Thousands of couples face ‘humiliating’ Home Office sham marriage checks The government is also facing legal action over its automated system that decides which couples are investigated
Outsourcing public services could breach government's own data privacy laws Exclusive: A new report on public sector digitisation has raised concerns over outsourcing and transparency
Putin stays in charge, but Prigozhin mutiny highlights US power in Ukraine The ‘march on Moscow’ threw light on US intelligence involvement in Ukraine, and the leverage it has over the war
Child refugees are being forced to wait months for UK school places Vulnerable children are missing out on crucial development because of long delays in the education system
Is Ireland getting ready to unite? Sinn Féin is preparing for government in the Republic, having already won in the North. What would its success mean?
Our global culture of war means guaranteed profits for the arms industry For the arms industry to flourish, it needs wars, preferably protracted, destructive stalemates in far-off places
Nuclear weapons on rise in a world where ‘peace through deterrence’ is a myth Powerful nations are prepared to use nuclear weapons first. This is why their proliferation is worrying analysts