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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
Catherine Neilan
Labour welfare split could spell the end for Starmer

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Labour welfare split could spell the end for Starmer
Michael Rosen
My Eddie, a vision on a sleigh: a story of grief for Christmas

Sun 21 Dec 2025

My Eddie, a vision on a sleigh: a story of grief for Christmas
John Simpson
Qesser Zuhrah: the student who could soon become the UK’s youngest hunger striker to die

Sun 21 Dec 2025

Qesser Zuhrah: the student who could soon become the UK’s youngest hunger striker to die
Claudia Williams
David Walliams’ new book was promoted hours before he was ditched by publisher

Sun 21 Dec 2025

David Walliams’ new book was promoted hours before he was ditched by publisher
Erica Wagner
The downfall of David Walliams can only be good news for children’s books

Sat 20 Dec 2025

The downfall of David Walliams can only be good news for children’s books
Ten misconceptions about the UK business outlook

Fri 19 Dec 2025

Ten misconceptions about the UK business outlook
Vanessa Thorpe
Library card plan to help write newborns’ first chapter

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Library card plan to help write newborns’ first chapter
John Simpson
Far right has ‘parked its tanks on the front lawn of the Church of England’, bishop says

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Far right has ‘parked its tanks on the front lawn of the Church of England’, bishop says
Catherine Neilan
‘I never encountered that kind of cruel, personal antisemitism before or since’

Sun 14 Dec 2025

‘I never encountered that kind of cruel, personal antisemitism before or since’
Fred Harter
Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Scrapping some British juries is a major change. It may not work
Xavier Greenwood
The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The chair of the UK’s fiscal watchdog has resigned. Rachel Reeves could be next
Rachel Sylvester
Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Economic with the truth: the mis-selling of the budget
Jeevan Vasagar
Mystery rubbish: who dumped the 150-metre pile in Oxfordshire?

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Mystery rubbish: who dumped the 150-metre pile in Oxfordshire?
Xavier Greenwood
Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model

Tue 18 Nov 2025

Shabana Mahmood has thrown a hail mary with her new asylum model
Fred Harter
Prisoners keep being freed by accident. It is a symptom of a bigger issue

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Prisoners keep being freed by accident. It is a symptom of a bigger issue
Xavier Greenwood
The world’s most trusted broadcaster faces threats on multiple fronts

Wed 12 Nov 2025

The world’s most trusted broadcaster faces threats on multiple fronts
Fred Harter
The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste

Thu 30 Oct 2025

The asylum hotel story can be summed up in a single word: waste
Fred Harter
The acquittal of Soldier F leaves victims and their relatives still seeking closure

Tue 28 Oct 2025

The acquittal of Soldier F leaves victims and their relatives still seeking closure
Catherine Neilan
How unpopular is Keir Starmer?

Mon 27 Oct 2025

How unpopular is Keir Starmer?
Catherine Neilan
Plaid Cymru topples Labour in historic byelection

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Plaid Cymru topples Labour in historic byelection
Fred Harter
Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs

Fri 24 Oct 2025

Not everyone is happy about the UK’s new digital IDs
Fred Harter
The Prince Andrew scandal shows no sign of going away

Wed 22 Oct 2025

The Prince Andrew scandal shows no sign of going away
Fred Harter
New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS

Thu 16 Oct 2025

New witness statements for collapsed spy case shift focus to the CPS
Fred Harter
With pubs closing at a fast rate, Labour is reviewing licensing

Wed 15 Oct 2025

With pubs closing at a fast rate, Labour is reviewing licensing
Catherine Neilan
First crypto donation to major UK party

Sat 11 Oct 2025

First crypto donation to major UK party
Fred Harter
A sense of decay prevails at the Conservative party conference

Wed 8 Oct 2025

A sense of decay prevails at the Conservative party conference
Catherine Neilan
Leadership whispers and Reform dominate Labour conference

Wed 1 Oct 2025

Leadership whispers and Reform dominate Labour conference
Rachel Sylvester
Starmer to unveil ‘patriotic’ plan for next generation of new towns

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Starmer to unveil ‘patriotic’ plan for next generation of new towns
Rachel Sylvester
‘We’ve got to steady our nerves’

Sun 28 Sept 2025

‘We’ve got to steady our nerves’
Bernard Gray
UK to build 12 nuclear plants in £10bn plan

Sun 21 Sept 2025

UK to build 12 nuclear plants in £10bn plan
Serena Cesareo
Palantir is the company that sees it all

Fri 19 Sept 2025

Palantir is the company that sees it all
Rachel Sylvester
New laws to limit the ECHR would be no silver bullet

Wed 17 Sept 2025

New laws to limit the ECHR would be no silver bullet
Catherine Neilan
Mandelson has made things go from bad to worse for Starmer

Mon 15 Sept 2025

Mandelson has made things go from bad to worse for Starmer
Rachel Sylvester
‘Keironomics’ marks start of Whitehall reshaping of state

Sat 6 Sept 2025

‘Keironomics’ marks start of Whitehall reshaping of state
Steve Bloomfield
Since when did the Foreign Office become a demotion?

Sat 6 Sept 2025

Since when did the Foreign Office become a demotion?
James Tapper
Mounjaro price hikes will make obesity even more unfair

Thu 4 Sept 2025

Mounjaro price hikes will make obesity even more unfair
Rachel Sylvester
PM enlists Whitehall fixer and top economist to bolster team

Sat 30 Aug 2025

PM enlists Whitehall fixer and top economist to bolster team
Erica Wagner
Big coffee chains are has-beans – the indies rule the roast

Sat 30 Aug 2025

Big coffee chains are has-beans – the indies rule the roast
Giles Whittell
Swamp life takes hold in Windermere

Thu 28 Aug 2025

Swamp life takes hold in Windermere
Stephen Armstrong
No news is bad news when it comes to local journalism

Tue 26 Aug 2025

No news is bad news when it comes to local journalism

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