Lords’ report faces criticism from lobby groups after suggesting ban would be ‘most effective’ way to reduce public harms

Whatever happens to the early release scheme, Andy Burnham needs to consider the possibility that sentences are just too high, writes Zoe Williams

Too many shops are blighting too many communities. With the rule change I fought for now on the horizon, ordinary people can fight back, says Labour MP Dawn Butler

Andy Burnham, the prime-minister-in-waiting, has been a key figure in overhauls behind the scenes of the game, as well as helping to create the Hillsborough Independent Panel

Police investigate incident on Thursday after witness claims seeing Raise the Colours logo on side of vehicle

Catherine West says she will try to get the necessary signatures herself to trigger a leadership contest

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Exclusive: Senior party figures share data suggesting Green surge could put Labour in fourth place in capital in May

Girlguiding’s response to last year’s supreme court ruling is not the humane option – and changes the organisation’s identity, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and search

Longtime aide departs after seemingly botched No 10 effort to shore up PM’s position against supposed plotters

Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers

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Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor

When I swapped my iPhone for a Nokia, Walkman, film camera and physical map, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But my life soon started to change

A deep dive into the creation of eight buildings from the 1700s to the 1900s tells some very human stories

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New thinking is urgent now. I have not seen such deep poverty since I grew up in a mining and textiles town blighted by unemployment, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

Bernard Hinault was the last home champion as the sport has gone international, with winners from Colombia and Slovenia

You can now buy modern interpretations of classic Bob Dylan clothes. And they’re good!

Before its demolition, the towering Hong Kong neighbourhood was home to gangs, entrepreneurs, families and addicts. A new exhibition explores it using vintage photos and AI creations