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  • Sunday, 4 August, 2024
    UK crime
    Fresh violence flares after dozens of rioters arrested across England

    Mob storms hotel housing asylum seekers as PM vows ‘extremists’ will feel full force of law

    Police woman walks past a burning car
  • Sunday, 4 August, 2024
    Explainer
    Why are the far right rioting in England?

    A horrific knife attack, disinformation and extremists whipping up anger have all played a role in triggering a shocking outburst of violence

    Trouble flares during an anti-immigration protest outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Sunday
  • Sunday, 4 August, 2024
    Starmer vows ‘extremists’ will feel full weight of law after riot arrests

    Judges consider keeping courts open all night after mobs clash with police across England

    Police face down a mob in Liverpool on Saturday
  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
    Rioting breaks out in Sunderland as UK police brace for weekend of unrest

    Home Office warns that anyone using violence will face ‘full force of the law’

    A police car is set on fire in far-right disturbances in Sunderland on Friday night
  • Friday, 2 August, 2024
    UK crime
    Who is behind the UK’s far-right riots?

    Police face ‘wider mesh’ of adversaries fuelled by social media as violence spreads

    Police officers clash with protesters in Whitehall, London, on Wednesday
  • Thursday, 1 August, 2024
    Starmer announces new violent disorder unit as police brace for more riots

    Prime minister speaks to police chiefs after protests following mass stabbing on Monday

    Crowds watch as protesters throw a bin towards a vehicle in Stockport, England on July 30 2024
  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    Police make arrests after riot in UK town where girls died in mass stabbing

    Far-right group blamed for violence in which at least 50 officers were injured

    Riot police hold back protesters in Southport
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    News in-depth
    More women in England opt for private IVF treatments

    Academics and charities call for a national policy for providing fertility treatment on NHS

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  • Sunday, 28 July, 2024
    Stephen Bush
    Museums must defend their right to treasures

    Pious arguments about modern collections ignore our curiosity about long-dead bodies and the darker side of history

    Ewan White illustration of a man painting over a glass box in a museum containing a mummy.
  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
    Robert Shrimsley
    When five go mad on the motorways

    Stiff sentences for climate activists underscore the crucial distinction between protest and disruption

    Ellie Foreman-Peck illustration of just stop oil protesters behind bars.
  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
    UK crime
    Shoplifting and street theft surge in England and Wales

    Annual crime survey shows stealing has risen 30% to 20-year high but retailers believe actual figures are higher

    Two police officers between a man in handcuffs
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    Stephen Bush
    The prison dilemma: why Labour may find it so hard to solve

    A new focus on rehabilitation may be scuppered by public concern

    Ewan White illustration of hands in business suit tearing apart a monopoly get out of jail card.
  • Monday, 15 July, 2024
    Demographics and population
    England and Wales record biggest annual population growth in 75 years

    Office for National Statistics points to impact of immigration as births slip to two-decade low

    Montage of a graph behind a photo of a crowd of people walking along
  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2024
    Work Watch
    Can online reporting stop workplace microaggressions?

    Staff at law firm Hogan Lovells can now log harassment on a tech platform — but some suggest they talk about their problems instead

    Montage image of a megaphone being held up to a laptop screen
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    UK prisons
    Labour considers releasing offenders early to stave off UK prisons crisis

    Non-violent criminals could spend less time in jail to ease pressure on the system while new capacity is built

    Pentonville prison in London
  • Wednesday, 3 July, 2024
    Richard Ovenden
    Libraries should be at the heart of public life

    For those from less privileged backgrounds especially, they provide vistas of opportunity

    A person holding a bag looks up at a library building made of books
  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
    Stephen Bush
    Sunak, Disraeli and why pride in UK diversity isn’t enough

    Britons should be proud of the country’s record on race and politics — but they must not be complacent

    Illustration of a ladder extending up into the heavens and through a hole in clouds shaped like the profile of a man’s head
  • Thursday, 27 June, 2024
    UK general election 2024
    Why is insider betting even a thing?

    Caveat bookie

  • Saturday, 22 June, 2024
    FT Magazine
    Gay old time: inside the UK’s first LGBT+ retirement home

    In a Norman Foster-designed tower in Vauxhall, a group of older queer people have found safe harbour — and a lot of fun

  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis and Waitrose blame shoplifting surge on ‘greed not need’

    Retail group introduces tactics to tackle industry-wide record levels of theft and staff abuse

    People shop at Waitrose
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    UK crime
    Crime becomes an election issue in Tory heartland of Surrey

    Falling police numbers, mental health call-outs and ‘Me Too’ investigations said to be behind drop in convictions

    Police officers taking part in an operation in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
  • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
    Pilita Clark
    Why tackling accent bias matters at work

    Wall Street banks and big City law firms among employers addressing potential discrimination

    A diverse group of people saying ‘Hi’ to each other in different accents
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    UK public trust in government falls to record low

    Concern about poverty and state of the NHS are at all-time high, British Social Attitudes survey reveals

    Pro Europe campaigners in Westminster stand with Better Before Brexit, Not My Government and The Right Honourable Suella Bravervulture banners
  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    Retail & Consumer industry
    Surge in overspending by British holidaymakers abroad

    The gap between budgets planned and money spent is at a decade high

    Holidaymakers on a beach in Paros, Greece
  • Sunday, 2 June, 2024
    LexUK arts
    The case for rethinking UK arts funding is getting stronger Premium content

    Ending of Baille Gifford’s partnerships with literary festivals is another blow for the sector

    People entering the Edinburgh Book Festival
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