Starmer and Reeves have created 2020s version of party’s 1990s ‘prawn cocktail offensive’ – and business appears hungry for it Rachel Reeves accuses Tories of ‘gaslighting’ public ove...
Shadow chancellor will highlight Labour’s plans to boost economy and say Conservatives are ‘out of touch’ ‘They’re everywhere’: Labour’s wooing of City goes into overdrive Rachel...
Lower mortgage rates prompt property firm to change its outlook from 3% drop to a 2.5% increase A decline in mortgage rates has prompted a forecaster to reverse its predictions of a fall in UK ...
Defence secretary to address MPs after names and bank details of armed forces members targeted by unnamed attacker The Ministry of Defence has suffered a significant data breach and the persona...
Despite disastrous election results, long-threatened coup lacks numbers to force no-confidence vote After months of plotting to oust Rishi Sunak by some on the right of the Conservative party, ...
Party’s return to minority government after a year of upheaval will test his renowned negotiating skills John Swinney declares ‘new chapter’ as he becomes SNP leader Few people understan...
Peter Abbott hammered on woman’s windscreen and screamed at her after she beeped her horn at him A road rage driver who hammered on a woman’s windscreen and screamed at her has been warned ...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/06/bournemouth-road-rage-incident-guilty
The protesters in encampments at Oxford, Cambridge, Liverpool, Edinburgh and Soas are demanding institutions end ties to Israel Israel-Gaza war – live updates Students at five UK universitie...
Most of 32,500 properties back online after mains pipe burst but hundreds to go without for another night About 2,000 homes in Hastings are into their fifth day without water and will probably ...
Swinney says party has been having a ‘tough, rough time’ as he laments impact of recent infighting and chaos John Swinney declared “a new chapter in our party’s history” as he became ...
Rishi Sunak has said the general election result is not a 'foregone conclusion' despite disastrous local election results and the Tories struggling to close the gap with Labour in the polls. The...
PM ‘absolutely determined to fight’ despite Tories’ disastrous local election results and Labour poll lead Rishi Sunak has said the general election result is not a “foregone conclusion...
Vladimir Putin responds to recent statements from David Cameron and Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine war Ukraine war – live updates Russia has threatened to strike British military facilities an...
PM says he is ‘determined to fight on’ after disastrous local, mayoral and Blackpool byelection results last week Labour has marked the anniversary of the Conservatives re-entering governme...
After PM’s bold reading of disastrous Tory local election results, we assess the variables in play at national level Rishi Sunak has boldly claimed that the Conservatives’ disastrous set of...
Ministers have proposed that many new non-domestic buildings must have separate facilities for men and women Ministers have announced plans that new non-domestic buildings in England must have...
Poverty, discrimination, and cultural stigma around mental health are among reasons, experts say Black mothers twice as likely as white mothers to be hospitalised with perinatal mental illness ...
Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England figures highlights structural inequalities and cultural attitudes to mental health, expert says ‘Stark disparities’: why black mothers are more at risk of p...
Long-serving politician set to become first minister after taking over Scottish National party role from Humza Yousaf UK politics live – latest updates John Swinney, one of the Scottish Nati...
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Campaigner resolved to set up awareness charity after being told she had stage 4 cancer when she was 23 Kris Hallenga, the founder of the charity CoppaFeel! , which raises awareness of the impo...
Wiltshire coroner writes to health secretary after inquest of man who died after waiting more than 5 hours for ambulance A senior coroner has issued an official warning about the “significant...
Depute leader insists Graeme McCormick’s last-minute withdrawal proof party is united UK politics live – latest updates The Scottish National party’s depute leader has denied that a part...
Reports say Sir Keir Starmer may risk union support and bow to pressure from business to amend new deal Watering down Labour’s plan to strengthen workers’ rights would be disastrous for the...
Union to roll out 24-hour strikes across England’s train operators for three days this week and six-day overtime ban from Monday Rail passengers face a week of disruption as train drivers emb...
Union cites extreme wet weather and post-Brexit phasing-out of EU subsidies as main reasons for slump Farmers’ confidence has hit its lowest level in at least 14 years, a long-running survey ...
Ministers say move will combat growing concerns about ‘privacy and dignity’ in gender-neutral facilities How the single-sex toilet law in England will work New restaurants, offices and hos...
Governments in Westminster and Edinburgh urged to engage with Petroineos to save Scotland’s sole remaining oil refinery The UK and Scottish governments have been asked to arrange urgent talks...
The annual event near St Agnes tells the story of how the picturesque village was supposedly saved from a tyrannical giant Continue reading...
Council says punctuation mark must go to suit computer databases, but grammar purists see signs of falling standards A council has provoked the wrath of residents and linguists alike after anno...
People around the world have sent the book, with their personal stories, to Edinburgh for an installation to mark its publication 75 years ago Copies of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece ...
In the first of our Politics Weekly Westminster episodes, the Guardian’s political editor Pippa Crerar and political correspondent Kiran Stacey go over the big wins and losses from the local an...
Hill’s portrayal of Yosser Hughes in 1982 BBC series launched career that included roles in Titanic and JRR Tolkien epic Bernard Hill, the stage, television and film actor who rose to fame fo...
Wartime PM was so taken with Paul Trevillion’s work he arranged to pay his compliments in person, artist reveals At the age of 90, and with a successful career as a sports artist under his be...
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Pro-Palestine protesters hope encampments at universities will contribute to an ‘international student revolt’ Students across Britain have said they hope pro-Palestine protests will reach ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/05/uk-student-campus-pro-palestine-protests
Academics warn loss of higher education arts and humanities courses will harm understanding of racism and imperial history Cuts to arts and humanities subjects within higher education will have...
Union to campaign against single-phrase Ofsted judgments, threatening possible strike action Headteachers in England are to launch a campaign for the abolition of “inhumane and unreliable” ...
She’s set to depose Taylor Swift from No 1 and has the most-streamed song in the world this week – the culmination of a decade of slow-burn success Capped with one of the most brilliantly n...
The set of folios published by John Gould will be presented at Firsts book fair in London in mid-May John Gould was one of the most sought-after taxidermists in 19th-century London, commission...
Exhibition of mini Moores is billed as first of its kind and Holburne also hosting Mr Doodle’s first UK museum exhibition Henry Moore is celebrated for his monumental sculptures that turn cit...
Survey by NAHT union finds funding shortages mean pupils are losing out on vital support Shortages and funding cuts are causing a “full-blown crisis” in special needs education for children...
Extraordinary general meeting of the UK writers’ union narrowly voted against making an official protest at violence that has killed ‘at least 95 journalists and media workers’ The Societ...