Pressure mounts over health and economic pledges as Sunak campaigns to shore-up Conservative heartlands in poll test
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/16/tories-blue-wall-local-elections-nhs-crisis-sunak

Sources say Home Office apologised to Essex force over seizure of racist dolls but government denies claim
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/15/braverman-rebuke-police-golly-pub-dolls-home-office

Melvin’s roles included parts in Torchwood, The Phantom of the Opera and A Taste of Honey
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/apr/15/murray-melvin-actor-director-and-theatre-archivist-dies-aged-90

Agreement in principle follows strikes and 11 months of negotiations over pay, jobs and conditions
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/15/royal-mail-and-communication-workers-union-reach-deal-on-pay

Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homeless
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/15/safe-housing-denied-to-10000-women-in-england-fleeing-domestic-abuse

Residents and members of bereaved families call on BBC and National Theatre to scrap productions
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/16/our-identity-is-being-stolen-survivors-plead-for-halt-to-dramas-about-grenfell

Councillor, who is currently sitting as an independent, says he is ‘disappointed’ by decision and will be appealing
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/15/bromley-councillor-shaun-slator-expelled-from-conservative-party-over-tweet

A BBC Two documentary looks at the late designer’s life and finances through the eyes of his friends
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/apr/15/karl-lagerfeld-documentary-film-bbc-two

Fourteen smart motorways removed from government road-building plans over cost and safety fears
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/15/rishi-sunak-scraps-plans-new-smart-motorways-england

Doctors could join coordinated strike as Royal College of Nurses announce national ballot on mass action
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/15/nhs-crisis-deepens-as-nursing-union-plans-mega-strike-in-england

Readers say they are afraid to let children outside after warnings from authorities and neighbours’ threats
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/15/uk-families-threats-police-warnings-children-playing-in-street

RCN members refuse offer recommended by union leaders by 54% to 46% in ballot
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/14/nurses-will-strike-again-in-england-after-voting-to-reject-government-pay-deal

Climate Change Committee says little hope of getting on track if Stormont power sharing not restored soon
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/15/northern-ireland-government-net-zero-climate-change-committee

Exclusive: Labour figures show scale of issue in England despite Conservatives vowing to abolish the practice four years ago
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/15/forty-families-a-day-threatened-with-no-fault-evictions-since-tories-vowed-to-ban-them

Up to 2.6 million people aged 18-34 in damp, draughty and cramped living conditions, says thinktank
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/15/young-adults-uk-housing

Business is booming for clinics offering botulinum toxin injections, commonly referred to as Botox
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/apr/14/qa-why-are-more-people-using-botox-and-what-are-the-risks

Thousands being caught out by little-known requirement to pre-register vehicle with TfL
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/15/eu-driver-slapped-with-london-emissions-fines-totalling-25k

Opera singers Andrea Bocelli and Sir Bryn Terfel also in lineup for Windsor Castle concert on Sunday 7 May
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/14/kings-coronation-concert-take-that-lionel-richie-and-katy-perry-to-perform

Rejection of pay deal underlines nurses’ fury at state of health service as RCN’s handling of dispute is questioned
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/14/why-nhs-england-destined-months-of-further-strikes-nurses-rcn

Police say they want to speak to people among large group present in area of incident, after death of Tyler McDermott, 17
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/14/inquiry-launched-after-shooting-death-of-teenager-north-london

London gallery will be latest institution to offer after-hours events when it reopens in June after a £35m refurbishment
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/apr/13/masterpieces-and-margaritas-national-portrait-gallery-to-open-new-bar-as-part-of-revamp

NHS data for February shows 125,505 people spent at least 12 hours waiting to be admitted, transferred or discharged
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/13/accident-emergency-patients-nhs-england-dangerous-wait-times-12-hours

Police have launched an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct at the Confederation of British Industry in the wake of a recent Guardi..
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/apr/14/investigating-alleged-sexual-misconduct-at-the-cbi

From a grand London flat that links old and new to a village where modernism sits within Victorian walls
https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2023/apr/14/restored-homes-with-interiors-that-sing-in-pictures

Chancellor’s remarks come despite industrial action being major factor in zero GDP growth in February
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/13/economic-hit-from-public-sector-strikes-is-worth-it-to-tame-inflation-says-jeremy-hunt

Charity ‘dismayed’ over incident at Croome Court in Worcestershire, and Capability Brown memorial also vandalised
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/13/statue-crayon-croome-court-national-trust

The Good Friday agreement changed lives across Ireland and Northern Ireland for the better, says US president
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2023/apr/13/peace-is-precious-political-violence-must-never-take-hold-in-n-ireland-again-says-biden-video

GoFundMe reports doubling in number of medical appeals mentioning ‘go private’ or ‘privately’ since before Covid
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/13/medical-crowdfunders-for-britons-surge-amid-record-nhs-waiting-lists-gofundme

Former senior minister accuses home secretary of undermining party for sake of her own leadership ambitions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/13/senior-conservatives-hit-out-at-suella-bravermans-racist-rhetoric

Chris McCausland says Channel 4 show gave him the experience of ‘being the most able’ competitor
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/14/scared-of-the-dark-will-help-public-understand-sight-loss-says-blind-contestant

Promoter claims ‘catastrophe’ has cost it more than £88k and accuses British government of hypocrisy
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/13/ukrainian-orchestra-key-members-refused-visas-play-uk

Exclusive: Previous holder says loss is ‘disappointing’ and damages UK’s ability to spur global climate action
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/13/uk-accused-of-backwards-step-for-axing-top-climate-diplomat-role

Angela Jones has spent her life swimming in the Rivers Wye and Usk. Five years ago she began to notice the impact of pollution and decided t..
https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2023/apr/13/its-a-community-coming-together-an-army-of-volunteers-fight-to-save-their-river-video

Affirmative action opponents have used racial scapegoating to reframe the national debate, exploiting middle-class fears
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/13/affirmative-action-asian-americans-us-universities

Corporation says it will work with union to find alternatives to 20% reduction in roles
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/apr/13/bbc-changes-course-on-proposed-cuts-to-english-orchestras

The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2023/apr/13/a-darth-vader-protester-and-a-mass-water-fight-thursdays-best-photos

Rishi Sunak is questioned on whether he is a trustworthy prime minister after helping to bring down Boris Johnson and whether he plans to in..
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2023/apr/13/past-is-the-past-rishi-sunak-ducks-question-on-boris-johnson-returning-to-cabinet-video

Joe Biden appeared to mix up the All Blacks with a former British paramilitary force notorious for its brutality during the second day of hi..
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2023/apr/13/joe-biden-confuses-all-blacks-with-black-and-tans-during-ireland-visit-video

Photographer Sarah Lee captures the drama of the battle between winter’s chilly embrace and an emerging spring
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2023/apr/13/spring-battles-to-break-through-in-london-in-pictures

Deputy leader says she did not share ad about child sexual abuse convictions because she was spending Easter with family
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/apr/13/angela-rayner-labour-attack-ad-hard-hitting-refuses-to-give-full-backing

Sacked chief says he is ‘shocked’ and allegations have been ‘distorted’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/apr/11/how-the-tide-turned-against-cbi-director-general

Fantasy prequel to Game of Thrones, starring Matt Smith and Emma D’Arcy, being filmed at UK studio
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/apr/11/production-begins-on-season-two-of-house-of-the-dragon

Production is at centre of collaboration with west London community affected by the disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/12/grenfell-fire-national-theatre-play-to-tell-survivors-stories

Keswick mountain rescue team dispatched to bring men down fell after reports they were in trouble
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/11/hikers-high-on-magic-mushrooms-rescued-by-keswick-mountain-rescue

Joe Biden also called the arrest of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich by Russian authorities 'totally illegal' before boarding Air Force One
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2023/apr/11/good-friday-windsor-agreements-top-priority-belfast-trip-joe-biden-video

We spoke to junior doctors striking outside St Thomas Hospital in London to hear what brought them out to the picket line
https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2023/apr/11/claps-dont-pay-the-bills-why-junior-doctors-are-striking-over-pay-video

Experience in eastern Mediterranean proves deterrence and harsh conditions do little to discourage refugees
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/12/tories-hail-greek-migration-policies-as-an-example-instead-they-should-serve-as-a-warning

Graduate school of arts and sciences to be named in honor of Ken Griffin, 54, hedge-fund billionaire and world’s 35th richest person
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/11/harvard-republican-donor-kenneth-griffin

Three doctors share their views on the dispute that will lead to 350,000 cancelled appointments in England
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/12/junior-doctors-views-four-day-strike-england

Junior doctors are calling for a 35% salary increase in order to compensate for the 15-years of below-inflation wage hikes
https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2023/apr/11/junior-doctors-demand-for-35-pay-rise-is-not-fair-or-reasonable-says-health-secretary-video