The Guardian: Starmer would have blocked Mandelson role over vetting failure, says Lammy. Deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in dark. Text by Pippa Crerar, Photos by Jordi Matas, in Barcelona www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Guardian: Starmer will not be swayed by Trump’s ‘small and petty’ insults, says Lammy. Exclusive: deputy PM says UK will not join Iran conflict despite Trump’s sometimes ‘incomprehensible’ social-media barbs Text by Pippa Crerar, Photos by Jordi Matas www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Long Read: ‘Any other child would have died’: the miraculous survival of Nada Itrab. After a nine-year-old girl was kidnapped and taken from Spain to Bolivia, authorities feared the worst. They found her in the rainforest nine months later – but that wasn’t the end of her ordeal.

Joan Busquets, 96, suffered torture, forced labour & 20 ys in prison under the Franco regime. ‘It’s about justice’. Fighter from guerrilla war sues Spanish govt. for €1m. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d... Text by @stephenburgen.bsky.social Photos by @jordimatas.bsky.social for @theguardian.com