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Charity and city MPs call on Reform led Sunderland City Council to reverse decision

Stephen Colegrave pays personal tribute to our much-loved Byline Times contributor, who died last week

We're Democracy for Sale, a newsletter covering dark money and influence in UK politics. We're trying to better understand our readers' and the wider public's opinions and concerns about political fun...

Far-right extremists are targeting RNLI volunteers, publishing their personal details online and harassing them simply for saving lives at sea. We are putting together a 'thank you' card to show th...

Ryan Bridge, arrested this year on suspicion of religiously and racially aggravated harassment, says party invited him

The PM would become the first national leader since Labour’s James Callaghan in the 1970s to not co-operate with the paper

The numbness is remarkable

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.

Podcast Episode · The Blindboy Podcast · 1 September · 1hr 6min

Editorial: Arts Council England has been much criticised in recent years. A new chair offers hope for a weary cultural sector

One solarpunk artist imagines garages becoming community hubs, cafés and mushroom farms. Surprisingly, it's already happening

I couldn’t help choking up when the writer Katriona O’Sullivan told me her life story. Now I’m on a mission to get everyone to read her memoir, writes Adrian Chiles