England

Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?
New towns

Where are Labour’s new towns going to be built?

Housing secretary Steve Reed has revealed where the government is looking to build 12 new towns in a bid to deliver more new homes. Work is set to start on three new towns before the next election. Here are the places Labour are targeting

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago
Letters

Letters: If it was about national pride, the England flags would’ve been flying a long time ago

We all know what these flag-flyers really mean, says a reader

What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity
Nationalism

What the wave of St George’s flags across England means for national identity

For some, it’s a dose of patriotism amid the national doom, for others a far-right driven powerplay to intimidate immigrants. Here’s what the surge in flag flying means and how to beat the sinister undertones 

‘A life changing moment’: Inside England’s Homeless World Cup training session ahead of the tournament of a lifetime
Homeless World Cup

‘A life changing moment’: Inside England’s Homeless World Cup training session ahead of the tournament of a lifetime

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn’t be in the Euro final without women of colour
Football

Football has a racism problem. But England wouldn’t be in the Euro final without women of colour

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England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty
Poverty

England and Wales must follow Scotland’s lead and set legal targets to end child poverty

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change
Andrew Connell and Jez Bushnell

How Wales is showing the way for England on homelessness with one simple change

Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: ‘The system is at breaking point’
Homelessness

Homelessness hit new record highs in England in 2024: ‘The system is at breaking point’

From an elected president to palaces: Here’s what would actually happen if Britain became a republic
Royal family

From an elected president to palaces: Here’s what would actually happen if Britain became a republic

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say
Community housing

Use council tax hike on second homes to build thousands of new community-led houses, experts say

Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk
Abortion

Revealed: How ‘sinister’ lack of access to surgical abortions puts lives at risk

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Housing crisis

Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people

‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
Homelessness

‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage
John Higgs

William Blake gave voice to the nation. The least we can do is save his cottage