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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As a new report finds that one in four children are in homes where meals are skipped because of the cost of living crisis, the nation’s morale would be raised if an unacceptable level of hardship for so many families could be eased. Lifting the two-child…

More than 1 in 4 children are living in homes where people are forced to skip or cut back on meals because of financial concerns, as campaigners warn the crisis should ‘shame the government to its core’

COMMENT : The energy tycoon and co-owner of Manchester United is considering moving his investments out of the UK, saying it has become ‘one of the most unstable fiscal regimes in the world’. But could there be more to it than meets the eye, asks James Moore

What you need to know about Wednesday’s strike

As BBC alum and Guardian voice, she pushes social justice reforms to rescue Britain's democracy from extremism

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The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and clarity, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Biggest insect survey in world finds UK’s hot summer led to increase in numbers of many species, but overall trends are still concerning

A major arms fair opens Tuesday in London without the presence of Israeli government officials due to worsening diplomatic relations between Britain and Israel over the Gaza conflict.

The Generation New Era study will include up to 30,000 babies from across Britain

Stop-motion animation voted the UK’s all-time favourite kids’ show will be rebooted with the ‘saggy old cloth cat’ now busy mending in modern Britain