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Five of the best books about democracy in crisis

From mega-conspiracies to evolutionary biology, these books will help you dissect why political systems go awry

The Guardian - UK

What’s in Nadine Dorries’s book? A pile of dead cats big enough to kill that phrase for good

From sex scandals to alleged arson, the former culture secretary’s new book is not short of explosive claims, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby: why wasn’t nurse caught sooner?

Lucy Letby has been jailed for life today, with no chance of parole, for the murder of seven newborns and attempting to kill another six, making her the most prolific baby killer in modern British history.

The Week

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Steve Barclay ‘frustrated health officials by delaying vaccine programme signoff’

Other senior staff allowed rollout to begin 10 days before Treasury’s formal green light, new book claims

The Guardian - UK

Serpentine splashers to Hampstead’s Bobble Hat Brigade — meet London’s power swimming tribes

Cold water swimmers are swaggering and shivering around the capital, with distinct types gathering at each place. Robbie Smith has your guide to the venues, the people and the wet networking

Evening Standard

Fighting for Life by Isabel Hardman; Critical by Dr Julia Grace Patterson reviews – is the NHS really on its last legs?

The triumphs and the tribulations… former health secretary Alan Johnson on two very different books seeking to take the pulse of our national health service on its 75th anniversary

The Guardian - UK

Fighting for Life by Isabel Hardman; Our NHS by Andrew Seaton review – the NHS at 75

Two books chart the chequered life of Britain’s health service from birth to old age

The Guardian - UK

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The pharmacist will see you now: will Sunak’s antibiotic prescription plans work?

Pharmacies in England will be permitted to provide patients with prescriptions for seven common health conditions under new government plans.

The Week

John Swinney and Douglas Ross set to appear on Question Time from Musselburgh

THE BBC’s weekly debate programme Question Time will be broadcast live from Scotland this evening.

The National (Scotland)

Has Liz Truss done enough to save herself? Our panel’s verdict

The prime minister addressed the Tory conference as leader for the first time. What are the chances that it could be her last?

The Guardian - UK

Does Liz Truss’s plan offer solutions to the UK’s energy crisis? Our panel’s verdict

Prices for consumers are capped, but with no windfall tax on oil or gas giants, taxpayers will foot this bill

The Guardian - UK

So few can afford to stand for parliament, it’s no wonder we get the wrong MPs

Our dysfunctional system puts off outsiders, even if they would make better politicians than the ones we have, says Isabel Hardman, assistant editor of the Spectator

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