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PRIDE MONTH: Across six decades of activism, Britain’s leading LGBT+ rights campaigner has faced death threats and even had a bullet through his front door. He talks to Emma Henderson about police who won’t apologise for past wrongs and why Hungary should face sanctions over its Pride ban

Agreement marks a breakthrough after five years of tense negotiations over the border with Spain that have been ongoing since Britain left the bloc in 2020

Defence is one of the areas of Government spending which benefited most at the spending review on Wednesday.

COMMENT: The chancellor’s spending review focus on investment in schools gives Britain’s children the chance of the best possible start in life, writes Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson

Chancellor pledges to end spending on asylum hotels, as she contrasts Labour investment with Tory austerity

Britain’s Labour government will hope to regain the political initiative when Treasury chief Rachel Reeves sets out her spending plans for the coming years

Negotiations on rules governing the border of Spain and Gibraltar have been ongoing since Britain left the European Union in 2020.

Opinions vary on wild ring-necked parakeets but they have become a defining sight and sound of London’s birdlife

The Chancellor is expected to focus on “Britain’s renewal” as she sets out her spending plans for the coming years.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: When it comes to the UK’s long-term energy supply, Ed Miliband is right to seek greater plurality. As well as guaranteeing cheaper electricity, Sizewell C will also underpin the wider adoption of renewable sources

Despite the ongoing crackdown on protesters in Los Angeles, the US constitution (for now) provides far more freedom of speech than there is in the UK, writes Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi