Duncan Robinson is our political editor and rights budget, our column on British politics. He explains how a tree has stopped 291 flats being built in London. Duncan: "It's like when you have something that's valuable to a community or through the society, you don't touch it"
Ukraine’s army has pushed Russian forces back in the south and east. We ask how they’ve managed to make such impressive gains so quickly, whether more could follow and what Russia’s reaction might be. Why Britain has such troubles building homes, power stations and really much of anything. And how Maine’s lobstermen are responding to the latest threat to their industry.
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