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It’s ridiculous for the government to splurge on defence while it slashes spending on its most valuable asset: culture, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Every few years, a familiar anxiety resurfaces in British public discourse: that sharia law is establishing a parallel legal system and threatening the sovereignty of English law. Those fears were reignited following Donald Trump’s recent speech to the UN, where he claimed that London wants “to go to sharia law”.

Exclusive: More than 98% of fish and mussels tested in English waters contain mercury above EU safety limits

Katie Lam appeared to indicate that some people already granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain could have their residency taken away.

4/5 This adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst’s novel looks at Thatcherism, the AIDS crisis and class in 80s Britain in satirical fashion

The pair were both forced to end their 2025 seasons early but are set to team up in Australia

Trinidad-born Liberal Democrat Baroness Floella Benjamin highlighted the contribution made by the Windrush generation.

This is the second in a two-part series. Read part one here.

From Frankenstein bikes to post-injury comebacks, meet the women of the British Hill Climb Championships

MIGRANT CRISIS : This week, the prime minister’s official spokesperson suggested migrant hotels are ‘luxury’ places to live. But with rodent and slug infestations, substandard food and large families packed into single rooms, those living there have a very different story to tell. They talk to Shaheena Uddin about the…

Deputy PM hit out at Reform MP’s remarks over adverts, warning they marked return to ‘flagrant racism’