The Lead in 2025 – some of our favourite stories (part 1)
As the year draws to a close we bring together some stories you may have missed this year.
As we start winding down to the end of the year, we’re taking the opportunity to look back over everything we have covered in 2025. From culture wars to dodgy pubs, medical scandals to patriotic bots – here are the stories our editors have picked out as some their favourite by The Lead’s writers this year…
We start with heading out into our green and ple…






