Trussell's Ayaz Manji writes about why universal credit needs reforming 15 years on from the government first revealing plans for the benefit.

Ground-breaking research has made some fascinating discoveries on the dictator, from his ancestry to possible neurological disorders.

Police believe device was deliberately planted near frontbench to disrupt proceedings, prompting heightened security in parliament

Resignations, suspensions and infighting lead to party losing crown of highest number of seats in the county

London and Moscow’s rivalry stretches back to the imperial era, but the Ukraine war has brought relations to a new low

Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The men on strict immigration bail will be required to report regularly to the Home Office.

Developers are turning to health-related activities as traditional stores hit by online retail continue to close

Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry Countries must recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as a key component of tackling the climate crisis, and civil society must help in the defence of such lands against mining interests, Brazil’s minister for Indigenous peoples has said. Sonia Guajajara, a longtime Indigenous activist before being appointed a minister by President Lula da Silva, said: “[Among the goals of the Cop30 summit is] a request that countries recognise the demarcation of Indigenous lands as climate policy.” Continue reading...

With Labour purged of Corbynites and Corbyn’s party in chaos, Green leader Zack Polanski has become an icon for dispossessed youth but is he just a showman?

New documents reveal how Epstein sought to repair his battered public image