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Labour’s bonfire of planning regulations will stir up the shires and let down those most in need – but the construction lobby will be happy, says the Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

While many of the failings are seen as institutional, the report names some politicians for their role in the crisis

‘Never again can a disease lead to so many deaths and so much suffering,’ chairwoman Baroness Hallett said

Group says it is ‘relieved’ at many of report’s recommendations but calls for more measures to tackle inequality and improve capacity of public services

David Cameron, George Osborne and Matt Hancock to face criticism about priorities in years running up to pandemic

The ex-EastEnder is all charisma and comedy chops in this patchy sitcom about two wildly different brothers. The show leans heavily on his talent … and he delivers

British-Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza is desperate to return to his ‘punishment cell’ only a few metres long and wide, with his wife Evgenia deeply concerned about what will happen to him. Tom Watling speaks to her about facing days not knowing where or how he was before a lawyer was…

Only one UK prime minister has been assassinated, but others have faced close calls

General elections in Britain throw up some predictable news stories. For those, like myself, with an interest in animal history, some of the best are the familiar photo features of pets at polling stations. This is a recent tradition, now firmly established, that has proven handy for news outlets that…

Host is longest-serving presenter of the current affairs programme in BBC history

Without a timetable for the leadership race, the current uneasy truce might hold for a while, says Katy Balls, the Spectator’s political editor