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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Labour’s conference began with a defiant speech from a re-energised chancellor and a tub-thumping call to arms from the home secretary that reminded both party and country of what is at stake

Editorial: Two female politicians are reshaping Labour’s vision of government around restraint, contribution and control. But trying to outflank Reform UK carries electoral risks

Editorial: A brutal war has been fuelled by outside powers. Diplomatic efforts must be intensified

The government’s fall in popularity has affected party morale, but there are signs that taking the fight to Farage can provide a much-needed spark, asks Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Until the government starts tacking in a radically new direction, it will continue crashing in the polls. It could – and must – act differently, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite

So, Lime bikes are facing at least a dozen legal claims from cyclists who say they were injured while riding “faulty” bikes and alarmingly these alleged injuries include broken legs, arms and ankles, dislocated shoulders and brain injuries There are an estimated 40,000 Lime bikes out there and the company…

I’ve already been disavowed of my naive notions that this next parenting stage is entirely stress-free

He is now an adult, so I have no right to dictate the state of his hair or his choice of diet. But I hadn’t expected this to be such an emotional wrench, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Cabinet Office wants to ban ‘networking meetings’ in working hours. Call me an interfering Sir Humphrey, but isn’t actually talking to colleagues the way to get things done, asks comedian and author Viv Groskop

RFK Jr is conducting a review of mifepristone, citing a deeply flawed study. The move could be devastating for women

It’s not just prices that are out of control – I can’t take the way fans talk about their favourite brew, or my own coffee machine’s reluctance to just do its job, writes Emma Beddington