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After a deluge of leaks, the chancellor gave his joint budget and spending review

The monarch has skipped relatively few engagements over the years

Critics say net-zero target has been imposed by ‘elites’ without electoral mandate

The ‘last chance’ bid to tackle climate change kicks off in Glasgow this weekend

MPs say programme has been expensive flop that ‘failed’ to stop the spread

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Tory MPs face widespread anger after voting against bid to reduce amount of waste discharged into rivers

Leaked documents suggest new restrictions could cost UK economy £18bn if in place for five months

Boris Johnson calls for more people to get third jab after string of record-breaking days

Deputy speaker suggests Rishi Sunak has breached ministerial code

Wednesday’s budget and spending review have had ‘more trails than the average James Bond movie’

Ultra Low Emission Zone now covers an area of London 18 times larger than before – here’s everything you need to know

Agnes Wanjiru was last seen with British soldier before her battered body was discovered in hotel septic tank

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Critics believe it has become too ‘woke’ and a rebel alliance has been formed

Charlotte Higgins dives into the teeming, fractious history of the UK’s most prestigious fiction award

Chaos in global supply chains is affecting the availability of everything from milkshakes to microchips

93% of GPs in England see the health secretary’s plans to encourage face-to-face appointments as unacceptable

Industry boss predicts UK market will shrink to ‘just five or six’ suppliers unless cap is abolished

Priti Patel demands police action amid reports of women being drugged via drinks and needles

But new Delta Plus variant is causing concern north of the border too

Government insider suggests current Covid-19 strategy is ‘tantamount’ to a policy of herd immunity

The government hopes to have 5.5 million heat pumps in British homes by 2030

Health officials call for mandatory mask-wearing and Covid passports as UK cases rise

Harry and Meghan’s popularity continues to sink in the UK

Investigation leads back to ‘isolated incident’ at private lab in Wolverhampton

Booster vaccine programme has been criticised as moving ‘extremely slowly’ as Covid-19 cases hit a peak of nearly 50,000

Death of Southend West MP David Amess put anti-radicalisation programme back in the spotlight

Net zero plans for finance and homes are announced as the Treasury tots up the price tag

The Delta descendent already accounts for one in ten UK coronavirus cases

House of Lords to consider law change on doctor-assisted suicide

Claims by ‘confidante’ have raised questions about Johnsons’ childcare bubbles

England handed one-match stadium ban and an £84,560 fine by Uefa

Inflated accommodation prices mean some visitors will travel from Edinburgh