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What's next for Just Stop Oil? Activists target unis after key backer says protests 'counterproductive'
Just Stop Oil

What's next for Just Stop Oil? Activists target unis after key backer says protests 'counterproductive'

European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities
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Town planning

European cafe culture and green, public spaces: A look at the not-too-distant future of UK cities

Government in waiting or same old Labour? What we learned from Keir Starmer and party conference
Labour Party

Government in waiting or same old Labour? What we learned from Keir Starmer and party conference

Rachel Reeves' plan to 'rebuild Britain' applauded by experts – but can Labour offer real change?
Rachel Reeves
Labour

Rachel Reeves' plan to 'rebuild Britain' applauded by experts – but can Labour offer real change?

Are big-budget horror movies becoming more conservative?
THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER (from left) Angela Fielding (Lidya Jewett) and Katherine (Olivia Marcum)
Horror

Are big-budget horror movies becoming more conservative?

Why you've nothing to fear from 15-minute cities despite Tory scaremongering
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15-minute cities

Why you've nothing to fear from 15-minute cities despite Tory scaremongering

Why did Just Stop Oil storm stage at Les Miserables? It makes more sense than you might think
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Just Stop Oil

Why did Just Stop Oil storm stage at Les Miserables? It makes more sense than you might think

From HS2 to net zero: Experts weigh in on political impact of Rishi Sunak's U-turns 
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Rishi Sunak

From HS2 to net zero: Experts weigh in on political impact of Rishi Sunak's U-turns 

Rishi Sunak says he’s thinking long term. But he’s clearly eyeing an early election
Rishi Sunak at a lectern
Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak says he’s thinking long term. But he’s clearly eyeing an early election

A damning list of Rishi Sunak’s broken promises and screeching U-turns, from net zero to EU law
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Rishi Sunak

A damning list of Rishi Sunak’s broken promises and screeching U-turns, from net zero to EU law

All of Keir Starmer’s u-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools
Keir Starmer, U-turn, broken promises
Labour

All of Keir Starmer’s u-turns and abandoned policy pledges, from child benefits to private schools

Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn is a 'big miscalculation' that will ultimately backfire. Here's how
net zero
Climate crisis

Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turn is a 'big miscalculation' that will ultimately backfire. Here's how

Are social rent homes really the 'silver bullet' to fix UK's housing crisis?
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Social rent

Are social rent homes really the 'silver bullet' to fix UK's housing crisis?

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Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting's rise amid cost of living crisis
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Cost of Living Crisis

Would you prosecute a child for stealing baby formula? Shoplifting's rise amid cost of living crisis

‘They're playing the long game’: Why Lidl took a £76m loss amid supermarket price war
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Food

‘They're playing the long game’: Why Lidl took a £76m loss amid supermarket price war

Affordable housing straight from the factory floor: Could modular homes help end homelessness?
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Housing

Affordable housing straight from the factory floor: Could modular homes help end homelessness?

Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?
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Disposable vapes

Kids love them. They’re an environmental disaster. Should disposable vapes be banned?

Are empty offices the answer to UK's housing crisis?
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Housing crisis

Are empty offices the answer to UK's housing crisis?