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More drilling won’t fix Britain’s latest energy crisis

The Lead Untangles: Can social cohesion be Labour's greatest mission?

What does a good death look like?

Reform’s patriots don’t want to pay for their country

Christian Concern: Inside the rise of a powerful evangelical lobby

The Lead Untangles: A practical guide on what to do about your energy bills – right now

“I have a panic alarm in my bag”: the grim reality of life as a female politician in Britain

The Lead Untangles: Is the Greens' drugs policy reckless or responsible?

Blind loyalty to Washington will not keep Britain safe

Help our local journalism to keep setting the agenda

Epstein, eugenics, and the far right

Gorton and Denton by-election: The silent majority isn't silent, and it isn't Reform

What the Hell is actually going on with the Chagos Islands?

Prime Minister calls for deputy council leader to be sacked over death threat to MP social post

Reform's proposals for a 'British ICE' would normalise fascism

Exclusive: No suspension for Reform councillor who shared post calling for female MP to be shot

Can the Greens really go mainstream?

The Lead Untangles: Election campaigning laws

Reform Watch: It's pints over poverty as Jenrick doubles down on two-child cap

What next, Keir Starmer?

Guaranteeing the essentials: How Britain could end crisis-level poverty

This is how we fix Universal Credit

Unsung Britain: a wake up call over sliding living standards buried under Westminster drama

Child poverty is racialised – we won't end the crisis until this is acknowledged

Notes from the North: Saved from climate change by the local authority, councillors fear physical attacks and threats

Reform Watch: Neo-Nazi AI slop, free speech rows and more on Matt Goodwin

Keir Starmer cannot pretend this is a passing storm

It takes a village: How to make parenting less lonely

"Connection and community": How can we make parenting better?

The Lead Untangles: Who are the far-right figures mentioned in the Epstein files?

Why Starmer might not be ready to go just yet

Parents aren’t failing their children: the state is failing parents

Reform Watch: Matt Goodwin endorsed by Tommy Robinson, plus cynicism in Preston and Dogle failures

Notes from the North: Reform UK slammed over AI image of library, Blackpool in the Epstein files

The Lead Digest: AI in the North, quarter zips and Peter Mandelson

Reform UK’s silence on Epstein speaks volumes

From baby beavers to river walks: across Britain, local climate action is taking root

The Lead Untangles: Will the Warm Homes Plan help you?

Notes from the North: Cat Smith banned from charity talk by Reform council, the far-right in Blackpool

Reform Watch Special: The Hungarian Candidate

The Lead Digest: Skipton, secrets and the Sycamore Gap

Britain’s parties are addicted to control – and it’s breaking politics

Just how disillusioned are we? The apathy crisis in stats

The Lead Untangles: Student loan debt – will graduates ever pay them off?

Reform Watch: Defections, transgressions and a seat for the Greens

The Lead Digest: Hamnet, Frankenstein and the war in Iran

Notes from the North: Houchen and Farage get pally and the potential cancellation of elections

Trump’s Greenland tantrum could be Starmer’s defining moment

How to make modern dating work for you

The Lead in Conversation: What is going on with modern dating?

The Lead Untangles: Facial recognition technology - surveillance state or crucial police tool?

Reform Watch: First Zahawi, now Jenrick? Welcome to a Defection Special

The Lead Digest: Pete Hegseth, housing and why you should probably just have a pint

Notes from the North: Broken council tax promises in Lancashire, illegal converted HMOs and punishment for lying

Ofcom investigates X — now the government must prove it can enforce the law

Disabled Londoner with MBE left homeless by his own council

When politics feels broken, think smaller: the case for community action

The Lead Untangles: What's next for Nato?

The Hope Reset: Why we’re choosing optimism for 2026 – and how you can too

Reform Watch: Misinformation, myth-making and malicious U-turns

The Lead Digest: Gerry Gable, Stranger Things and honouring our New Year's resolutions

Notes from the North: Teesworks dividends go up despite plummeting income and a very bleak New Year's Eve online

Abuse thrives where the government tweets – why it's time to quit X now

More energy, more passion: The five big tests for Labour in 2026