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Leila Rahman

Society Correspondent · Public Square Today

Leila writes about climate, culture, education and the communities living with public decisions. She looks for the evidence behind a claim and the people it affects.

Articles by Leila Rahman

Demand for UK government action 10 months after British man’s death in Grenada Yesterday

All aboard the TrainTok trend: spotters and staff boost rail content online Yesterday

No unions, low taxes: why some of Britain’s top chefs are opening outposts in Gulf states Yesterday

Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.8bn-a-year cocaine habit Yesterday

Manhunt under way to find prisoner who absconded from medical facility Yesterday

Boom in weight-loss drugs could lead to fall in beer sales, Heineken warns UK pubs Yesterday

Is London really the most-taxed city? Banks accused of cherrypicking data 2 days ago

Tommy Robinson ‘threatened people and acted like a bully’, jury told 2 days ago

UK children just as likely to have suffered harm on social media despite crackdown 3 days ago

Tommy Robinson tells court he had photos taken of journalists’ homes to pressure them 4 days ago

Everyone hates Oxford Street. Will pedestrianisation save it? 4 days ago

Reform UK fined for failing to declare it was publisher of campaigns material 5 days ago

Jeffrey Donaldson investigated over alleged rape in UK parliament 5 days ago

Home Office lifts deportation order for man, 62, who has lived in UK for 50 years 5 days ago

Burnham backs mandatory suicide prevention training for social workers after parent-carer Matilda Davis’s death 5 days ago

Schools in England must recognise antisemitism as distinct category of harm, report says 5 days ago

Russell Brand told woman to ‘clear up the mess you’ve made’ after alleged rape, court hears 5 days ago

NatWest cracks down on 13,000 staff attending office two days a month 6 days ago

‘We really need help’: RSPCA faces capacity crisis as cats arrive faster than they can be rehomed 6 days ago

Hegseth wrong to say most non-US Nato forces in Afghanistan did not fight, says No 10 6 days ago

Profit warnings from UK-listed firms at highest level in two years as Iran war drives up costs 6 days ago

Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England Oct 18, 2026

Reform councillor resigns after being filmed making racist remarks Oct 18, 2026

SNP says campaign for next referendum on independence ‘has already begun’ Oct 17, 2026

Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals Oct 17, 2026

Severe drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run low Oct 17, 2026

Scale back on hake and coley, seafood charity tells shoppers Oct 17, 2026

Russell Brand was ‘wild-eyed maniac’ when trying to drag woman into toilets, court told Oct 16, 2026

UK police force pays out after claims it protected officers accused of abusing women Oct 16, 2026

Top health official urged to recuse herself from private ADHD crackdown over ties to industry Oct 16, 2026