Emma Haslett

The decision to remove “legacy” blue ticks misses the point of Twitter’s Verified system – while failing to stick it to the “elites”.

With sewage spilled into waters around the UK hundreds of times a day, one shellfish producer says the industry is in peril.

Fraud is now endemic, accounting for 40 per cent of crime, but only a tiny minority of cases are ever investigated.

The number of women on the NHS waiting list for gynaecology treatments has increased by a third over two years. Andrea Klassen, 35, is one of them

Troubled online used car retailer Cazoo is close to entering administration, putting about 1,000 jobs at risk.

Troubled online used car retailer Cazoo is close to entering administration, putting about 1,000 jobs at risk.

Sophia Spence, 32, is due to have a baby in August - but her earliest guaranteed nursery place is in September 2026, leaving her in limbo

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Amid dwindling aid budgets, private funds channelled to communities that are vulnerable to the climate crisis can have a huge impact

This week, the Taliban imposed yet more draconian measures with a ban on training female midwives. So why is no one talking about it? asks Emma Haslett