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29  mars     15h25
Tory party to lose almost 1,000 years of Commons experience when MPs quit
Peter Walker Deputy political editor    Sixty six MPs who already plan to stand down at election have years between them, analysis showsThe Conservative party will lose almost, years of Commons experience just from MPs who have already announced they are standing down, a Guardian analysis has shown, amid an exodus likely to be...
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Nearly 1,000 pharmacies in England closed since 2017, with poorer areas more affected
Anna Bawden and Michael Goodier    Exclusive: Millions more GP appointments potentially created as a result of closuresAlmost, pharmacies in England have closed since , potentially leading to millions of extra GP appointments, the Guardian can exclusively reveal.There are more than , pharmacies in England. Guardian...
    14h40
NHS England to review ADHD services amid concerns about rise in diagnoses
Andrew Gregory Health editor    Taskforce will aim to improve care for people living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorderThe NHS in England is to launch a major review of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD services amid concerns about a rise in diagnoses.ADHD is a condition that affects people’s behaviour....
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Man arrested over 50 dead hares dumped outside village shop
Nadeem Badshah    The year old man from Totton, near Southampton, was arrested on suspicion of seven offences A man has been arrested by police investigating the discovery of dead hares that were scattered in front of a community shop in a Hampshire village.The dead mammals, along with the bodies of a barn owl...
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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as Democratic Unionist party leader
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent    Lagan Valley MP makes abrupt announcement after being charged over allegations of a historical nature’Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has resigned as leader of the Democratic Unionist party after being charged over allegations of a historical nature, throwing Northern Ireland politics into turmoil. The...
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Post Office had flawed court defence, leaked internal report shows
Jane Croft    Company spent m defending lawsuit brought by branch operators despite knowing Horizon IT problems, document saysThe Post Office continued to fight a high court lawsuit against post office operators knowing its defence was flawed, according to a report.The state owned company spent m...
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Video game firms found to have broken own UK industry rules on loot boxes
Rob Davies    Government criticised over decision to let companies self regulate gambling style features after expert finds numerous breachesThe UK government’s decision to let technology companies self regulate gambling style loot boxes in video games has been called into question, after some of the developers...
    12h44
Labour urges Rishi Sunak to rule out offering Nigel Farage US ambassador job
Peter Walker Deputy political editor    Some Tories reportedly want Farage to be given post if he agrees not to play any role with Reform UK in electionLabour has called on Rishi Sunak to rule out the mooted idea of appointing Nigel Farage as ambassador to Washington in return for him not standing in the general election, saying this...
    12h07
British army ends century-old ban to allow troops to grow beards
Emily Dugan    Policy change stipulates no patchy or uneven growth’ and allows length of up to . mmAfter more than a century of having their clean shaven chins inspected, soldiers and officers in the British army will be allowed to grow beards.The change in policy is not a chance for a hirsute free for all,...
    11h19
Khan tells Labour mayoral election still a two-horse race
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor    Outcome hangs in the balance partly because new system requires voter ID, he warns shadow cabinetSadiq Khan told the Labour shadow cabinet this week that his re election as London mayor hangs in the balance despite polls showing he is about points ahead of his Conservative rival, Susan Hall...
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Tory donor’s knighthood is sign Sunak believes he’s on way out’, Labour says
Peter Walker and Rowena Mason    Anneliese Dodds says the honour for Mohamed Mansour appears clearly tied to his m donation to the ToriesRishi Sunak’s decision to hand a knighthood to a businessman and former Egyptian government minister who donated m to the Conservative party is the sign of a prime minister who simply...
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Tory MP faces lobbying questions over Treasury committee role
Richard Partington and Kalyeena Makortoff    Co owner of investment management firm called for urgent’ post Brexit changes to City rules at committee meetingsA senior Tory MP is facing questions over whether he used his Commons Treasury committee role to lobby for post Brexit changes to City rules, which stand to benefit the industry where...
28  mars     20h18
Andrew Bridgen must pay Matt Hancock legal fees of 40,000 in libel claim
Nadeem Badshah    High court strikes out part but not all of Bridgen’s case and orders him to pay Tory MP’s costsThe MP Andrew Bridgen has been ordered to pay Matt Hancock more than , in legal fees after an early stage of their libel battle.The MP for North West Leicestershire is bringing a libel claim against...
    19h58
Garrick Club asked to consider membership for seven leading women
Amelia Gentleman    A group of men at the club who hope the male only rule will change have nominated a set of possible new membersSeven women with leading positions in the British establishment have been nominated as prospective female members of the Garrick in the event that the club agrees to change its rules so...
    19h26
Businessman who donated 5m to Tories gets knighthood
Rowena Mason and Peter Walker    Mohamed Mansour, a Conservative senior treasurer, is one of several surprise recipients of honoursA businessman and former Egyptian government minister who donated m to the Conservative party last year has unexpectedly been given a knighthood on the recommendation of Rishi Sunak.Mohamed Mansour,...
    19h25
Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting
Peter Walker Deputy political editor    Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutinyLabour is demanding answers over what the party said was potentially serious impropriety by Boris Johnson after it emerged that the former prime minister met the Venezuelan president in his...
    19h02
Goldsmiths academics to strike over incomprehensible’ redundancies
Rachel Hall    Union says cuts will make the creative powerhouse unrecognisable and risk unprecedented industrial unrestStaff at Goldsmiths, University of London have voted to strike over plans for an almost incomprehensible number of redundancies, a trade union has announced.More than of University and...
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Thames Water on road to state rescue amid investor standoff with Ofwat
Alex Lawson and Sandra Laville    After regulator resists increase in bills, shareholders deny request for more money raising prospect of nationalisation Who will win in standoff between Thames’s investors and watchdog Thames Water appears to be on the road to nationalisation after its investors signalled they were...
29  mars     04h30
Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent    Experts say UK imposed sanctions will make no difference when hacking is part of ecosystem of dealing with BeijingWith the announcement that the UK government would be imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity accused of targeting without success UK parliamentarians in cyber attacks...
28  mars     18h49
Labour looks to local polls as dress rehearsal for general election
Peter Walker Deputy political editor    Mayoral races may be important indicator of Starmer’s political momentum as party seeks to turn point national lead into resultsIf a telltale sign of a politician’s confidence is how willingly they expose themselves to direct media scrutiny, then the likely narrative of May’s local elections was...
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Assisted dying: what are the laws in UK and what changes are proposed?
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent    Scotland could become first part of UK to offer terminally ill adults assistance to end their lives if Holyrood approves billUK politics latest updatesA new bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has been published at Holyrood by the Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur, in a fresh...
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Who will win in standoff between Thames Water’s investors and watchdog?
Sandra Laville    Ofwat denies shareholder demands for higher bills and looser environmental regulation Thames on road to state rescue amid investor standoff with OfwatThe news that Thames Water’s investors have pulled the plug on future investment in the ailing utility, leaving it vulnerable to future...
29  mars     10h10
John Boyega tells of life-changing’ friendship with Damilola Taylor
Emily Dugan    Actor speaks for first time about how year old’s death in spurred him and others to aim further’The actor John Boyega has spoken for the first time of the life changing impact of his friendship with Damilola Taylor and the way his sudden death spurred him and others to aim further ...
28  mars     18h32
Queer artists call on Olly Alexander to boycott Eurovision over Israel participation
Nadeem Badshah    Maxine Peake and Sarah Schulman among signatories of open letter asking singer to withdraw from contest More than queer artists, individuals and organisations have called on the UK’s Eurovision contestant, Olly Alexander, to boycott this year’s competition in solidarity with Palestine.The actor...
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Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul
David Batty    After overseeing a transformation of the National Portrait Gallery he will need to draw on that experience in his new roleBritish Museum appoints new director after alleged thefts scandalNicholas Cullinan, who has been appointed as the new director of the British Museum, was seen as the favourite...
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British Museum appoints new director after alleged thefts scandal
David Batty    Nicholas Cullinan, head of National Portrait Gallery, replaces Hartwig Fischer, who resigned over response to allegationsThe British Museum has appointed the National Portrait Gallery head, Nicholas Cullinan, as its new director, after it emerged last year that hundreds of objects had been...
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Wigmore Hall launches 10m fund in bid to be self-sustaining
Guardian staff    The London classical music venue announces plan against a background of arts funding cuts and in an uncertain public environment for classical music’London classical music venue Wigmore Hall has announced a m fund with the aim to be self sustaining without need for public funds. It is believed...
27  mars     14h42
Mind the grub: comic Ed Gamble’s hotdog banned from tube ads
Sammy Gecsoyler    Poster for sausage themed show fell foul of Transport for London rules on promoting unhealthy foodSome comics complain that their craft is under threat from cancel culture . For comedians with a sausage themed standup tour, they might have a point, after Ed Gamble was forced to remove a picture...
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Banksy mural in north London gets plastic cover after vandalism
Jamie Grierson    Council says protective clear plastic cover was installed by owner of building on which mural was paintedA Banksy mural in north London has been covered with plastic sheeting and surrounded by wooden boards.The artwork appeared on the side of a residential building in Hornsey Road, Finsbury Park,...
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Cultural and social vandalism’: job cut plans at Goldsmiths attacked
Sally Weale Education correspondent    Union claims up to a quarter of all academic roles at financially pressed London institution face the axePlans for mass redundancies at Goldsmiths, University of London, have been called a horrifying act of cultural and social vandalism and the biggest assault on jobs at any UK university in...
    18h04
Beatings, humiliation and loss of self-worth: how Edinburgh Academy victims were scarred
Severin Carrell and Libby Brooks    Former schoolboys at the private school give raw testimonies about abuse meted out by John Brownlee Sadistic’ teacher found to have assaulted pupils for yearsThe enormity of the abuse suffered at the hands of the Edinburgh Academy teacher John Brownlee became clear when the first witness was...
26  mars     18h15
Tory MP Robert Halfon quits as minister and James Heappey confirms resignation, paving way for mini reshuffle - as it happened
Andrew Sparrow    Robert Halfon quits as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister as James Heappey confirms decision to step downIn interviews this morning Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, admitted that special educational needs provision was in crisis, Ben Quinn reports.Universities in England...
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Special educational needs in English schools in crisis’, minister admits
Ben Quinn Political correspondent    Gillian Keegan says parents having to fight to get right support’ as unions say provision falls short of what is neededSpecial educational needs provision in England is in the grip of a crisis, the education secretary has said, as school unions questioned whether a funding boost promised for...
28  mars     20h05
Orkney shop owner raises 3,000 for charity after Easter egg error
Aneesa Ahmed    Dan Dafydd, who accidentally ordered cases of eggs, aims to raise , for the RNLI by Easter SundayFor a small shop owner on a small island as far as mistakes go, Dan Dafydd’s was a pretty big one leaving him with quite a dilemma: how do you get rid of cases of Easter eggs when you meant...
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Protesters deliver letter to Garrick Club condemning exclusion of women
Kevin Rawlinson    Dozens of lawyers and an MP sign letter attacking club as a symbol of exclusivity, a bastion of power maintained by the privileged few’Protesters demanding women be admitted to the men only Garrick Club have delivered an open letter to its members saying discrimination on the grounds of sex is ...
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Sunak and Gove accused of caving in to lobbying in favour of landlords
Ben Quinn Political correspondent    Opposition MPs criticise changes to renters’ reform bill, which cast doubt on removal of no fault evictionsRishi Sunak and Michael Gove have been accused of caving in to Tory MPs lobbying in favour of landlords’ interests after it emerged that significant aspects of the renters’ reform bill are to...
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Girl, 10, left inoperable’ after planned NHS surgery cancelled seven times
Jamie Grierson    Eva Tennent, whose operations were scheduled in Edinburgh, has Rett syndrome and advanced scoliosisA year old girl’s spinal condition has become inoperable after her planned surgery was cancelled seven times in six months, her mother has claimed.Eva Tennent suffers from Rett syndrome, a rare...
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Cost of private Covid jabs risks widening health inequalities, experts warn
Nicola Davis    Concerns that some groups who are more at risk from virus face hefty price tag, as Boots set to charge almost a shotExperts and patient groups have warned that the high cost of private Covid vaccinations could exacerbate health inequalities and leave those more at risk from the virus without a...
29  mars     13h54
Northern lights and a cheese ceremony: photos of the day - Friday
Guardian Staff    The Guardian’s picture editors select some of the most powerful photos from around the world Continue reading...
    03h00
Ten years of equal marriage - what has it changed? - podcast
Presented by Hannah Moore with Lynne Featherstone; produced by Courtney Yusuf and Solomon King; executive producer Homa Khaleeli    It’s a decade since the first same sex marriages were performed in England and Wales. What have they meant for LGBTQ people Growing up, Lisa never thought she would get married. As a gay woman, she did not even think a wedding was a possibility. Then, in , same sex couples in England and Wales...
28  mars     16h28
Snow falls in south-west England - video
Arnel Hecimovic    Footage showed heavy snow falling on a street in Plympton, Devon, as parts of south west England and Wales were blanketed overnight as temperatures fell.Forecasters said an area of rain, sleet and hill snow was moving north across the UK as holidaymakers prepared to embark on Easter getawaysSnow...
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King Charles praises ’hand of friendship’ in Maundy Thursday audio message
   King Charles, who is having treatment for cancer, has praised people who ’extend the hand of friendship, especially in a time of need’, and echoed the promise he made at his coronation to serve the nation. The king’s remarks were recorded in an audio message to be aired at the ancient Maundy...
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A pushy squirrel and Putin with night vision: photos of the day - Thursday
   The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...