Forty years ago this week, on 23 October 1984, BBC TV News led with Michael Buerk’s now famous broadcast from northern Ethiopia alerting the world to a catastrophic famine.

The UK’s response to asylum-seekers and refugees is politically sensitive, partly because it is often conflated with immigration. What is not contentious is the importance – to society and at an individual level - of family. Most cultures recognise it; ours does - politicians in the UK often make a point of saying so.

Successive governments, steered by Committee on Climate Change assessment, have recognised that offshore wind will not only provide the backbone of the UK’s future clean energy system but also presents one of our largest industrial growth opportunities. Targets for its growth have become ever more ambitious as we strive towards a fully decarbonized energy system and net-zero.

A remarkable collection including some of Van Gogh’s most famous work – the beauty of an exhibition like this is to go and discover some magnificent paintings you did not know existed

Sometimes a country suffers a trauma so searing that it changes the risk calculation which underlies any national security strategy.

Why is it that we have the least well-insulated homes in Western Europe? Well, the reasons are many, but one place to look is up.

This is a period of huge change in science and technology, from AI to breakthrough treatments, creating massive opportunities to transform the lives of ordinary working people for the better.

The Prime Minister’s clarion call to business leaders to ‘back Britain’ has been underpinned by the Attorney General’s message that “the rule of law matters for growth, jobs and people’s livelihoods”.

David Peace has produced a compelling account of the Munich air disaster and its aftermath

I am a recently enfranchised Austrian citizen, thanks to my descent from victims of Nazi persecution. But I did not register to vote in the Austrian general election on 29 September. I know whom I would have voted against.

For too long, the United Kingdom has relied on others for energy. But under this government we are on the verge of an energy revolution, charging forward with renewables.

An actual giant of the labour movement? Sienna Rodgers speaks to the tall and quietly powerful Co-operative Party general secretary, Joe Fortune. Photography by Elio Zhang

With declining smoking rates and reduced-risk products increasing in the marketplace, a smoke-free future may finally be within reach for the UK. A PMI-sponsored discussion at the recent Conservative Party Conference explored why pragmatism and collaboration must be key to delivering a smoke-free future.

In our interconnected world, global security dictates national security. Diseases do not respect national borders; the ravages of climate change are similarly indiscriminate. It is in our interest to anticipate and neutralise health threats abroad before they reach our shores.

Is a trawler’s worth of fish getting in the way of our nuclear ambitions? Tali Fraser investigates something fishy going on around Hinkley Point C

Anushka Asthana’s deep dive into the 2024 general election campaign is recommended reading for all those seeking insights into why Labour won by a landslide

As deputy leader of the Tory Party and Northern Ireland secretary Michael Ancram was a pragmatic and courageous politician. A disarming man and good company, the country has lost a fine servant

Labour’s plan to reach net-zero by 2030 has the power to transform the health and wealth of our country. But we will only achieve this ambitious target for a green economy by an equally radical shake-up of workforce.

We’ve been readied for pain but, as Rachel Reeves mulls her taxation options with the infamous Treasury ‘scorecard’, Dan Neidle gives his form guide on the runners and riders

Cadent’s second Global Technology Conference in London gathered over 75 IT companies and Europe’s largest gas distributors to discuss digital transformation, decarbonisation, and the vital role gas networks play in achieving net-zero by 2050.

The recent closure of the UK’s last coal power station has brought the curtain down on an industry that has helped bring jobs and prosperity to communities across the country, but it also marks a generational opportunity for those communities most affected by the closures, with green industries like nuclear giving hope for new jobs and greater investment.

Around one million people are currently living with dementia in the UK, including 29,000 across Kent and over 1,200 in my own constituency of Dartford.

Make time to see this portrait of the preeminent female war photographer Lee Miller – just don’t make my mistake and go on your own

Over the past six months, Iran has launched two unprecedented direct attacks on Israel. This should not obscure the fact that Tehran has been actively seeking to destroy the Jewish state for more than four decades.