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MPs and peers oppose Donald Trump address to parliament during UK visit
Published: April 21, 2025 08:20
Concerns raised address would be inappropriate because of president’s comments about UK, Nato and UkraineA number of MPs and peers have called for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing parliament when he visits the UK.The US president has suggested…
Some British MPs spending equivalent of a day a week doing second jobs
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/21/mps-second-jobs-parliament-guardian-analysis
Published: April 21, 2025 05:00
Guardian analysis finds seven MPs have worked at least 300 hours since July in outside employmentA total of seven MPs have spent on average one working day a week on second jobs since the start of the 2024 parliament, with additional gigs as TV presenters,…
Ten assaults a day on asylum seekers in Home Office care, figures reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/21/assaults-on-asylum-seekers-in-home-office-care
Published: April 21, 2025 05:00
Exclusive: There were 380 safeguarding referrals of victims of hate crimes from January 2023 to August 2024The Home Office is recording an average of 10 assaults a day on asylum seekers in its care, according to internal government data, amid harsh…
London Gatwick is UK’s worst airport for flight delays, figures show
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
CAA data shows flights departed more than 23 minutes late last year, with Birmingham and Manchester second and third-worstLondon Gatwick is the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, official figures showed, with air traffic control issues blamed for…
UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports
Published: April 20, 2025 23:06
Defence secretary says lessons from Ukraine highlight need for homegrown supply chainBritain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France.This comes as British and European defence…
Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues
Published: April 20, 2025 23:01
Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union saysScottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned…
Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/20/nhs-hospital-bed-24-hours-trolley-wait-england
Published: April 20, 2025 21:30
Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data revealsAbout 49,000 A&E visits last year resulted in patients waiting 24 hours or more for a hospital bed, with people aged 65 or over…
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Published: April 20, 2025 16:00
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after BrexitBritish cancer patients are being denied life-saving…
‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after Brexit
Published: April 20, 2025 16:00
Exclusive: Price of importing drugs for a Paris and Birmingham study has almost quadrupled to £175,000NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report findsBritish clinical trials of revolutionary cancer treatments are being…
UK prison officers to demand electric stun guns for dangerous jails
Published: April 20, 2025 15:08
Meeting called with justice secretary after attack on three guards at HMP FranklandPrison officers will demand the immediate issue of electric stun guns to protect staff guarding Britain’s most dangerous jails when they meet the justice secretary this…
Views of TikTok posts with electronic music outgrow those using indie
Published: April 20, 2025 14:01
Videos tagged #ElectronicMusic attracted more than 13bn views worldwide last year, an increase of 45% on 2023It is another example of the parallel worlds in the music industry. The Gallagher brothers may be taking over the world’s stadiums this summer, but…
From kumquats to lime caviar: UK foodies embrace a whole new world of citrus
Published: April 20, 2025 14:00
Chefs, home cooks and supermarkets are discovering exciting new varieties that come in all shapes and sizesWhen life gives you pithy cedro lemons and sweet Tacle mandarins, what exactly do you make with them?British chefs and home cooks are increasingly…
Husband ‘watched in horror’ as wife killed on golf course in Sutton Coldfield
Published: April 20, 2025 13:41
Suzanne Cherry died after being struck by a van at Aston Wood golf course on 11 AprilA man has described watching “in helpless horror” as his wife was struck by a van at a golf club.Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, died in hospital on 15 April, four days…
RAF fighters scrambled twice to intercept Russian planes last week
Published: April 20, 2025 13:28
Incidents over Baltic Sea come after UK’s deployment of six jets to eastern Poland to defend Nato airspaceRAF fighter jets have intercepted two Russian aircraft flying close to Nato airspace over the Baltic Sea.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said two RAF…
‘I’ve been assaulted’: Reform’s minority ethnic candidates seeking local election wins
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
Growing group of activists from minority ethnic backgrounds say they can help Nigel Farage’s party win big in cities“I’ve been assaulted, I regularly get verbal abuse, I got a death threat one time. But until the people come to their senses, I will stand,”…
Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals business under pressure from Trump tariffs, Moody’s warns
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
Rating agency downgrades Ineos Quattro as it says ‘trade barriers’ could affect it for next two yearsSir Jim Ratcliffe’s loss-making chemicals business could take longer than expected to recover its financial health because of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs,…
Liverpool academic’s scent workshops help prisoners remember their past
Published: April 20, 2025 12:41
After smelling fragrances inmates create poems, prose or drawings that recall holidays, park walks and sweet shops“Smell it, but don’t stick your nose straight in it,” says Michael O’Shaughnessy, pulling a small white card, sealed twice in ziplock bags,…
A unicorn, a robot runner and Easter celebrations: photos of the weekend
Published: April 20, 2025 11:45
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Nigel Farage defends allowing US chlorinated chicken into UK as part of trade deal
Published: April 20, 2025 10:51
Reform UK leader on campaign trail as poll predicts rightwing party could be on course to win in a general electionNigel Farage has defended allowing labelled chlorinated chicken from the US into the UK as part of a trade deal, as a poll suggested his…
Syrian refugee says Home Office ‘breaking my heart’ by refusing dying mother entry to UK
Published: April 20, 2025 10:49
Home Office intervened after initial ruling allowing grandmother with terminal cancer to join family in GlasgowA Syrian refugee says the Home Office has “broken her heart” by trying to bar her mother, who has weeks to live, from coming to the UK to spend…
British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam
Published: April 20, 2025 10:48
Google intelligence report finds UK is a particular target of IT worker ploy that sends wages to Kim Jong Un’s stateBritish companies are being urged to carry out job interviews for IT workers on video or in person to head off the threat of giving jobs to…
Prince Andrew joins Charles and Camilla for Easter Sunday service
Published: April 20, 2025 10:27
Duke of York attends royal family’s traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle with Sarah, Duchess of YorkKing Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by the Duke of York at the traditional Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle.Prince Andrew arrived at…
Who is Carlo Acutis, the computer prodigy who died at 15 and is to be first millennial saint?
Published: April 20, 2025 09:58
Pope Francis has attributed two miracles to the London-born teenager, who built websites for church and died of leukaemiaHe was a London-born teenager with leukaemia who spread his faith by building websites, later gaining the moniker “God’s…
UK taxpayers contributed £89m to the most expensive movie ever made
Published: April 20, 2025 07:00
Scheme to boost British film industry leads to Universal Pictures pocketing millions of pounds for blockbuster Jurassic World: RebirthA leafy corner to the west of Watford was transformed into a jungle last year. Authentic-looking exotic flowers lined the…
‘The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over £5bn benefits cut
Published: April 20, 2025 06:00
Dozens of MPs are angry at their party, despite frantic efforts by whips and government ministers to assuage them• ‘We just go to the park’: making the most of Easter in a child-poverty hotspotLabour MPs opposed to the government’s massive £5bn of benefit…
‘We just go to the park’: making the most of Easter in a child-poverty hotspot
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/20/child-poverty-bradford-easter
Published: April 20, 2025 06:00
In Manningham in Bradford 72% of children live below the poverty line. The national average is 22%• ‘The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over £5bn benefits cutWhile some British children will be going on holiday, playing with…
Doncaster prisoners could sue government over exposure to radon gas
Published: April 20, 2025 06:00
Inmates complain of rashes and fever, echoing the events that led Dartmoor jail to close last yearThe government faces further potential legal action over concerns about levels of radon gas at a second prison, after Dartmoor jail was forced to…
Police investigating murder of Paria Veisi in south Wales find her body
Published: April 19, 2025 19:35
A 41-year-old man charged with murder after discovery at an address in the Penylan area of CardiffPolice investigating the murder of a woman from Cardiff who was last seen leaving work a week ago have found a body.Paria Veisi’s body was discovered by South…
Thousands protest for trans rights in London after supreme court ruling – video
Published: April 19, 2025 18:54
Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London on Saturday to rally against the UK's supreme court ruling that when the Equality Act 2010 referred to women, it referred only to biological sex and did not include transgender women who hold…
Miliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’
Published: April 19, 2025 18:05
The energy secretary has accused Reform UK’s leader of peddling dangerous falsehoods about renewable power• Tories and Reform use the steel crisis to knock clean energy. They’re wrong: it will secure all our futuresEd Miliband has torn into Nigel Farage…
‘One hell of a turnout’: trans activists rally in London against gender ruling
Published: April 19, 2025 17:36
Thousands gather in Parliament Square in a show of unity after supreme court judgmentAfter last week’s supreme court decision, activists had been worried that trans people might become fearful of going out in public in case they were abused.They weren’t…
TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios
Published: April 19, 2025 15:26
High-end bar with Middle East-style nut filling is rationed in shops as price of raw kernels surgesProduct promotion on TikTok is now powerful enough to influence the vast agricultural economies of the US and Iran – at least when it comes to the…
Second teachers’ union vows to strike if pay award fails to fund schools in England
Published: April 19, 2025 15:26
NASUWT conference votes to launch strike ballot if spending review does not top up school budgets in fullA second teaching union in England has vowed to strike if the government fails to compensate schools in full for next year’s teachers’ pay award.The…
‘Nobody has done this before’: Britain’s beloved steam trains trial pioneering technology
Published: April 19, 2025 14:00
In-cab digital signalling was tested last week as part of a project to secure the future of main-line locomotivesAbout 500 steam trains run across the UK each year, from Penzance in the south to Inverness in the north, transporting tens of thousands of…
Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water
Published: April 19, 2025 13:16
Bases in Norfolk, Devon and Hampshire face MoD investigation over possible leaching of dangerous PFAS into environmentThree UK military bases have been marked for investigation over fears they may be leaking toxic “forever chemicals” into drinking water…
Pledge to create thousands more nursery places has backfired, early years groups say
Published: April 19, 2025 13:06
Schools are pushing out established groups as funding for more places comes on streamA government pledge to create more nurseries has backfired, according to early years providers. More than a dozen schools are evicting existing preschool providers that…
UK couple who died in Italy cable car crash named
Published: April 19, 2025 12:42
Graeme Winn, 65, and Elaine Winn, 58, were among four people who died in incident on ThursdayThe UK Foreign Office has said it is supporting the family of a couple who were killed in a cable car crash in Naples.Graeme Winn, 65, and Elaine Winn, 58, were…
Man on first date admits dangerous driving in Newcastle crash that injured police
Published: April 19, 2025 12:00
Seven officers taken to hospital after Mazyar Azarbonyad, 20, crashed BMW while being pursued by police on A1A man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving after seven police officers were injured when he crashed into them while being chased by…
Disengaging from China on business would be ‘foolish’, Rachel Reeves says
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/19/rachel-reeves-trade-policy-uk-china-business
Published: April 19, 2025 09:13
Chancellor supports economic ties with Beijing as she prepares to fly to US next week for trade deal talksRachel Reeves has dismissed the idea of economically disengaging from China, amid concerns the US may put pressure on the UK to limit its deals with…
‘Immediate red flags’: questions raised over ‘expert’ much quoted in UK press
Published: April 19, 2025 08:14
News outlets pull articles featuring ‘psychologist and sex adviser’ Barbara Santini amid doubts over her credentialsOver the past couple of years, the Oxford-educated psychologist Barbara Santini has been widely quoted as an expert. She has contributed…
Labour MPs urge Starmer to ‘get out there’ with Trump-style media strategy
Published: April 19, 2025 06:00
Some in his party argue the prime minister’s cautious approach is out of step with modern politicsSenior Labour figures are urging Keir Starmer to take a leaf out of Donald Trump’s book and make more frequent media appearances in an attempt to dominate the…
‘We need to get back to British’: concern over immigration in Doncaster before local elections
Published: April 19, 2025 06:00
Residents feel city is in decline and polls suggest Reform could take control of council from Labour next month“You can’t fix the system with the same hands that broke it,” Richie Vallance shouted through a megaphone from his mobility scooter. “Let’s make…
Teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/apr/19/teachers-warn-rise-misogyny-racism-uk-schools
Published: April 18, 2025 23:01
Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew TateA rise in misogyny and racism is flooding UK schools as pupils ape the behaviour of figures such as Donald Trump and Andrew Tate after exposure…
Pubs in England and Wales allowed to stay open later for VE Day anniversary
Published: April 18, 2025 21:30
Venues to remain open until 1am as PM urges UK to come together to mark 80th anniversary on 8 May Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 1am to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the UK prime minister has announced.The government will allow pubs in…
Reeves to make case for trade deal in first meeting with US treasury secretary
Published: April 18, 2025 18:00
Chancellor will push for deal that protects British car, steel and pharmaceutical industries amid tariff uncertaintyRachel Reeves will fly to Washington next week to meet her American counterpart for the first time, as the British government looks to…
Trump’s second state visit to UK to be disrupted by ‘even bigger’ protests
Published: April 18, 2025 17:33
Stop Trump coalition to dust off blimp, hoping demonstrations will surpass those during US president’s 2019 visitDonald Trump’s second visit to the UK later this year will be disrupted by “even bigger” protests than those that coincided with his state…
Green party candidate tries to evict Labour opponent from property
Published: April 18, 2025 17:06
Labour says move is hypocrisy since Greens support ban on no-fault evictions such as one served on Labour candidate and her familyA Green party council candidate is attempting to evict his Labour opponent from a house he owns using a no-fault notice,…
Robbie Williams says he feels ‘panic’ when approached in public
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/18/robbie-williams-fans-photos-autographs-instagram-post
Published: April 18, 2025 17:02
Pop star describes in Instagram post how he masks ‘discomfort’ when asked by fans for photos and autographsRobbie Williams has spoken of the “discomfort” and “panic” he feels when he is approached for photos and autographs by fans.In a post on Instagram,…
Super spicy! Jack Black’s Minecraft song Steve’s Lava Chicken becomes shortest ever UK Top 40 hit
Published: April 18, 2025 17:00
At 34 seconds, the spectacularly silly song from A Minecraft Movie beats the previous record by two secondsActor and musician Jack Black has made UK chart history, with the shortest ever song to reach the Top 40: his novelty track Steve’s Lava Chicken is…
Senior Essex police officer dismissed over sexual misconduct
Published: April 18, 2025 16:36
Ch supt Tom Simons abused senior position for sexual purposes with two women, complaints watchdog findsA police chief superintendent has been dismissed after he had sexual contact with a woman while on duty, the complaints watchdog has found.Tom Simons, of…
Residents of London apartment block left without running water for 12 days
Published: April 18, 2025 16:22
Housing association L&Q’s contractor shut off water to flats in Sidcup without warning to repair a pipeResidents of an apartment block owned by London’s largest housing association have spoken of their despair after being left for 12 days without running…
Rare footage captured of interspecies infanticide by dolphins off Welsh coast
Published: April 18, 2025 16:14
Dolphin-watching tour witnesses four adult bottlenose dolphins kill a common dolphin calf in Cardigan BayThey had been hoping for a nice day out on the bay. Instead, dolphin-watching tourists in Wales were confronted with the shocking and grisly sight of…
Dark chocolate Toblerone to be discontinued in UK due to ‘changing tastes’
Published: April 18, 2025 16:13
Maker of triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar says it has made ‘difficult decision’ to withdraw productMars Delight, Cadbury Dream and Rowntree’s Texan are just some of the once beloved chocolate bars that have been discontinued over the…
The radical plan for a futuristic age-friendly neighbourhood in Manchester
Published: April 18, 2025 15:00
£1.5bn of funding has been granted to transform a hospital into a neighbourhood designed for people to thrive as they ageFuturistic planning for spaces where people can age well and live in an area designed for them to grow old in is accelerating in the UK…
Ruling on ‘woman’ definition at odds with UK Equality Act’s aim, says ex-civil servant
Published: April 18, 2025 14:53
Giving trans women same sex discrimination rights as biological women was ‘clear premise’, says key figureA former civil servant who played a key role in drafting the Equality Act has said the supreme court’s ruling about the legal definition of a woman…
Briton dies in avalanche as heavy snow sweeps France, Switzerland and Italy
Published: April 18, 2025 14:11
Man, 27, killed in French ski resort of Val Thorens as severe weather causes chaos across three Alpine countriesA 27-year-old British man has died after being swept away by an avalanche at the French ski resort of Val Thorens after unusually heavy storms…
Messages from the past: Salisbury Cathedral launches graffiti tours
Published: April 18, 2025 14:00
Guides point out some of the thousands of marks around church – but stories behind many of them remain elusiveYou don’t notice them at first. The eyes tend to be drawn to the grander wonders – the altars, the stained glass, the pillars and flowing arches.…
No-fly zone in place over Sandringham royal estate ‘after Zelenskyy scare’
Published: April 18, 2025 13:24
Move reportedly came after drones over king’s residence sparked worries on weekend of Ukraine president’s arrivalA no-fly zone order has been put in place over the Sandringham estate after drones were spotted flying in the area last month while Volodymyr…
Man confirmed dead after crossing Channel in small boat
Published: April 18, 2025 13:22
Death is second reported in two days, as data shows record number of people have crossed Channel so far this yearPolice are investigating after a person died while travelling to the UK on a cross-Channel dinghy on Friday after a “medical emergency”.It was…
Ofgem boss calls for truce in row over electricity market overhaul
Published: April 18, 2025 13:12
Jonathan Brearley wants polarisation to be replaced with an ‘honest conversation’ about zonal pricing The head of Britain’s energy regulator has called for an industry truce in the deepening row over plans to overhaul the electricity market.A decision on…
British Steel on a razor’s edge: inside Starmer’s Scunthorpe rescue mission
Published: April 18, 2025 13:00
There were suspicions, legal wheezes and a plan to divert a ship to Gibraltar to seize cargo, as ministers’ anxieties roseBy next weekend, a cargo ship carrying more than 50,000 tonnes of coking coal from Australia will dock at Immingham. In other…
Breaking waves and holy processions: photos of the day – Friday
Published: April 18, 2025 12:30
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
British food and drink industry call on EU to ‘reset’ trade ties
Published: April 18, 2025 12:14
Retailers and food producers offer to help efforts reduce ‘unnecessary red tape’ costing industry billions of poundsMore than a dozen of Britain’s biggest retailers and food producers, including Marks & Spencer, J Sainsbury and Asda, have called on the EU…
UK wildfires expose ‘postcode lottery’ of firefighting resources, says union
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/18/uk-wildfires-postcode-lottery-resources-union
Published: April 18, 2025 11:00
Exclusive: Head of Fire Brigades Union calls for statutory body to set national standards amid fears for public safetyNational parks warn of ‘catastrophic’ risk this EasterWildfires across the UK during hot, dry springs and summers have exposed a “postcode…
UK national parks warn of ‘catastrophic’ risk from wildfires this Easter
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/18/uk-national-parks-risk-wildfires-easter
Published: April 18, 2025 10:25
Weeks of fires amid warm and dry spell have decimated ecosystems and threatened endangered species, say expertsBritain’s national parks have warned of a “catastrophic” risk from wildfires this Easter after one of the driest early spring seasons on…
What to look for in May’s local elections: Tories on defensive and Reform hoping for gains
Published: April 18, 2025 10:21
Contest for the 23 English local authorities is wide open with Labour, Tories and Reform almost tied in national pollsThe English local council elections on 1 May are a big test for the three parties almost tied in the national polls: Labour, Reform and…
British woman among four killed in Italian cable car crash
Published: April 18, 2025 09:18
Israeli woman and Italian driver of cable car also died in crash near Naples and reports say fourth victim also BritishA British woman was among four people who died when a cable car crashed to the ground near Naples in southern Italy on…
As Labour frustration grows, could OBR forecasts be cut to once a year?
Published: April 18, 2025 08:00
Figures in No 10 feel the Office for Budget Responsibility’s twice-yearly reports undermine Rachel Reeves’ plan to scrap the spring statementWhen Labour was riding high in opposition, the Office for Budget Responsibility was a near sacrosanct institution.…
‘The posh areas get cleared’: bin strikes illustrate Birmingham’s wealth gap
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/18/bin-strikes-illustrate-birmingham-wealth-gap
Published: April 18, 2025 05:00
People in poorer areas feel frustrated rubbish piles up during strikes, while wealthy households pay for removal“It’s very frustrating that the posh areas get cleared and we’re just left, very frustrating but we expect it,” said Peter Thomas, outside his…
Donald Trump says he is expecting to make second state visit to the UK in September
Published: April 17, 2025 22:06
US president and first lady received invitation from King Charles for an unprecedented second state visit in FebruaryDonald Trump has said he is expecting to travel to to the UK in September for his second state visit.King Charles is preparing to host the…
Police launch murder investigation after woman disappears in Cardiff
Published: April 17, 2025 20:21
Paria Veisi was reported missing after leaving her workplace in Canton on 12 AprilPolice have launched a murder investigation following the disappearance of a woman last seen leaving work in Cardiff nearly a week ago.Paria Veisi was reported missing after…
Eyesight rules for UK motorists ‘ineffective and unsafe’, inquest finds
Published: April 17, 2025 19:10
Coroner calls for action to avoid future deaths after four killed by drivers with failing eyesight in northern EnglandAn inquest into the deaths of four people killed by drivers with failing eyesight in northern England has found enforcement of visual…
NHS warned it must change guidance on single-sex spaces after court ruling
Published: April 17, 2025 18:15
Equality watchdog says health service ‘now has clarity’ as managers draw up new policy for hospitals and surgeriesNHS bosses are scrambling to overhaul guidelines for single-sex spaces in thousands of hospitals and GP surgeries after the equality watchdog…
Trump Media urges regulators to investigate hedge fund’s vast bet against stock
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/trump-media-truth-social-qube
Published: April 17, 2025 18:05
Company behind Truth Social accuses London-based hedge fund Qube of alleged ‘suspicious trading activity’Donald Trump’s fledgling media firm has urged market regulators to investigate “suspicious activity” after a London-based hedge fund disclosed a vast…
Rural communities could be destroyed if UK signs US trade deal, says former food tsar
Published: April 17, 2025 17:38
Exclusive: Henry Dimbleby joins farmers in voicing fears of lower standards and a poor deal for British food producersBritain’s rural communities could be “destroyed”, the former government food tsar has said, if ministers sign a US trade deal that…
Ministers scramble to avoid Labour rebellion on disability benefit cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/17/ministers-avoid-labour-rebellion-disability-cuts
Published: April 17, 2025 17:32
Exclusive: Backbenchers may be allowed to abstain, a major climbdown from previous votes when rebels were suspended from the partyMinisters are scrambling to avoid a damaging rebellion this summer when MPs vote on controversial cuts to disability benefit…
UK government accused of ‘delay and drift’ over adult social care talks
Published: April 17, 2025 17:30
Lib Dems say not a single all-party meeting on the issue has taken place since plan for national care service was unveiledThe government has been accused of “delay and drift” after it emerged crucial cross-party talks aimed at building political consensus…
Trans women arrested on Britain’s railways to be strip-searched by male officers
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/17/trans-women-uk-railways-strip-searched-male-officers
Published: April 17, 2025 17:06
British Transport Police amends policy in light of supreme court’s landmark ruling on definition of a womanTrans women arrested on Britain’s railways will in future be strip-searched by male officers in an updated policy after a landmark ruling by the…
Trans activists accuse UK equalities chief of ‘overreach’ for suggesting bans
Published: April 17, 2025 16:46
EHRC’s Kishwer Falkner says trans women may be barred from some women’s spaces after supreme court rulingTrans rights campaigners have accused the head of the UK’s equalities regulator of “overreach” after she said trans women could be banned from women’s…
British rebellion against Roman legions caused by drought, research finds
Published: April 17, 2025 16:28
The pivotal ‘barbarian conspiracy’ of AD367 saw Picts, Scotti and Saxons inflicting crushing blows on Roman defencesA series of exceptionally dry summers that caused famine and social breakdown were behind one of the most severe threats to Roman rule of…
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe to sue Nigel Farage for defamation
Published: April 17, 2025 16:10
Great Yarmouth MP who now sits as an independent is also suing two other senior party figures amid bullying rowRupert Lowe, the former Reform MP who lost the whip in March, has announced he will be suing Nigel Farage and two other senior party figures for…
How will UK judgment on legal definition of womanhood affect policy?
Published: April 17, 2025 16:01
From the NHS, to sporting bodies and prisons, organisations will have to respond to supreme court rulingUK politics live – latest updatesThis week’s supreme court judgment will have significant implications across policy areas from sport, to prisons and…
‘Why be toxic?’: Russell T Davies hits back at claims Doctor Who too woke
Published: April 17, 2025 13:39
Screenwriter says he has no time for ‘online warriors’ criticising show, which now has two minority ethnic leadsThe Doctor Who screenwriter Russell T Davies has said he has no time for “online warriors” who claim the show is too woke.Speaking to BBC Radio…
Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle
Published: April 17, 2025 13:31
Exclusive: Mark Bridges of Farrer & Co was trustee for Rifaat al-Assad, who was charged with war crimes in 2024Queen Elizabeth II’s private solicitor spent eight years helping to manage the offshore wealth of the uncle of the recently deposed Syrian…
UK supreme court ruling on legal definition of a woman sparks celebration and criticism – video
Published: April 17, 2025 13:10
Members of the gender-critical campaign group For Women Scotland, which is financially backed by JK Rowling, celebrated as the UK supreme court ruled that 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act referred only to a biological woman and to biological sex.…
Rail passengers face Easter disruption on west coast mainline
Published: April 17, 2025 13:08
Engineering works will bring a cut in services, with roads and airports also expected to be busier than last yearTrain passengers face disruption on Britain’s biggest intercity line over the next four days, with a later Easter bringing a busy bank holiday…
Watchdog raises concern over DWP plan to deduct benefit overpayments
Published: April 17, 2025 13:06
Committee says impact on poorest people of taking money directly from accounts has been understatedA government watchdog has criticised ministers for understating the impact on the poorest of plans to directly deduct benefit overpayments from people’s bank…
New daily weight-loss pill shows success at clinical trial
Published: April 17, 2025 13:01
Orforglipron also reduced blood sugar levels in participants with type 2 diabetesA significant trial of a daily weight-loss pill has found that it helped people to shed the pounds and reduce their blood sugar levels, making it a contender to join the new…
University student drowned after being caught in ‘underwater vortex’ off Dorset coast
Published: April 17, 2025 12:34
Body of Emily Sherwin, 20, was never found after she was separated from her friend while diving near SwanageA university student drowned after being caught in an “underwater vortex” while diving off the south coast of England, an inquest has heard.Emily…
Teachers’ union will campaign against Labour MPs if pay offer in England is not improved
Published: April 17, 2025 12:29
NEU leader tells conference delegates to prepare for industrial action if pay and funding are not satisfactoryThe National Education Union (NEU) has warned that it will campaign against Labour MPs if the government fails to improve its pay offer to…
Laughing royals, penitents and snowstorms: photos of the day – Thursday
Published: April 17, 2025 12:19
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How the truth about supermarket salmon is being hidden – video
Published: April 17, 2025 10:17
Salmon is often marketed as the sustainable, healthy and eco-friendly protein choice. But what you may not realise is that most of the salmon you buy is farmed, especially if you live in the UK, because Scottish salmon producers are no longer required to…
New rules for public bodies expected ‘by summer’ after UK gender ruling
Published: April 17, 2025 09:44
Equalities watchdog chair says code of practice will give clarity and adds trans people’s rights ‘must be respected’UK politics live – latest updatesUpdated guidance for public bodies after the UK supreme court’s ruling that a woman is defined in law by…
Polish parcel locker network InPost buys UK delivery firm Yodel for £106m
Published: April 17, 2025 08:36
Deal will create third largest independent delivery business serving online retailers in BritainThe UK parcel delivery company Yodel has been snapped up by the Polish parcel locker firm InPost in a £106m deal that will create the third-largest independent…
Minister hopes supreme court’s gender ruling will ‘draw a line’ under trans debate – UK politics live
Published: April 17, 2025 08:31
Health minister Karin Smyth says ‘it’s good we have clarity for women’ as Tories call for ruling to be ‘reinforced with legislation’My colleague Archie Bland has this to say in the opening of today’s First Edition newsletter, which has its focus on…
Sainsbury’s joins UK retailers’ £1bn profits club but warns of flat year ahead
Published: April 17, 2025 07:21
Supermarket to close two of its five non-food warehouses to save £70m a year, putting jobs at riskBusiness live – latest updatesSainsbury’s has joined Tesco, Next and Marks & Spencer as one of a handful of retailers who have made £1bn in profits, but it…
Lammy, Rubio and Witkoff to discuss Ukraine war and Iran with Europeans in Paris talks
Published: April 17, 2025 06:04
UK foreign secretary to join Trump envoys and Emmanuel Macron to hear European concerns about Russia and elusive truceDavid Lammy, the UK foreign secretary, is expected to attend talks on Ukraine and Iran on Thursday with the French president, Emmanuel…
A third of UK school staff report ‘physical underdevelopment’ in poor students
Published: April 17, 2025 05:00
A survey of more than 14,000 staff also found schools having to step in to provide basic household itemsA third of school staff have seen “physical underdevelopment” in students due to poverty, with schools in England stretching their budgets to buy basic…
GPs in England will be able to claim £20 for every time patient is not sent to hospital
Published: April 17, 2025 05:00
Surgeries will be able to claim money if doctors refer patients to an out-of-hospital setting in bid to cut waiting listsGPs in England will be paid £20 each time they decide not to send a patient to hospital under a government scheme to help reduce the…
Ex-UK defence minister ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s attitude to Putin and Russia
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/17/grant-shapp-trump-russia
Published: April 17, 2025 04:01
Grant Shapps also compares calling Sumy strike a ‘mistake’ to statements by IRA terror group when it killed civiliansPronouncing himself “disgusted” by Donald Trump’s favorable attitude to Russia and Vladimir Putin, the former UK defence minister Grant…
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