With the Britannia Stakes around the corner, Chairman of the Betting and Gaming Council, Brigid Simmonds, explains the power of sport in raising money for worthy causes.

When the shocking story of Sheila Seleoane – whose body lay undiscovered in her flat for more than two years – hit the headlines last year, the country sat up and took notice.

History was made on 6 May 2023 when for the first time, representatives of non-Christian faiths were directly involved in the crowning of our Monarch. And I was one of them.

England stands at a crossroads, a moment teetering between a continued centralisation of power and the promise of a democratic evolution – devolution.

The chair of the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee has warned that the government has “no proper oversight” of levelling up spending, and questioned whether the policy could ever be properly delivered.

To mark the King’s Coronation, Britain’s leading bookmakers will donate all profits from the feature handicap Britannia Stakes race at this year’s Royal Ascot to some of the UK’s top charities.

Prior to becoming the Member for Harrow East, I was in local government for over 20 years, which inevitably spurred an interest in the housing sector.

Women’s sport is growing – fast. More people are playing, participating and watching than ever before.

CEO of Veterans Aid Dr Hugh Milroy's recent interactions on the international stage have caused him to reflect on both the universality and complexity of individual nations' post-service problems - and the need to take a 'bottom up' approach to resolving them.

Government has finally – after many delays since it was first announced in 2019 – today introduced a bill which will pass much needed regulation for the private rented sector.

Government plans to employ a group of Levelling Up Directors who would oversee its flagship policy regionally have been scrapped.

Hundreds of people in a number of councils were turned away from voting at the recent local elections due to not having appropriate documents to meet new voter ID rules, data has shown.

More social housing is the key to preventing the need for temporary accommodation. That is why I am supporting IKEA and Shelter’s Real Life Roomsets campaign to build 90,000 new social homes a year.

Tomorrow many people across the country will head to the polls to vote in local council – and in some cases mayoral – elections.

Labour and the Conservatives face a significant test of public opinion on Thursday when voters across England decide who will run their councils – often seen as a barometer for how major parties might perform at the next general election.

Post-war council estates suffer a barrage of stigmatising representations. Central and local governments, think tanks, and property companies call them ‘sink estates’ and ‘concrete monstrosities’. In television dramas and feature films, council estates are invariably grim and crime ridden. These representations have real-world effects. They establish social moods and opinions that encourage and justify the wave of estate demolitions that have beset London and other cities in recent decades.

The days of construction careers being portrayed as low paid, low skilled, low prospect jobs for academic underachievers should have been confined to history, yet research by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) shows the sector remains tainted by these outdated misconceptions.

The reintroduction of beavers to the United Kingdom has been met with excitement from ecotourists and animal lovers – but some are worried it could come at a price. Chris Chafin reports. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall

Charities up and down the country have won big thanks to the Grand National Charity Bet campaign, which has raised thousands for good causes.

Having worked as a nurse for over 20 years, mental health minister Maria Caulfield has “a foot in both camps”. She speaks to Sophie Church about how the government is increasingly taking a holistic approach to mental health, and sheds light on her spat with a certain Countdown presenter…

The Labour Party has set out a mini-plan to increase homeownership among first-time buyers, but experts have warned its proposals are not radical enough.

The “tough on crime” rhetoric being pursued by the Conservatives and Labour in their local election campaigns is “political on both sides”, according to the former director of women at HM Prison and Probation Service.

On 21 February 2023, the Minister for Women and Equalities asked for our advice on the definition of the protected characteristic of sex in the Equality Act 2010.

Labour is carrying out a review into how to create the world’s first “trauma-informed” criminal justice system, as the party also promises to be tough on crime and antisocial behaviour.