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  • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
    UK Inequality
    Shift in government spending has cut UK inequality, study finds

    IFS says increase in health provision, wider access to education and introduction of university fees is behind change

  • Monday, 29 May, 2023
    UK immigration
    ‘We are all thinking about how to contribute’: Hongkongers boost Britain’s suburbs

    Immigration influx brings a highly skilled workforce that is eager to integrate

  • Friday, 26 May, 2023
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    Britain is not America — and the right shouldn’t forget it

    The US brand of national conservatism fails to resonate in the UK because it is a fundamentally different society

  • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
    UK
    UK police arrest man after car crashes into gates of Downing Street

    Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in his office at time of incident

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
    Special ReportHealth at Work
    Navigating work as a blind person

    People with sight loss encounter misconceptions of their ability, inaccessible recruitment practices, and insufficient workplace support

  • Friday, 19 May, 2023
    Financial fraud
    Online UK fraudster sentenced to 13 years over £100mn bank ‘spoofing’ scam

    Tejay Fletcher’s iSpoof website helped criminals defraud victims by posing as bank staff

  • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
    Jemima Kelly
    American mockery of Britain masks a deeper insecurity

    Laughing at us from across the Atlantic does not make problems at home go away

  • Monday, 8 May, 2023
    Coronation Weekend’s ‘Big Help Out’ aims to kick-start volunteering sector

    Royal approval used to reverse drop in community participation since Covid-19 pandemic

  • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
    King Charles III
    Coronation ceremonial gives way to communal celebration

    Thousands across Britain get together for street lunches after the formal crowning of King Charles on Saturday

  • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
    Coronation day arrests prompt fears for UK civil liberties

    Police arrested 52 people including republican protesters and council volunteers after warning against disruption

  • Saturday, 6 May, 2023
    King Charles III
    Coronation of Charles III: an irresistible spectacle

    Seven decades in the making, the ceremony at Westminster Abbey was a splendid and strange ritual

  • Saturday, 6 May, 2023
    King Charles III
    Charles III crowned King on day of ancient ceremony

    Foreign leaders and royalty gathered at Westminster Abbey for the coronation amid heavy security

  • Friday, 5 May, 2023
    UK local elections
    UK pressure group urges ministers to scrap mandatory ID for voting

    Unlock Democracy says ‘significant number’ of people blocked from casting ballot in local elections in England on Thursday

  • Friday, 5 May, 2023
    News in-depthKing Charles III
    King Charles’s coronation weekend: how will it unfold?

    A mix of pomp dating back centuries, religious ceremony and some modern innovations

  • Friday, 5 May, 2023
    UK business & economy
    UK retailers and pubs hope for boost from coronation of King Charles

    Forecast £1.4bn total spend this weekend welcomed by businesses hit by sluggish consumer demand

  • Friday, 5 May, 2023
    Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
    Progressives are winning the immigration debate — but it doesn’t feel like it

    In the west, increased openness to diversity may be a direct reaction to populism

  • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
    Sarah O'Connor
    People are numb to big numbers

    Millions, billions, trillions — the human brain isn’t wired to comprehend information on a large scale

  • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
    The Big Read
    How education became the new faultline in British politics

    A growing number of voters are graduates and they are becoming less likely to back the Conservatives, threatening to redraw the country’s electoral map

  • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
    UK employment
    UK lost record number of working days to sickness in 2022, says ONS

    Official figures show rise in absence rate comes as government seeks to boost size of workforce

  • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
    Cost of living crisis
    Almost 40% of UK 35 to 44-year-olds borrow to make ends meet

    Resolution Foundation study reveals impact of cost of living crisis across all demographics

  • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    Rapid uptake in England of underage vaping prompts health warnings

    One in seven teens now engage in the practice as pressure mounts on government to clamp down on sale of e-cigarettes

  • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
    UK employment
    UK needs higher standards for low-paid workers, says think-tank

    Resolution Foundation calls for increase in minimum wage and job protection to match global peers

  • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
    Climate change
    Extinction Rebellion threatens ‘unprecedented’ disobedience in UK

    More than 40 green groups demand UK stops supporting fossil fuel industry ahead of major protest in capital

  • Friday, 14 April, 2023
    UK Inequality
    More Londoners live in poor quality housing than any other UK region

    Nationally about 6.5mn people live in substandard accommodation, study finds

  • Sunday, 9 April, 2023
    UK politics & policy
    UK to clamp down on vape products targeted at teens

    Government to launch first crackdown on e-cigarettes amid rising health fears over surge in use among children

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