Home Office accused of trapping women with abusers with £500 visa fee hike Abuse victims will pay £2,885 to apply to stay in UK, despite processing applications costing government just £646
Government maintains it ‘got big decisions right’ as Covid inquiry breaks Top scientists have argued lockdown should have been a week earlier – and that there was evidence for it at the time
Did Sunak mislead Parliament over Eat Out to Help Out? Sunak told MPs that scientific advice had been taken ‘at all steps’ during Covid. That’s not what the inquiry has heard
Why it is essential that the UK’s shady think tanks reveal their funders We know think tanks can shape government policy. But we often have no idea who is paying them to do so
Media urged to scrutinise think tanks’ claims amid fears over secret donors openDemocracy report finds think tanks raking in millions, leading press regulator to issue warning to journalists
Mark Drakeford failed Covid bereaved families. My dad deserved better The Welsh first minister’s refusal to set up a Covid inquiry for Wales is a disgrace. His successor must commit to one
Jury retires in trial of ‘Elbit Eight’ who shut down Israeli arms factories Activists say their actions in 2020 and 2021 were lawfully justified amid Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians