Telegraph rejoins Europe: how a German firm bought the Brexiteers

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The Telegraph rejoins Europe: how a German firm bought the Brexiteers
Xavier Greenwood
Head of Police Federation arrested for fraud

Thu 5 Mar 2026

Head of Police Federation arrested for fraud
Sharon White
We need to get the UK’s renewables transfer right

Sun 1 Mar 2026

We need to get the UK’s renewables transfer right
Zack Polanski
Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Labour ignored voters in Gorton and Denton. We listened to them. And we won
Catherine Neilan
The Greens’ Gorton and Denton win may be the nail in the coffin for the two-party system

Fri 27 Feb 2026

The Greens’ Gorton and Denton win may be the nail in the coffin for the two-party system
Fred Harter
Reform’s ICE-style ‘deportation command’ would be costly and inefficient

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Reform’s ICE-style ‘deportation command’ would be costly and inefficient
Rachel Sylvester
The populists have the accelerator flat on the floor. Labour must go big or go home

Wed 25 Feb 2026

The populists have the accelerator flat on the floor. Labour must go big or go home
Fred Harter
Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included

Wed 25 Feb 2026

Labour has taken radical steps to overhaul the Send system. But not everyone will feel included
Fred Harter
Labour may be digging itself into a hole

Wed 18 Feb 2026

Labour may be digging itself into a hole
Fred Harter
Starmer’s reset may push Labour leftwards

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Starmer’s reset may push Labour leftwards
John Simpson
Palestine Action activist speaks out after release from jail

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Palestine Action activist speaks out after release from jail
Sam Freedman
Spooked by Reform, Labour may have cut net migration too far

Mon 9 Feb 2026

Spooked by Reform, Labour may have cut net migration too far
Kate Maltby
It’s years too late, but at least Ed Davey is learning from the Epstein horror

Sun 8 Feb 2026

It’s years too late, but at least Ed Davey is learning from the Epstein horror
James Tapper
Rising water table threatens homes as rain turns biblical

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Rising water table threatens homes as rain turns biblical
Catherine Neilan
Lords reform to be tackled by new group of MPs

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Lords reform to be tackled by new group of MPs
James Tapper
Fifty shades of drey: how a scheme to sterilise grey squirrels turned them pink

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Fifty shades of drey: how a scheme to sterilise grey squirrels turned them pink
John Simpson
‘What I have experienced pales in comparison with what Palestinian prisoners go through’

Sun 8 Feb 2026

‘What I have experienced pales in comparison with what Palestinian prisoners go through’
Catherine Neilan
‘Dead in the water’: Labour MPs acknowledge that this may be the end for Starmer

Fri 6 Feb 2026

‘Dead in the water’: Labour MPs acknowledge that this may be the end for Starmer
Fred Harter
The assisted dying bill is floundering in the upper chamber

Wed 4 Feb 2026

The assisted dying bill is floundering in the upper chamber
Martha Gill
It’s time we paved paradise and put up a housing block

Wed 4 Feb 2026

It’s time we paved paradise and put up a housing block
Esther Rantzen
It’s too late to help me, but please, lords, spare others this needless pain

Sun 1 Feb 2026

It’s too late to help me, but please, lords, spare others this needless pain
Bex Sander
Pornhub blocks access for new UK users

Sat 31 Jan 2026

Pornhub blocks access for new UK users
Fred Harter
Labour’s plan for a radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales

Tue 27 Jan 2026

Labour’s plan for a radical overhaul of policing in England and Wales
Jeevan Vasagar
‘Golden shares’ tactic to prevent Kraken swimming for US shores

Sun 25 Jan 2026

‘Golden shares’ tactic to prevent Kraken swimming for US shores
John Simpson
‘British FBI’ to tackle terrorism and organised crime

Sun 25 Jan 2026

‘British FBI’ to tackle terrorism and organised crime
Fred Harter
Robert Jenrick’s defection is a coup for Reform – but there are risks too

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Robert Jenrick’s defection is a coup for Reform – but there are risks too
Patricia Clarke
Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency

Mon 19 Jan 2026

Young people turning to Childline for help with AI dependency
Chloe Hadjimatheou
A hunch, a hint and six months of shoe-leather reporting

Sun 18 Jan 2026

A hunch, a hint and six months of shoe-leather reporting
Martha Gill
The fortunes of the bus may finally be turning around

Wed 14 Jan 2026

The fortunes of the bus may finally be turning around
Alex Diggins
I advertised myself as a ‘rental friend’. Then a man asked me to lick his toes

Wed 14 Jan 2026

I advertised myself as a ‘rental friend’. Then a man asked me to lick his toes
Jack Straw
‘Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive – they’re dangerously misleading’

Sat 3 Jan 2026

‘Zack Polanski’s migration policies aren’t naive – they’re dangerously misleading’
Martha Gill
Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Libraries are essential to help us navigate the world

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