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I can’t really claim I had a well-developed political understanding at the age of six years when the Emergency was imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. But I do have a visceral political memory of the times, the black cloud of suffocation as well as the spirit of…

“In my 33 years as an educator, I’ve never known teachers to come out against a bond. I’ve never seen so much community involvement and participation, mainly because we do not trust Mike Miles.”

Launched in the Observer, John’s Campaign aims to give frail people the right to be accompanied by those who love them

In this sharp and engaging book, Shabi addresses the need to understand and confront antisemitism at a time when it is being downplayed by parts of the left and exploited by others on the right

Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked

Pro-EU president Maia Sandu faces Alexandr Stoianoglo in polls marred by accusations of Kremlin vote-buying

Rachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on win

Terrorist Callum Parslow was previously jailed for sending 10 women sexually explicit and misogynistic messages, and targeted a former GB News presenter

Sources say key people at Clifford Chance were not consulted, as it emerges another company refused job due to reputational concerns

Badenoch says Tories need ‘a clear plan to change this country by changing the way that government works’

Two children decode a dystopia, in a chilling and wistful novel that speaks to our times