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IN FOCUS: As Gary Lineker becomes the final guest to be grilled by a panel of neurodivergent and learning-disabled people on the no-rules interview show ‘The Assembly’, Ellie Muir speaks to its producers about making the series happen, encouraging celebrities to open up and portraying disability on screen

MLA Sian Mulholland has proposed a private member’s bill that would enable operators like the People’s Postcode Lottery to set up in the region.

Young people leaving care face a ‘cliff edge’ when they turn 18 and suddenly lack adequate support, mayor warned

Democrats did the right thing, got attacked for it, then caved.

“Luxury is no longer just about what you own,” a new report warns. Young high-net-worth consumers are looking for something deeper than expensive outfits.

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‘There is a lack of understanding of what a successful tall building is and not enough is being done to measure it’, London Assembly warns

A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from older teenagers exploded in the California Legislature this week

Research finds that the decline in new diagnoses in London ‘appears to have stalled’, raising questions about mayor Sadiq Khan’s end-of-decade target

London Assembly warns ‘much more’ needs to be done to stop violence against women and girls ‘spiralling out of control’

MLAs had their first opportunity to pay tribute to Francis in the Northern Ireland Assembly as they returned on Monday after the Easter break.