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Children enjoying playing on swings
Britain / 27 March 2025
27 March 2025
Protesters demonstrate as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is about
Britain / 26 March 2025
26 March 2025
Labour accused of ‘balancing the books off the backs of the poor’ in spring spending statement
Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a business meeting with t
Britain / 29 January 2025
29 January 2025
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister walks in the direction of the biggest bosses
A stack of British one pound coins
Britain / 27 January 2025
27 January 2025
RAPID RENEWAL: Changsha’s statue of Mao, the city at night
Features / 3 December 2024
3 December 2024
Hunan province’s transformation shows how state investment can lift millions from deprivation — but Western states avoid discussion of this while ramping up military spending instead, writes FIONA EDWARDS