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Monday briefing: How the death of Martha Mills sparked a movement for change
In today’s newsletter: After their daughter’s death in an NHS hospital, Martha Mills’s parents want to introduce a right to a second opinion
Helen Pidd
11, Sep, 2023 @5:57 AM
Me, myself and Interrail – a solo train trip around Europe
What to do when you’ve bought two passes but your husband won’t go? Go anyway and have a fantastic time doing exactly what you want
Helen Pidd
09, Sep, 2023 @10:00 AM
Friday briefing: An escaped suspect is far from the only crisis for the prison system
In today’s newsletter: As a manhunt is underway for 21-year-old Daniel Khalife, prisons struggle with overcrowding, suicide and staff shortages
Helen Pidd
08, Sep, 2023 @5:45 AM
Tuesday briefing: With no end in sight, Ukraine reckons with trauma, triumph – and the path ahead
In today’s newsletter: After 18 months of brutal fighting, the country has stunned the world with its warcraft, even as our foreign correspondent details the mood among citizens, reports of corruption and prospects for peace talks
Helen Pidd
05, Sep, 2023 @5:45 AM
Monday briefing: School is back in session … so long as your classroom hasn’t collapsed
In today’s newsletter: Unsafe buildings and a teacher exodus are only some of the challenges facing schools this year
Helen Pidd
04, Sep, 2023 @6:00 AM
New school safety warning prompted by beam collapse at building considered safe – as it happened
Schools minister Nick Gibb said the collapse happened at a school previously thought to have been at no risk from aerated concrete
Tom Ambrose (now); Tobi Thomas, Hamish Mackay and Tom Bryant (earlier)
01, Sep, 2023 @4:02 PM
Friday briefing: Grant Shapps is the UK’s new defence secretary – but is he up to the job?
In today’s newsletter: The former energy secretary starts his fifth cabinet post in the past year, but questions remain about his military nous
Helen Pidd
01, Sep, 2023 @5:45 AM
Thursday briefing: What we learned from the foreign secretary’s trip to China
In today’s newsletter: The UK foreign secretary met senior Chinese officials for talks in Beijing – was there anything to gain?
Helen Pidd
31, Aug, 2023 @5:45 AM
Wednesday briefing: How ‘anti-woke’ tech bro Vivek Ramaswamy shook up the Republican race
In today’s newsletter: the 38-year-old entrepreneur has emerged as the most potent threat to Donald Trump in the GOP’s bid for the White House. But what does he stand for?
Helen Pidd
30, Aug, 2023 @5:45 AM
Monday briefing: The story of India’s space programme – and why it took off
In today’s newsletter: The country’s lunar landing was a triumph. This is how it quietly built a successful mission
Helen Pidd
28, Aug, 2023 @5:45 AM
Friday briefing: Has Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin’s madcap mutineer, met his end?
In today’s newsletter: Yevgeny Prigozhin is almost certainly dead – but, with the current state of chaos in Russia, could his plane crash be a smokescreen?
Helen Pidd
25, Aug, 2023 @5:45 AM
Thursday briefing: What the UK’s first womb transplant means for the future of fertility
In today’s newsletter: does the UK’s first successful womb transplant mean that men could one day carry babies?
Helen Pidd
24, Aug, 2023 @5:45 AM
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