In Brief

The cost of renting is hitting record highs – but it’s not the same everywhere

Supreme leader has now announced that all women must cover their faces in public

The government was elected in 2019 on an ‘unrealistic’ pledge to build 300,000 homes a year

Some would ‘do well to rethink their whole relationship to smartphones and social media’

Election campaign made little mention of republican party’s commitment to a border poll

European Commission proposes a total ban on Russian oil

Prime minister tells Kyiv ‘Ukraine will win’ war against Russia

Ukrainian president turned down opportunity to leave capital despite threat to life, adviser claims

Man charged as police search for missing 33-year-old last seen getting into van

Boris Johnson did not return with much to show for his trip, with the Ukraine war a major ‘obstacle’

Foreign secretary reportedly fears that the conflict could continue for up to ten years

At least seven women accuse the radio and TV presenter of predatory behaviour dating back three decades

Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy

PM attacks ‘misogyny’ of paper’s claim that Labour deputy leader tries to distract him with leg-crossing ploy

Last week, a gunman set off smoke bombs and opened fire on a rush-hour train in the city

Vladimir Putin adjusts tactics after ‘humiliation’ for second phase of invasion

All four artists look towards ‘growth, revival and reinvention’ in their work

Labour seeks inquiry into whether the prime minister misled parliament on Partygate

The world’s richest man has launched a hostile takeover bid worth $43bn

The monarch marks her 96th birthday with a ‘mini break’ to Norfolk

The institution is ‘a great British success story’ – so why sell it?

2018 survey found trans people twice as likely as gays to be offered interventions

Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon

‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week

UN atomic agency to investigate reports that Russian troops left with radiation exposure

Mainstream media accused of only certifying facts which align with own preferred narrative

Vladimir Putin’s strategy of ‘Russification’ is straight from Stalin’s playbook

Government has revealed action plan setting out 74 steps that ministers will take

Russia has become what political scientists call ‘a personalist dictatorship’

Scientists on the SA Agulhas II have found the famous wreck almost perfectly preserved

Taken from the Latin alphabet, it has become a sign of support for Putin’s war

Government has issued new guidance on political neutrality in schools

Last week the families settled a lawsuit for $73m against the manufacturer

Mark Zuckerberg has promoted Clegg to Meta’s president of global affairs