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The Lead Untangles: North Sea drilling
There's cries of 'drill Andy drill' and the new Prime Minister has been hinting there may be a change in policy - we drill into the facts
 • Adam Barnett and The Lead
Beaches, blue skies, and bins: What we found out on the streets of Clacton-on-Sea
Ahead of a contentious by-election forced by Nigel Farage's resignation as MP, the Essex seaside town is weighing up Reform's leader against Count…
 • Fred Garratt-Stanley and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: How extreme heat is impacting our health service
Clinicians and healthcare professionals saw the human cost of the heatwave last month – but risk suspension for climate protests
 • Ellie Broughton and The Lead
It's the end of Reform as we know it
A bad few months for Nigel Farage's insurgent party has shown their true colours
 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Planning reforms
New planning rules have sparked claims that councils will no longer be able to block HMOs, but the reality is more complicated
 • The Lead and Kevin Gopal

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The house that Burnham builds
A new generation of council homes is promised but the myths of who gets them are taking hold
 • Hannah Fearn and The Lead
“While anyone can drown, drowning is not equal”: The race gap in Britain’s water safety crisis
A new film explores the stark racial and socioeconomic inequalities shaping water safety in Britain
 • Natalie Morris and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: The push to regulate therapy
A new petition says it’s time to regulate the profession– but therapists and clients disagree
 • The Lead and Ellie Broughton
Burnham has brought hope back to No.10 - now comes the hard part
Burnham’s first moves suggest a government focused on living standards and everyday concerns — but difficult choices are already emerging
 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead Editors
'I remember going to the shop and someone refusing to serve me' - life for EU nationals since Brexit vote
This summer is ten years since the EU referendum, 5.8million people have settled status in the UK. How have they found living here since Brexit?
 • Kevin Gopal and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Why is the UK seeing so many wildfires?
The UK is increasingly at risk of experiencing wildfires, with last year seeing the most blazes on record. But are we prepared?
 • The Lead, Ella Glover, and The Lead Editors
Nigel Farage wants to be protected — and persecuted
Drilling into what the Reform leader has said and done since the shocking death of Ann Widdecombe
 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
The Lead Untangles: Rent controls
With Andy Burnham almost certain to become the next Prime Minister, campaigners are demanding rent controls
 • The Lead and Kevin Gopal
Nigel Farage is toast
He may win the battle, but Farage has already lost the myth
 • Zoe Grunewald and The Lead
Coastal towns swung Brexit, now they may again hold the balance for Reform
A decade on from the UK's vote to leave the EU, we explore how the political landscape has evolved in Dover, a town that's shaping the national…
 • Fred Garratt-Stanley and The Lead
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The Lead in Conversation: "Disinformation is one of the most crucial issues we face"
Perhaps one of the biggest indicators of whether a town would Vote Leave was its proximity to the sea. Fred Garratt-Stanley went to Dover to see how it…
 • The Lead, Ella Glover, and Fred Garratt-Stanley
The Lead Untangles: The false claims about Andy Burnham’s business interests
With Andy Burnham front and centre, old rumours about his wife’s ties to a public contract are being rehashed online.
 • Ella Glover and The Lead
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