Climate activists face ‘crippling’ legal fees for injunctions banning protest Protesters facing criminal convictions are being punished twice as National Highways and TfL seek costly injunctions
Covid inquiry finds government wrongly labelled some evidence ‘irrelevant’ Battle to keep Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps and diaries secret is partial success – but some could now be made public
Home Office still hasn't followed 2019 advice on preventing detainee deaths Safety measures were recommended following two suicide attempts at Heathrow detention centre four years ago
Domestic violence victims being made homeless or forced to live with abusers In some cases, survivors have been sexually or physically assaulted after councils failed to house them
Stopping bogus legal action against reporters requires new laws, say experts Experts welcome new task force set up to stop rich and powerful from silencing journalists, but say it’s not enough
Home Office wrong to let police ‘call the shots’ on rogue cops, experts say Exclusive: Critics say Braverman is returning to a police disciplinary system that let officers ‘mark own work’
Net zero minister linked to oil-funded group that targeted climate protesters Claire Coutinho was senior fellow at Policy Exchange, which drafted law to crack down on XR and other climate activists