Analysis: policy aims to save money, but also chimes with government’s suspicion of a public sector stuffed with pettifogging remainers
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/13/boris-johnsons-civil-service-job-cuts-are-ambitious-and-ideological

Rhona Malone quit Edinburgh firearms unit where misogynistic abuse was rife
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/13/police-scotland-pays-damages-ex-officer-rhona-malone-sexism-case

Colombian reggaeton star is latest to be hit by backlog in immigration system, made worse by Ukraine war
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/13/j-balvin-uk-visa-delays-backlog-cancel-ed-sheeran-sessions

Wood Green school is pioneering a new approach that aims to reward pupils for debating skills, teamwork and community service as well as aca..
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/may/14/how-an-oxfordshire-school-created-its-own-enriching-baccalaureate

Zaghari-Ratcliffe told the prime minister about the impact of his inaccurate comments in her first meeting with him since her release, said ..
https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2022/may/13/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-lived-in-the-shadows-of-boris-johnsons-words-mp-recounts-video

The Queen smiled and waved from a car as she attended a horse show near Windsor Castle in her first public appearance since 'episodic mobili..
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2022/may/13/the-queen-smiles-in-rare-public-appearance-at-royal-windsor-horse-show-video

Sinn Féin’s vice-president condemns Democratic Unionist party for paralying Stormont assembly over Northern Ireland protocol
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/may/13/dup-punishing-public-with-northern-ireland-politics-stalemate-says-michelle-oneill-video

Sinn Féin's historic win in regional elections has caused a political stalemate as the DUP vows to block the election of ministers to the ex..
https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2022/may/13/why-has-the-northern-ireland-protocol-paralysed-stormont-video

PM accused of ‘playing politics’ with children’s health after measures postponed due to cost of living crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/may/13/uk-delays-ban-on-supermarket-junk-food-deals-and-pre-watershed-ads

From sourcing window glass to sharing online lectures, British institutions are helping war-torn campuses to survive
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/may/14/giving-hope-uk-universities-twin-with-struggling-ukraine-counterparts

Paintings produced in collaboration with Ed Godrich are titled with ‘names that define the 1980s’
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/13/robbie-williams-ed-godrich-sothebys-art-exhibition

Minister calls for universities to restore pre-pandemic award levels by next year
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/may/12/first-class-degrees-england-regulator

Despite Labour’s idea being criticised as ‘disastrous’, Rishi Sunak has said nothing is off the table
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/12/a-windfall-tax-on-north-sea-oil-and-gas-what-have-ministers-said-so-far

As the celebratory weekend nears, we pick the best properties from which to enjoy all the fun
https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2022/may/13/village-homes-for-sale-in-reach-of-jubilee-events-in-pictures

A campaign to widen access to the English countryside is gathering momentum. However, as Helena Horton reports, there is little sign the gov..
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/audio/2022/may/13/the-fight-for-the-right-to-roam-in-the-english-countryside-podcast

Liz Truss had earlier warned the EU that the UK could revoke some parts of the Brexit agreement
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/may/12/pm-says-ni-governance-has-collapsed-as-row-over-brexit-deal-deepens-video

Lee Anderson’s suggestion that food poverty is down to not being able to cook and budget properly is ‘out of touch’, says council leader
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/12/an-insult-to-the-whole-community-mps-food-bank-comments-out-of-touch-in-sutton-in-ashfield-say-locals

Jury finds she took almost £25,000 from women’s pro-independence group and local party branch
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/12/natalie-mcgarry-former-snp-mp-found-guilty-of-embezzlement

Judges praise Deana Lawson’s images, which depict familiar domestic scenes containing an unsettling element
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/may/12/deana-lawson-artist-reclaims-black-experience-wins-deutsche-borse-photography-prize

Lawyers reject Liz Truss’s claim that UK is able to dump parts of treaty with EU without its agreement
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/12/experts-scorn-uk-government-claim-it-can-ditch-parts-of-ni-protocol

Actors’ union says Covid exacerbated contributory factors such as job insecurity and low pay
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/may/12/performing-arts-depression-equity-covid-job-insecurity

Letters: Drama in schools gives students the opportunity to explore a wide range of issues, says Catherine Griffin, while Sue Jackson points..
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/may/11/the-threat-facing-arts-and-humanities

Finland is not yet a member of Nato, the intergovernmental military alliance, but the country's president said joining would be to 'maximise..
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/may/11/finland-president-on-joining-nato-video

Preston Benson is transforming defunct nightclubs, shopping malls and factories into thriving community centres
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/12/car-park-to-cafe-bar-how-the-really-local-group-is-renewing-the-uks-derelict-spaces

A Night at the Kabuki, which shifts the star-crossed lovers to 12th-century Japan, will visit London on an international tour
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/may/12/queen-night-at-the-opera-japanese-romeo-juliet-kabuki

‘Dynamic pricing’ sees ticket costs fluctuate wildly for the acclaimed production’s final performances in the West End
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/may/11/cock-ticket-prices-drop-after-shock-at-400-seats-west-end

There is no real need for food banks, just learning how to cook on a budget, a Tory MP has claimed
https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2022/may/11/no-need-for-food-banks-people-just-cant-cook-claims-tory-mp-video

Money will support projects such as food banks, as church seeks to ‘raise its game in its service to the nation’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/11/church-of-england-to-pump-36bn-into-parishes-and-fund-more-social-action

With tensions resurfacing over the Brexit arrangements across the Northern Ireland border, is the UK government capable of finding a solutio
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2022/may/12/brexit-is-back-

BBC Comedy development drive to fuel search for ‘relatable British characters’
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/may/11/bbc-comedy-pilots-find-next-fleabag

Despite 38 new bills, opposition accuses government of failing to act to protect people amid soaring inflation
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/10/queens-speech-boris-johnson-bereft-of-ideas-to-tackle-cost-of-living-crisis

Forecast outstrips previous estimate as booming profits for energy firms would net more cash for struggling UK households
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/may/10/windfall-tax-on-north-sea-oil-and-gas-could-raise-2bn-says-labour

Suspicions ambitious shadow ministers see situation as ‘win win’, with leadership contest on horizon if Starmer goes
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/10/beergate-labour-mps-wary-internal-manoeuvring-starmer-pledge

Eighteen-year-old orphan to receive £300 for transport costs to site of exams after case brought to court
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/10/home-office-backs-down-over-travel-costs-for-eritrean-refugee-sitting-gcses

Letter: Prof Jonathan Michie on the disastrous collapse in part-time education in Britain
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/may/10/funding-for-lifelong-learning-shouldnt-lead-to-deeper-debt

Analysis: Experts warn that sharp losses for sterling could drive up cost of imports and invite attacks on the currency
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/10/weak-pound-could-add-to-uk-inflation-say-economists

Critics say Gambling Commission’s move in legal row risks depriving good causes in UK of up to £800m
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/10/national-lottery-regulator-ask-court-enforce-allwyn-licence-award

Campaigners say UK government proposal must balance truth and justice for victims and survivors with rights of former combatants
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/10/troubles-era-investigations-will-give-amnesty-only-to-those-who-cooperate

The Labour leader said the UK could do more than just 'get Brexit done'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/may/10/boris-johnson-bereft-of-ideas-or-purpose-says-keir-starmer-after-queens-speech-video

Former PM’s intervention comes as government considers unilaterally suspending parts of framework
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/10/uk-risks-reputation-if-it-breaches-northern-ireland-protocol-warns-may

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson tells Downing Street he will not nominate ministers without ‘decisive action’ on Brexit protocol
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/09/dup-to-block-formation-of-northern-ireland-power-sharing-executive

The Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin won the most seats in the Northern Ireland assembly last week for the first time. Rory Carroll explain..
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2022/may/10/what-sinn-fein-victory-means-for-northern-ireland-podcast

Brief letters: Improving the school system | Daily Mail use | Waxing lyrical | Dennis Waterman’s roles
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/may/09/its-back-to-school-for-the-tories

Labour leader has said he will resign if found to have broken Covid rules at Durham campaign event in 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/09/keir-starmer-and-beergate-what-happened-and-when

Ivo Delingpole, son of James Delingpole, lived nearby and spotted Labour leader through window of Durham Miners Hall
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/09/revealed-student-ivo-delingpole-james-breitbart-beergate-video-that-threatens-to-sink-starmer

Starmer has been under pressure after police announced a probe into an event in April 2021, when he had curry and beer at an MP's office dur..
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/may/09/keir-starmer-says-he-will-resign-if-fined-over-covid-rule-breach-claims-video

Analysis: Resignation promise has been praised as a bold move, but not everyone in the Labour camp is convinced it’s the right one
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/09/keir-starmer-gamble-resignation-labour

Singer’s global initiative to offer a book each month to 200 refugee children in London until they turn five
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/09/dolly-parton-imagination-library-books-refugee-children

The Housemartins and Beautiful South frontman invited fans to celebrate his 60th birthday with him
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/09/grand-gesture-musician-paul-heaton-puts-1000-behind-bar-at-60-pubs

Exclusive: party to present dossier of evidence to police claiming curry and beers were part of working day
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/may/09/labour-says-can-prove-starmer-team-worked-past-1am-beergate-night