Andy Burnham is the Labour leader – third time lucky for the UK’s prime minister-in-waitingEric Shaw, University of Stirling
How Manchester created Manchesterism: from music and culture to political powerKirsty Fairclough, Manchester Metropolitan University
Andy Burnham promised to change Greater Manchester. Almost ten years on, how did he do?Philip Brown, University of Huddersfield
Manchester – the city powering Andy Burnham, the UK’s incoming prime ministerGemma Ware, The Conversation
Yes, Burnham’s Bee Network has transformed central Manchester. But that’s not the whole pictureKaren Lucas, University of Manchester
Ann Widdecombe killing: why police have told the public – including Nigel Farage – not to speculateJohn McGarry, Leeds Beckett University
Young people are among the most at risk of stalking – but many don’t recognise itSophia Kier-Byfield, University of South Wales and Sarah Wallace, University of South Wales
Why Nigel Farage is resigning as an MP, only to stand again – expert analysisTim Bale, Queen Mary University of London; Lone Sorensen, University of Leeds, and Parveen Akhtar, Aston University
What watching people restock their cupboards tells us about aesthetics and authenticity on social mediaHelen Ringrow, University of Portsmouth and Giorgia Riboni, Università di Torino
England out of the World Cup, but this team may have helped redefine a nationMichael Skey, Loughborough University
Ruth Ellis: what her posthumous pardon tells us about Britain’s view of abuse then, and nowLizzie Seal, University of Sussex
Nigel Farage’s donations: four key claims fact checked by an expert in political financeSam Power, University of Bristol
Fordingbridge rape sentences increased: how does unduly lenient sentence review work?Julian Roberts, University of Oxford
UK plans conversion ‘therapy’ ban – what the draft legislation saysIlias Trispiotis, University of Leeds
Why unelected power brings us a strange comfortCarl Senior, Aston University and Erik P. Bucy, Texas Tech University
How apocalyptic worldviews are moving from the fringes to the corridors of powerJoscha Abels, University of Tübingen and Juliana Tappe Ortiz, University of Tübingen
Community refugee sponsorship: how the Home Office can get its new safe-and-legal route rightJacqui Broadhead, University of Oxford
How the British press has undermined the ECHR over many years: new studyEkaterina Balabanova, University of Liverpool and Gemma Horton, University of Sheffield
From Alexander Litvinenko to Sergei Skripal: the long road to reforming UK securityEthem Ilbiz, University of South Wales; Atakan Yılmaz, Bahçeşehir University, and Mike Edwards, University of South Wales
Falling migration is bad for economies – here’s how some countries are respondingCaterina Mazzilli, ODI Global
Why the UK government needed to apologise for its role in historical forced adoptions in EnglandLindsey Earner-Byrne, Trinity College Dublin and Janet Greenlees, Glasgow Caledonian University
Plaid Cymru’s independence dilemma – from protest to powerAnwen Elias, Aberystwyth University and Elin Royles, Aberystwyth University
Preston Davey: how can so many agencies know about a child and still miss what’s happening?Michelle McManus, Manchester Metropolitan University and Emma Ball, Manchester Metropolitan University
The class divide in British politics didn’t erode slowly – it collapsed under New LabourOliver Heath, Royal Holloway, University of London and Humphrey Southall, University of Portsmouth
Ten years on from the Brexit vote, the UK is still a country of Leavers and RemainersChris Smith, The Open University
Investigative interviews are key to solving crimes – should AI be helping police with their inquiries?Brandon May, Florida Institute of Technology; University of Portsmouth and Rebecca Milne, University of Portsmouth
Why is the UK now changing prime minister every few years?Tony McNulty, Queen Mary University of London
Why Andy Burnham’s radical plan relies on the Treasury being a friend of devolutionDave Richards, University of Manchester and Sam Warner, University of Bristol
How Andy Burnham may try to give the UK economy a boost in his ‘10-year plan’Steve Schifferes, City St George's, University of London
Why the UK shouldn’t expect a general election, even with a new prime minister in placeNicholas Allen, Royal Holloway, University of London
Andy Burnham: what to expect from the UK’s likely next prime ministerMatthew Flinders, University of Sheffield
Andy Burnham needed a big win. The Makerfield result means Labour might have reason to hopeMartin Farr, Newcastle University
Keir Starmer has resigned – but what could a new PM actually do differently against Reform UK?Hannah Bunting, University of Exeter
Maternity reviews have told us what is wrong – why are we still waiting for action?Jeremy Howick, University of Leicester
Does traffic drive street crime? Our study investigatedJose Pina-Sánchez, University of Leeds and Toby Davies, University of Leeds
Holiday travel planning: reasons to try public transport or cycling when you get to your destinationHarry Radzuan, London South Bank University; University of Manchester; Jiaying Xue, London South Bank University, and Siti Intan Nurdiana Wong Abdullah, Nottingham Trent University
Why Britain’s regeneration policies keep missing the point – expert panelRichard Bull, Nottingham Trent University; Helen Carr, University of Southampton; Stefania Fiorentino, University of Cambridge, and Steve Millington, Manchester Metropolitan University
UK social media ban: tech restrictions for teens can’t be the only approachEmily Setty, University of Surrey
Millions of people can’t access civil justice – my new report shows why four decades of reform have failedJohn Sorabji, UCL
As AI plays a bigger role in relationships, true intimacy is getting lostLuke Brunning, University of Leeds
Is ten too young to be criminally responsible? Here’s what the evidence saysAnne-Marie Day, Manchester Metropolitan University and Elizabeth A Faulkner
What is the Common Travel Area? Why the Ireland-UK border arrangement isn’t a ‘loophole’ for migrantsColin Murray, Newcastle University
Belfast unrest shows the power of social media as far‑right views on immigration enter the mainstreamPaul Reilly, University of Glasgow
Supporting women in early labour is important for safe maternity careVanora Hundley, Bournemouth University and Helen Cheyne, University of Stirling
News is changing dramatically – here’s what the move away from mainstream media means for you as a consumerKarin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff University
UK Home Office to use AI age estimation on asylum seekers – how accurate is the technology?Oli Buckley, Loughborough University
This is what Andy Burnham’s devolution plans need to consider – expert panelJoanie Willett, University of Exeter; Julian Clark, University of Birmingham; Mark Tewdwr-Jones, UCL; Michael Kenny, University of Cambridge, and Peter Clegg, University of the West of England
The politics of feeling: why did ‘boring’ prime minister Keir Starmer provoke such visceral reactions?Ben Anderson, Durham University
Even if the UK changes prime minister, voters now expect to hear the language of populismStephen Coleman, University of Leeds
When satire could destroy a career: the scandals of Georgian politician Charles James FoxCallum Smith, Aberystwyth University
Needlecraft: this hobby has a long history as a subversive form of protestHelen Pleasance, York St John University
Beekeeping as a hobby – why it’s a great choice for young men struggling with mental health or lonelinessMichael Joseph Richardson, Newcastle University
Hurdles to a hobby: How climate change and ‘runfluencer’ culture impact our daily jogMadeleine Orr, University of Toronto and Caitlin Felteau-McInnis, University of Toronto
How to protect your hobbies in a culture that wants to exploit themAly Bailey, University of Waterloo
Feeling distracted? How hobbies can help you find ‘flow state’ and save your brainValerie van Mulukom, Coventry University
