Christine wanted to enjoy her retirement, but then the banks of a local brook burst and turned her and her neighbours’ lives upside-down, says Guardian deputy Opinion editor Kirsty Major ...

Norwegian payments firm Wise snubbed the UK in 2025 but the RAC and software giant Visma are forecast to float this year ...

Artist’s daughter Marguerite features in most of the pieces, kept in the family until ‘complete surprise’ donation ...

Anti-racism groups warn some people are avoiding public transport or limiting their use of it for fear of abuse ...

The monsoon season is crucial for agriculture, making up 80% of annual rainfall, but also extremely destructive ...

Ease yourself into a routine again with relaxed silhouettes, cosy fabrics and slipper-adjacent footwear ...

Health worker Naushaba Roonjho’s desire to educate has brought about the biggest local change in decades – and elders are now backing her political ambitions ...

New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies ...

From July: how did the daughter of an aristocrat end up at the Old Bailey with her partner, charged with killing their two-week-old baby?By Sophie Elmhirst. Read by Serena Manteghi ...

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New mayor gives speech at inauguration and rescinds all orders signed by Eric Adams after corruption indictment ...