Justice secretary says only his measures will stop backlog in England and Wales from increasing exponentially ...

Letters: Andrew Hiscock says the Netherlands’ handling of flooding in 1953 has stood it in good stead. Plus letters from John Sergeant and Michael Heaton ...

Chief content officer Kate Phillips tells staff she is ‘so sorry’ only one racial slur by Tourette campaigner was not edited from recorded broadcastPeter Bradshaw: why the dust has not yet settled on ...

Minister confirms documents about 2001 appointment will be available, but not until police investigation is over ...

England reached the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a game to spare after Harry Brook hit 100 against Pakistan to set up a two-wicket win in the final over ...

While the use of the N-word may not have been intentional, some with the condition agree that doesn’t make it acceptable ...

Letters: The characteristics include attachments to authoritarian regimes including the one based in the Kremlin, writes Kevin Lloyd; plus a letter from Peter Gray ...

Letters: Readers respond to Polly Toynbee’s article on the government’s plans to overhaul local government ...

The Guardian's Shaun Walker draws on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders ...

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s column about needing to keep an eye on the cost of services regularly paid for ...

American actor and film-maker hailed for his screen roles in Manhunter and Synecdoche, New York ...

A brilliant century from Harry Brook helped England to a two-wicket win that qualified them for the semi-finals with a match to spare ...