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The Audio Long Read
‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than books – podcastStorm Ciarán’s low pressure made tea taste worse, say scientists
Inquiry into headteacher’s suicide says ‘macho culture’ of inspections must end
Glitch review – dynamically delivered drama about the Post Office scandal
The long read
‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than booksThe long read: In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities
Other lives
James Watson obituaryOther lives: Computer specialist with the civil service who worked on the switch away from manual systems for benefit payments
Other lives
Janet Slade obituaryOther lives: Art teacher who turned to pottery and became a road safety campaigner in Cambridge
Elite cyclist seeking UK asylum told he must move to Bibby Stockholm barge
Mohammad Ganjkhanlou cannot take his bike onboard and says he ‘will not have the chance to rebuild’ his racing career
Sister of Ruth Perry urges teachers thinking of suicide to seek help
Former Ofsted chief says Ruth Perry inspection was error-free
Brief letters
Rapt by restoration and raptors’ return in RochdaleHouseholds across Reading left without water for three days after burst mains
Killer in 2020 Reading stabbings was ‘indiscriminate’, inquest hears
Reading gaol, prison home of Oscar Wilde, sold to educational foundation for £7m
Ofsted chief ‘should quit now’, says Ruth Perry’s sister as briefing memo is revealed
Ofsted inspection contributed to headteacher’s suicide, coroner rules
‘Dark thoughts’: how Ruth Perry’s resolve fell apart after Ofsted visit
Ofsted inspectors not given guidance on distressed headteachers, Ruth Perry inquest hears
Ofsted accused of ‘misleading’ inquest into death of teacher Ruth Perry
Ruth Perry ‘amazed’ more heads did not kill themselves, inquest hears
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The long read‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than booksThe long read: In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities
