Arsenal stunned by Bournemouth as Grand National steals the show
Bournemouth shock Arsenal at the Emirates while Aintree crowns Mirabad. A Saturday that reshuffled priorities across English sport.
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Society's safety nets are fraying — and women pay first
From criminalised midwives in Georgia to student loan traps in England, this week exposed how systems meant to protect people are quietly failing them.
Green energy boom: Britain's households race to cut bills
As the Iran crisis sends energy prices soaring, record numbers of British homes are going green. Meanwhile, Polymarket's war bets raise ugly questions.
Iran war and UK green energy: how conflict is reshaping British homes
Geopolitics unravelling: Hormuz mines, Chagos retreat, Channel deaths
From Iran's lost mines choking global oil to Britain shelving the Chagos deal under Trump pressure, this week's geopolitics hit close to home.
Chagos Collapse Exposes Britain's Shrinking Diplomatic Leverage
The UK shelves its Chagos Islands deal after Washington pulls the rug. Meanwhile, Trump's NATO provocations leave European allies scrambling.
Culture & Environment: Poisoned Rivers, Gold Wars and Lost Readers
Russia's war contaminates Moldova's drinking water, a £21bn gold mine splits Northern Ireland, and British children are abandoning books at record pace.