The Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley asserted he didn't think Brexit was a mistake.

Exclusive: Midwifery leaders call for more support and training as analysis reveals scale of disclosures

Shabana Mahmood is concerned about length and £144m cost of inquiry into intrusive police surveillance

Exclusive: Analysis ‘lays bare’ something midwives already know from their day-to-day work, says professional association’s leader

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Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to ‘backdoor’ on their device Over the past 18 months, tens of millions of Russians have been forced to install a new app on their phones – a violet-blue button designed for messaging and payments, called Max. Authorities have touted it as a patriotic alternative to Telegram and WhatsApp; Russian glitterati have promoted it in rap videos and comic routines. This summer, it became the country’s most-used messaging app. Continue reading...

The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on panel shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband

Authorities were caught off guard by the disruption, which they labelled a ‘protest’ despite mass intimidation tactics

Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’

Sarah Jones tells MPs ‘those responsible should expect to face the consequences’

Arun Arora, bishop of Kirkstall in Leeds, condemns ‘twisted theology’ of groups who demonstrated at south coast ports at weekend

Charity condemns ‘disgraceful’ intimidation and insists it will continue core purpose of saving lives at sea

The US president is ever more wayward – and has little interest in defending Europe. The constitution may hold him to account, but we can’t wait, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

AI agents have hacked databases and taken on a life of their own – now is the time to pause risky research before it is too late, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

MSF-run centre offering intensive psychological care has received more than 350 referrals since opening last year

The world’s most powerful country responded to the worst terrorist attack in its history by inflicting terror of its own – around the world, and at home

Far-right German party’s newly elected representatives face fresh scrutiny as it tries to form government in Saxony-Anhalt

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Whitehall officials ask why laws meant to clamp down on mask wearing at demonstrations were not used

Details passed to Kent police after far-right activists heard in pub boasting about going to to Dover to ‘attack Muslims’

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Pierre Damas Bel, 20, of Springfield, Ohio, expressed feeling “shame and humiliation” at having to wear an ankle monitor