Pay for NHS chiefs to be linked to performance with ‘no more rewards for failure’, Wes Streeting says – as it happened
Health secretary to confirm announcement in speech later this week
Country diary
Country diary 1974: a Kent village’s imposing war memorial
15 November 1974: On the green stood the largest memorial I had ever seen in a country setting
The Audio Long Read
Has poppymania gone too far? – podcast
Over the past 20 years, the symbol of remembrance for the war dead has become increasingly ubiquitous – and a culture of poppy policing has grown with it. By Samira Shackle
Letters: Albert Beale and Paul Parker honour the pacifist movement, while other readers say public poppy pressure has gone too far
Kate to join Prince William and King at remembrance events this weekend
Presence at Cenotaph and Festival of Remembrance mark her first consecutive days of engagements since start of year
I wear a white poppy because Remembrance Day’s staged fervour does little to honour my grandad
Phineas Harper
I wear it for peace, for the killed civilians – and for all the conscripts, including my relative, who were forced to fight, says writer Phineas Harper
