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Good morning. Last month, we brought you the story behind the Guardian’s year-long investigation into the US-based Free Birth Society, a multi-million dollar business whose philosophy…

Good morning. On Friday, the Guardian launched its 2025 charity appeal, an annual tradition that brings the whole organisation together to raise money for a cause…

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books.In recent years, some of the most talked-about literary novels…

Good morning. Yesterday, I was shocked to read that nearly half of sexually active under-18s have either been strangled or strangled someone during sex.“Choking”, as it…

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books.Sometimes the smallest detail can change the way you think…

Wes Streeting condemns No 10 bid to ‘kneecap’ him, denies plotting against PM, but says Labour needs ‘culture change’Good morning. All governments are collections of people…

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books.In Toni Morrison’s Sula, the title character and Nel are…

Good morning. I’m Martin Belam, and this is my first time in your inbox for First Edition – though you may already know me from Guardian…

Good morning. Maybe the most gobsmacking detail about the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford was this, from a delivery driver who was delivering…

This is an edition of the Books Briefing, our editors’ weekly guide to the best in books.When I tell people about the new novel I just…