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Armed forces minister Luke Pollard told how the nation’s armed forces would be modernised

The prime minister is welcome at Nato’s summit in Washington as a rare example of a leader who has won from the centre, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

This month marks 50 years since the dramatic events of 1974 left the Mediterranean holiday island of Cyprus divided to this day.

The head and neck area of the 3,000-year-old figure had narrowed to less than half its typical width

Editorial: The new parliament better reflects a modern Britain that politicians have ignored for too long

At least six energy companies prospecting for first windfarms in almost a decade after Labour lifts limits

Hundreds of newly elected lawmakers are gathering in Britain's Parliament after the election that brought a Labour government to power

A millennial navigates the gig economy, fights in pubs and gets kettled on a demo in Snowflake’s Progress, the Guardian’s political cartoonist’s Hogarthian epitaph for the last 14 years of Conservative rule

His second novel, "Grow Where They Fall", shifts between the wonder of childhood and the existential pangs of 21st-century adulthood in South London. Michael Donkor's elegant reflections on sexuality, class and British-Ghanaian identity dominate his latest novel. The author and former English teacher discusses his experience as a Black person…

Recent elections in France, Britain, and Iran show a shift towards left-leaning and reformist ideologies amidst voter discontent and political volatility.

The UK’s new Labour government has made clear that improving housing and tackling climate change are among its top priorities, with announcements on housebuilding targets and onshore wind turbines being made within its first few days in office.