Rutte gave covid advisers too much weight, inquiry hears
Mark Rutte’s cabinet gave government expert advisers too much strength in the coronavirus response, the parliamentary inquiry into the pandemic...
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Swiss finance ministry appeals decision to scrap fine on ex-Credit Suisse executive over Mozambique tuna fleet case
The Swiss Finance Ministry has appealed a court decision to scrap a 100,000 Swiss franc ($127,000) fine imposed on former Credit Suisse executive Lara Warner for failing to report money…
Housing
Reeves examines using private sector funds to speed building of new towns
Chancellor in talks with banks and investment funds about public-private partnerships to build infrastructureBusiness live – latest updatesRachel Reeves is examining how to attract funds from private investors to accelerate…
Death and dying
To die with dignity: my young husband’s final wish came with a $65,000 price tag
My husband, Craig, didn’t want to spend his last days in the hospital. His fight with bladder cancer then became a battle to get him hospice care at home“This isn’t…
Transgender
The new EHRC code isn’t just about trans people’s access to toilets – it’s about protecting other vital single-sex spaces | Susanna Rustin
From the start, feminists have fought for spaces that are less visible but which have special status: prisons, refuges, rape crisis centres, lesbian groups, women’s health centres and sportsSusanna Rustin…
Young people
Young Britons feel disconnected and locked out of creative arts, charity says
Research for Roundhouse in London shows 87% of 18- to 30-year-olds believe they have fewer artistic opportunities Rising costs, the disappearance of third spaces and reduced access to artistic opportunities…
Social housing
A place where everyone has somewhere of their own, to thrive and feel safe – this will be my politics of home | Keir Starmer
Underfunding, systemic failure and awful Tory policies bequeathed us a public and private sector housing crisis. As a priority, we will now fix that Growing up, I remember how important…
Column | Raja Muzaffar Bhat: Kashmir’s grassroots man
The RTI pioneer and environmental activist continues to hold power to account in the Valley
Violence against women and girls
Mother of woman murdered by husband calls for UK animal abuse register
Annette Bramley says Holly’s Law would stop perpetrators acquiring pets and raise awareness of domestic abuse linkAnnette Bramley fondly remembers her daughter Holly as being family-oriented and a lover of…
10 Iranian universities in QS ranking 2026 by subject
TEHRAN –The 16th edition of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2026 has included 10 Iranian universities in three broad subject areas.
Iran wins WHO World No Tobacco Day award
TEHRAN – Abdolhossein Khosropanah, Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution and Behzad Valizadeh, former head of National Tobacco Control Secretariat have received the World Health Organization (WHO)…