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Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
Published: September 22, 2026 05:00
Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and TrinidadNearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies…
Hope for UK mothers accused of child abduction after fleeing domestic violence
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/22/uk-mothers-domestic-abuse-child-abduction
Published: September 22, 2026 04:00
Women escaping abusive partners abroad could get new protections from legal analysis of Hague conventionBritish mothers who bring their children with them when returning to the UK after fleeing from domestic abuse abroad – which can lead to them being…
Briton due to face Cypriot court after tragic death of two-year-old son
Published: September 22, 2026 04:00
Human rights lawyer says accused father is victim of ‘archaic system’ after boy fell from window in JulyA British father is expected to appear in court in Cyprus accused of “recklessly” causing the death of his two-year-old son, who was fatally injured…
Young people’s Pip claims for ADHD and autism ‘rising fastest in affluent areas’
Published: September 21, 2026 23:01
Experts say trend across England probably reflects swifter access to diagnoses as wealthier families go privateSome of the most affluent areas of England have had the sharpest rises in the proportion of young people claiming disability benefits for ADHD…
Martha’s rule to be expanded to every A&E in England
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/22/marthas-rule-expanded-nhs-england
Published: September 21, 2026 23:01
System gives patients, loved ones and health workers the right to ask for a second opinion on careMartha’s rule, which lets NHS patients, staff and relatives request a review of their care, is being expanded to every A&E in England, health officials have…
Cut NHS red tape and boost productivity to prevent 20,000 early deaths a year in England, report urges
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/22/nhs-health-england-wales-red-tape
Published: September 21, 2026 23:01
Changes could save £33bn and result in average of four extra years of good health for people, report saysThe NHS in England could prevent 20,000 deaths and save £33bn a year by cutting red tape and boosting productivity, a report says.Research by the…
Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say
Published: September 21, 2026 21:30
At Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton, leader will accuse Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and ‘tech bros’ to solve problemEd Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of super-intelligent AI when he…
Lib Dems reject ‘discriminatory and unworkable’ EHRC guidance on transgender people
Published: September 21, 2026 18:58
Motion passed at party conference calls for new approach to implementing ruling that legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex onlyThe Liberal Democrats have rejected official guidance by the equalities watchdog on how organisations should…
Rwandan man charged with crimes linked to 1994 genocide in first case brought in UK
Published: September 21, 2026 17:38
Dr Vincent Brown will appear at Westminster magistrates court charged with seven offencesA man has been charged with crimes linked to the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 in the first case of its kind to be brought in the UK.Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent…
Wildlife will be affected by current drought for years to come, UK government says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/wildlife-drought-uk-environmental-incidents
Published: September 21, 2026 16:52
The number of potentially damaging environmental incidents triggered by this year’s hot and dry weather has surpassed that of 2025Wildlife in England and Wales will be affected by the current drought for years to come, the government has said.This summer…
‘Half my day’s pay goes to filling up my car now’: diesel crisis ripples across Britain
Published: September 21, 2026 16:29
Small traders and drivers bear the brunt of a refining shortage taking forecourt prices towards £2 a litre as wars wipe out about a fifth of global suppliesThe smoke rising from the Kapotnya oil refinery to the south-east of Moscow marks one of Ukraine’s…
Can Andy Burnham pull off the ‘Mamdani effect’ on Donald Trump? – podcast
Published: September 21, 2026 15:52
The UK prime minister will meet the US president for the first time in New York on Tuesday. With Trump at his weakest in the polls, could this be a perfect moment for Burnham to charm the president and avoid a very public political spat? Pippa and Kiran…
Inquest into British aid workers killed in Gaza may call on Israeli and UK military chiefs
Published: September 21, 2026 15:02
Lawyer tells hearing that families wish to know whether weaponry involved in deaths was made in BritainIsraeli and UK military commanders could be requested to give evidence to an inquest concerning three British workers killed in Gaza when aid vehicles…
Awaab’s law is not working, say social housing tenants stuck in mouldy homes
Published: September 21, 2026 15:00
Residents say new legislation in England forcing landlords to fix dangerous hazards is not improving conditionsSarah Killick has been battling problems in her social home for months, including mould and damp. She says the anxiety has been insufferable and…
Edward Colston’s remains likely to stay at Bristol church that could become community space
Published: September 21, 2026 14:43
Exclusive: Slave trader is interred at All Saints, which may be given a change of use after being closed for yearsBones of the enslaver Edward Colston are likely to remain interred in a church in Bristol if and when the currently unused building is given a…
Helen Jenner unveiled as Reform UK’s new leader in Wales after arrest of Dan Thomas
Published: September 21, 2026 13:13
Nigel Farage dismisses loss of previous leader as ‘bump in the road’ and says party will ‘carry on as if nothing has happened’UK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage dismissed the loss of Reform UK’s leader in Wales last week as a “bump in the road”,…
Fears over interest rate rise and jobs send UK consumer confidence to three-year low
Published: September 21, 2026 12:00
Blow to John Healey before budget as UK households face ‘notable strain’ on their financesBusiness live – latest updatesFears of a steep rise in mortgage payments and increasing job insecurity have sent UK consumer confidence tumbling to a three-month low,…
‘I have to keep reliving it’: infected blood claimants being asked to prove eligibility
Published: September 21, 2026 11:48
Claimants having to find decades-old medical records to prove they qualify for compensation despite inquiry’s recommendationsSuzanne Morgan will never forget the day her mother died. It was nine months after she had gone into hospital with gallstones,…
‘Incredibly encouraging’: healing the scars of traditional anchors in Dorset’s seagrass meadows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/21/seagrass-eco-mooring-dorset-seahorses
Published: September 21, 2026 11:00
Eco-moorings help to restore seagrass in just five years, boosting sealife such as seahorses, eels and crabsOne of the UK’s most precious underwater habitats – Dorset’s seagrass meadows – is recovering thanks to “eco moorings” designed to prevent the…
Google fined more than €400m by Irish regulator over its use of location data
Published: September 21, 2026 10:57
Watchdog says users may have been unaware their information was used to target adverts or infer their interestsGoogle has been fined more than €400m (£345m) over the way it processed users’ location data, following claims that the tech giant had…
Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’
Published: September 21, 2026 10:00
Exclusive: The tax-funded research aims to protect British wildlife from the human-caused climate crisisVaccines for ash trees, skin treatments for newts and gene-edited swallowtail butterflies are among 14 tax-funded projects from the UK’s “invention…
Flights cancelled at airports in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland
Published: September 21, 2026 09:27
British Airways and easyJet among those to cancel or delay services after air traffic control fault at PrestwickBusiness live – latest updatesFlights are being disrupted in parts of the UK after National Air Traffic Services was hit by its second technical…
Ed Davey rejects claims party is ‘sleepwalking into irrelevance’ under his leadership – UK politics live
Published: September 21, 2026 09:23
Lib Dem leader says he is proud of party’s record at Brighton conference Ed Davey has also claimed that Liberal Democrats are now a tax-cutting party.Asked on the Today programme if that was an accurate way to describe the party, Davey replied:Yes.…
Nvidia boss says there is ‘0% chance’ AI destroys the world by 2030
Published: September 21, 2026 07:12
Jensen Huang dismisses warnings from former Anthropic researcher and others as ‘doomsday narratives’Business live – latest updatesThe boss of the chipmaker Nvidia has said that AI will not develop to a point that will lead to the extinction of the human…
Only 160 apprenticeship starts in eight months on Labour’s flagship scheme
Published: September 21, 2026 04:00
Exclusive: Government warned ‘skills revolution’ at risk amid slow start to project with target of 30,000 starts by end of parliamentLabour has been warned its “skills revolution” to tackle youth unemployment risks failure, after its flagship…
‘It’s unrecognisable’: How being a tax haven has changed Jersey
Published: September 21, 2026 04:00
While global billionaires and multinational companies have been lured to its shores, many islanders feel left behind and priced out, with food bank use increasingOn a late Friday afternoon on the Channel Island of Jersey, tourists and locals are flocking…
UK urged to strengthen financial muscle of national wealth fund to aid economy
Published: September 21, 2026 04:00
Unions, thinktanks and others say overhaul could provide investment Britain needsUnions, thinktanks, environmental groups and charities have come together to call on ministers to boost the financial firepower of the national wealth fund to empower it to…
New Ofsted inspection regime is damaging our health, headteachers say
Published: September 21, 2026 04:00
School leaders’ union says new system is worse than one it replaced and has left members feeling overwhelmedHeadteachers in England want Ofsted to stop grading their schools, saying its new inspection regime is harming their mental health and creating…
Being trans in Britain in 2026 – podcast
Published: September 21, 2026 02:00
From hospital wards to bathrooms, where is a transgender person supposed to go after the latest equalities guidance?Transgender people in Britain are navigating a new reality. In August, new guidance – in the form of a document nearly 350 pages long – was…
Specialist courtrooms to prioritise rape cases in England and Wales
Published: September 20, 2026 21:30
Funding boost for facilities and fixed dates for trials designed to encourage more survivors to come forwardSpecialist courtrooms prioritising cases of rape and other serious sex offences are to be introduced across England and Wales, with campaigners…
Deaths of three women in sea at Brighton had no criminal involvement, police say
Published: September 20, 2026 19:03
Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters from Uxbridge were found on 13 MayThe deaths of three sisters found in the sea off Brighton beach did not involve any criminality or third-party involvement, police have concluded.The bodies of Jane…
Andy Burnham faces a weakened Trump – but the president remains unpredictable
Published: September 20, 2026 18:45
The PM hopes to be firmer with the US leader than his predecessor without provoking diplomatic warfare, as the Iran war weighs on the UK economyNo international relationship has more power to determine the success of Andy Burnham’s premiership. So you…
‘Like finding a new family’: young Tory defectors explore Lib Dems conference
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/20/young-tory-defectors-lib-dems-conference
Published: September 20, 2026 18:04
Self-described moderates say they feel forced out of Kemi Badenoch’s party, and into the arms of Ed Davey’sClimbing the party-branded stairs of the Brighton Centre with a Liberal Britain tote bag over his shoulder, Cody Butler looks quite at home at the…
Lib Dems use conference to set out £2bn plan to cut fuel duty
Published: September 20, 2026 16:09
Ed Davey’s party made a series of proposals as concern grows among members that voters don’t know what its policies are or what it stands forThe Liberal Democrats have used their conference to unveil a £2bn plan to cut fuel duty, part of a series of policy…
Victoria Starmer models clothes at London fashion week show
Published: September 20, 2026 15:16
Wife of former PM takes part in designer Edeline Lee’s show inspired by the Greek myth of SisyphusVictoria Starmer has taken part in a London fashion week show, in one of her first public appearances since her husband, Keir Starmer, stepped down as prime…
Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer
Published: September 20, 2026 15:00
Exclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data revealsAdults with severe mental illness are nearly five times more likely than their peers to die from serious physical diseases before the age of 75, according to…
Meta launches legal challenge against UK media regulator over Online Safety Act
Published: September 20, 2026 14:24
Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementationMeta has launched a fresh legal challenge against Britain’s media regulator in the latest of a slew of actions by social media companies who…
UK startup snares $20m to recreate gigs with ‘hyper-realistic’ digital avatars
Published: September 20, 2026 13:00
Unit1 hopes to offer cheaper version of shows such as Abba Voyage, showcasing living and dead artists in any venueThe former chief executive of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s entertainment group has obtained a near-£15m investment for his UK music tech startup that…
RNLI warns supporters their personal information may have been hacked
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/20/rnli-warns-supporters-personal-information-hacked
Published: September 20, 2026 12:28
Data raid comes amid targeting of lifeboat charity by far-right agitators who object to migrant boat rescuesSupporters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) have been warned that their personal information could have been stolen by hackers amid…
‘It’s transformed the village’: the volunteers greening up Britain’s train stations
Published: September 20, 2026 11:00
Exclusive: Five gardening teams shortlisted for Royal Horticultural Society’s new Railway Stations in Bloom awardEvery year since 1964, towns across the UK have bloomed with hanging baskets and brightly coloured flowerbeds planted by residents.They wield…
Next month’s budget made harder by Trump’s war with Iran, says UK minister
Published: September 20, 2026 09:15
Bridget Phillipson says Burnham’s past criticisms of US president not an issue as PM prepares to meet Trump at UNNext month’s budget will be made more difficult by Donald Trump’s war with Iran, one of Andy Burnham’s cabinet ministers has warned, while…
Victims say Home Office attempt to curtail spycops inquiry will result in a ‘cover-up’
Published: September 20, 2026 08:00
Shabana Mahmood is concerned about length and £144m cost of inquiry into intrusive police surveillanceVictims of intrusive police surveillance have accused the government of seeking to cut short the spycops public inquiry that has been examining widespread…
Earl Spencer says media treatment of Harry and Meghan ‘echoes’ Diana’s experience
Published: September 20, 2026 07:55
Comments come after he accused King Charles of gaslighting him in response to claims made in new memoirEarl Spencer has said the relationship between the press and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex “echoes” the way the media treated his sister Diana, Princess…
Thousands of pregnant women in England are reporting domestic abuse. Midwives are struggling to cope
Published: September 20, 2026 06:00
Exclusive: Analysis ‘lays bare’ something midwives already know from their day-to-day workAbout 20,000 disclosures of domestic abuse are estimated to be made to maternity services in England every year, analysis has found.The figures are likely to be an…
Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push
Published: September 20, 2026 06:00
Operator that runs services between London Marylebone and Birmingham is sixth to be nationalised since 2025Chiltern Railways has become the latest train operator to enter public ownership as the government closes in on its ambition to renationalise all…
Farage says he wants to ‘hijack’ Trump’s ICE czar to help secure UK border
Published: September 20, 2026 06:00
Reform leader also tells US event Europe should have ‘more sensible view’ of president’s administrationNigel Farage has said he wants to “hijack” Donald Trump’s hardline ICE adviser and bring him to the UK “to secure our borders”.Speaking at an event in…
‘Flip the table and rise up’: Lib Dems’ president in combative mood as party gathers in Brighton
Published: September 20, 2026 06:00
Josh Babarinde wants to target big tech and crypto billionaires while giving power and cash back to the publicStanding outside Toynbee Hall in the East End of London, Josh Babarinde doesn’t exactly look like a rabble-rouser. But despite the well-cut suit…
Are global stock markets heading for a crash?
Published: September 20, 2026 05:00
Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarmAt the height of the summer, the mood was optimistic in the world’s financial capitals. Powered by the AI revolution, the US stock market had rallied to…
Kemi Badenoch accuses Andy Burnham of ‘fiddling while Europe risks burning’
Published: September 19, 2026 23:09
Tory leader claims prime minister is avoiding difficult decisions as she urges him to increase defence spendingKemi Badenoch has accused Andy Burnham of “fiddling while Europe is at risk of burning”, as she repeated her call for the prime minister to cut…
Footballers and fans pay tribute to Noah Woods after toddler’s death in Suffolk
Published: September 19, 2026 22:13
Players in Everton v Ipswich Town match wear black armbands as supporters join in minute’s applausePlayers wore black armbands during Everton’s home match against Ipswich Town on Saturday, as part of a tribute to three-year-old Noah Woods, whose body was…
Ed Davey takes aim at Reform and Elon Musk as Lib Dem conference begins
Published: September 19, 2026 21:37
Leader says party ‘won’t give up the fight’ to defeat ‘nasty populism’ in first-day speech to delegatesThe Liberal Democrats’ leader, Sir Ed Davey, took aim at Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and Elon Musk on the first day of his party’s annual conference, saying…
Caribbean nations draft action plan to push UK to redress reparations over slavery
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/19/caribbean-leaders-uk-slavery-reparations-conference
Published: September 19, 2026 17:00
Leaders hope UK will agree to targeted discussions around reparatory justice, but could consider legal options if Britain resistsCaribbean nations are drawing up a multi-pronged “action plan” with legal options to push the UK into negotiating a…
George Osborne ‘thought Peter Thiel’s Bayeux tapestry visit would be secret’
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/19/george-osborne-peter-thiel-bayeux-tapestry-visit
Published: September 19, 2026 15:41
British Museum chair tells Big Brue festival he thought no one would find out about the private viewingGeorge Osborne has said he thought no one would find out about a private viewing of the Bayeux tapestry he organised for the tech billionaire Peter Thiel…
Small boat arrivals are ‘wealthy men’ who do not deserve help, says Reform’s Danny Kruger
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/19/small-boats-wealthy-men-reform-danny-kruger
Published: September 19, 2026 14:30
The fact that some migrants pay people smugglers thousands of pounds makes them well off, MP claimsAsylum seekers who arrive on small boats across the Channel are “wealthy men” who do not deserve the help of the British state, according to the Reform UK MP…
Michael Marra elected Scottish Labour leader – and faces uphill battle to reverse party’s fortunes
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/19/michael-marra-elected-as-scottish-labour-leader
Published: September 19, 2026 11:09
Marra vows to ‘reconnect’ with Scotland after succeeding Anas Sarwar, who quit Holyrood to join Westminster governmentMichael Marra has been elected as the new leader of the Scottish Labour party, winning almost two-thirds of the vote to lead the party in…
Students scramble for accommodation after provider goes bust in Dundee
Published: September 19, 2026 11:00
Case highlights severe financial strain on sector across UK as string of university housing schemes failAre you having problems with your accommodation provider?Nearly 70 students in Dundee have been left scrambling to find accommodation for this academic…
Unease in ‘newly independent’ Piddington as world media and Danny Tommo descend
Published: September 19, 2026 11:00
As villagers take stock following symbolic vote, some fear far-right weaponisation of asylum dispute and influx of ‘masked people like in Dover’The first significant event in the newly independent principality of Piddington was a decision to select the…
Jim Ratcliffe says the UK is a country ‘on the slide’
Published: September 19, 2026 10:48
Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigrationThe co-owner of Manchester United Sir Jim Ratcliffe has described the UK as being a country “on the slide” from the days when it had “the greatest empire in the…
Hundreds evacuated after fire breaks out at seaside hotel in Kent
Published: September 19, 2026 10:44
About 280 people taken to safety from the Grand Burstin in Folkestone after blaze thought to have started in basementHundreds of people have been evacuated from a hotel in Folkestone after a large fire broke out overnight.Emergency services were called…
Domestic datacentres: how computer power can help heat your home
Published: September 19, 2026 10:00
Energy bills are scheduled to rise next month but there are innovative ways to heat your home and save money‘When Giles Gibson turns on the hot tap in his home, the water that comes out of it is not heated by gas but by the tiny datacentre strapped to the…
Parents in England and Wales could be fined or jailed for child’s crimes, minister says
Published: September 19, 2026 09:14
Jake Richards says changes would be part of ‘carrot-and-stick’ approach to try to turn around young offendersParents whose children commit crimes could lose their benefits, face fines and even be jailed, a minister has said.Jake Richards said the youth…
‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught?
Published: September 19, 2026 09:00
Jobs and programme budgets in firing line at BBC, Channel 4 and ITV as they are outgunned by YouTube and Netflix“I wouldn’t be surprised if the BBC or Channel 4 disappeared,” says one of the thousands of TV staff at risk of redundancy, as British…
Reform UK activists squabble over Farage’s plan for £72m donations
Published: September 19, 2026 08:00
Crypto billionaires’ £72m will be used to hire campaign managers and professional staff in target constituenciesFor Nigel Farage, the £72m lavished last week on his party by the crypto billionaire donors Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne finally places…
Lib Dems have ‘moral responsibility’ to block Reform, says Ed Davey as party gears up for snap election
Published: September 19, 2026 07:00
Exclusive: Lib Dem leader bullish ahead of party conference despite static poll ratings and MPs’ frustrationsThe Liberal Democrats have begun work on a new manifesto in case of a possible snap election, as Ed Davey said he understood the frustrations of…
Greenish and pleasant: long-awaited rain returns to England and Wales
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/19/rain-green-grass-returns-england-wales-uk-weather
Published: September 19, 2026 07:00
Much of the UK is still in drought after its hottest summer on record, but grasslands are slowly recovering their colourThe landscapes of southern England and Wales are slowly regaining their colour after this summer’s extreme heat.The UK’s hottest summer…
Cowboy traders: can a new clampdown stamp out the builders from hell?
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/19/cowboy-traders-builders-from-hell-app-register
Published: September 19, 2026 07:00
An app and a register of trusted traders may give greater protection to consumers but it is too late for someIn hindsight, Sheri Ingram, 35, can see the red flags. Lee Slocombe, a builder hired to renovate her ex-boyfriend’s home in the south Wales…
Harrods seeks to recover abuse compensation costs from Mohamed Al Fayed’s estate
Published: September 19, 2026 06:23
Exclusive: Survivors say luxury store’s attempt to recoup money is at odds with its public acceptance of responsibilityHarrods is seeking to recover the cost of the compensation paid to hundreds of women allegedly sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed from…
‘Cost of housing’ crunch looms for low-income families, warns Resolution Foundation
Published: September 19, 2026 05:00
Thinktank calls on chancellor to end housing allowance freeze with typical two-bedroom household facing £158 week shortfall amid rent risesMore than 1.1 million low-income families in rented homes face a “cost of housing” crunch without action from John…
Earl Spencer doubles down on claims about ‘monstrous’ call with King Charles after Diana’s death
Published: September 18, 2026 17:40
Charles Spencer, Diana’s brother, claims the king told him ‘we’ll forget her soon enough’Earl Spencer has doubled down on his bombshell claim that King Charles said of Diana, Princess of Wales, “rest assured, we’ll forget her soon enough” days after her…
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Published: September 18, 2026 17:00
Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackersVast troves of highly sensitive police data are lying on Microsoft cloud platforms which an official UK security assessment…
Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party
Published: September 18, 2026 16:26
Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against planZack Polanski requested that the Greens’ ruling executive committee postpone the party’s imminent annual conference so…
Stephanie Cole, Coronation Street and Open All Hours actor, dies aged 84
Published: September 18, 2026 15:45
Cole, described as an ‘extraordinary talent’, also appeared in Waiting for God, Tenko and had an extensive theatre careerThe actor Stephanie Cole, best known for roles in Coronation Street, Waiting for God and Open All Hours, has died aged 84.She also…
Reform donor Ben Delo loaned £350k to academic found to have engaged in online bullying
Published: September 18, 2026 15:25
Judge said Nina Power and her friend’s social media posts had ‘the whiff of threat and antisemitism’Reform UK’s new mega-donor Ben Delo gave a £350,000 loan to a conservative writer fighting a legal case in which a judge later found she had engaged in…
Tech billionaires trying to live for ever? That’s a waste of time, says physicist
Published: September 18, 2026 15:00
Exclusive: Prof Jim Al-Khalili says he will offer solution to ‘arrow of time’ problem in Royal Institution lecturesTech billionaires attempting to live for ever are, quite literally, wasting their time, a leading physicist has said.While some normal people…
Diana book sparks royal row between King Charles and Earl Spencer - The Latest
Published: September 18, 2026 14:51
Buckingham Palace has issued a rare, and strong, rebuttal to claims made in Earl Spencer’s memoir Swan Song. The book claims that Charles told Spencer days after Diana’s death and during a heated row over funeral arrangements: ‘Rest assured, we’ll forget…
BrewDog creditors owed £190m will not be paid in full, say administrators
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/18/brewdog-creditors-not-paid-in-full-administrators
Published: September 18, 2026 14:24
There are ‘insufficient funds’ to pay unpaid wages, tax owed to HMRC and overdue bills, accountants sayAccountants picking over the remains of BrewDog, the “punk” beer company that collapsed earlier this year, have said that creditors who are owed about…
BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/18/bbc-cash-reserves-drop-lowest-level-decade
Published: September 18, 2026 14:21
Exclusive: Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save £500mThe BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing concerns at the corporation over the perilous…
Flight chaos affecting hundreds of thousands was caused in ‘millisecond’ by software error
Published: September 18, 2026 13:28
UK ministers say report into incident leaves questions unanswered over why problem was not discovered and fixed earlierA software defect in part of the UK’s air traffic control system corrupted flight data “in the space of a millisecond”, leading to a…
British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest
Published: September 18, 2026 13:02
Jagtar Singh Johal, from Scotland, was arrested after wedding in Punjab on alleged terrorism offencesJagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man who was arrested in India in 2017 in connection with alleged terrorism offences, has been granted bail by a Delhi…
British woman who was kidnapped in Malawi rescued by police after shootout
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/18/british-woman-kidnapped-malawi-police-shootout
Published: September 18, 2026 11:21
Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last weekA British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were…
Disabled people in UK need right to travel abroad, say MPs, after ‘ridiculous’ restrictions
Published: September 18, 2026 11:00
Outcry over ‘brazenly discriminatory’ funding practices among NHS care boards, with wide variations in local rulesOpinion: An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? We will not settle for itDisabled people must have a guaranteed right to travel…
Drivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues ‘wilfully putting lives at risk’
Published: September 18, 2026 11:00
Hundreds of cars driven through cones or barriers in England this year, says National HighwaysDrivers ignoring roadwork closures to skip queues are putting lives at risk, National Highways has warned, after recording hundreds of incidents this year where…
UK to answer for its ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision before committee of MPs
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/sep/18/uk-dismal-record-eurovision-committee-mps
Published: September 18, 2026 10:01
Digital, culture, media and sport committee expected to hear evidence from BBC bosses and music industry expertsJoe and Jake. Daz Sampson. Electro Velvet. Who could forget them?Most people, probably. They are some of the many acts who represented the UK at…
Burnham to meet Irish PM as UK bids to get exemptions from EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ plan – UK politics live
Published: September 18, 2026 08:30
It will be the first time the PM uses No 10 North to host an overseas visit while the chancellor will be in Dublin meeting with EU finance ministersAs Robert Booth reports, the former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson has taken a job with the controversial…
Retail sales bounce back in Great Britain amid brighter signs for economy
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/18/retail-sales-bounce-back-across-great-britain
Published: September 18, 2026 08:24
Latest data to defy economic gloom shows 0.5% rise boosted by purchases of sports items, aircon units and fans during heatwavesBusiness live – latest updatesRetail sales across Great Britain unexpectedly rose last month, the latest economic indicator to…
Twenty women had breasts removed unnecessarily during NHS cancer care
Published: September 18, 2026 08:04
Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unitTwenty women had their breasts removed unnecessarily while being treated for cancer at an NHS trust in north-east England.The County Durham and…
‘A man threatened to shoot me’: the abuse pushing UK councillors out of politics
Published: September 18, 2026 08:00
Exclusive: Survey finds 78% of councillors feel at risk in their roles, with 52% saying intimidation has risen in past yearHeather Williams has been shouted at in the street, received death threats, threats of sexual violence, and had dog faeces left on…
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Published: September 18, 2026 06:00
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq KhanAnother former government minister has been hired by a controversial US AI company, this time Palantir, which has…
MPs urge ministers to break off Thames Water talks with US hedge funds
Published: September 18, 2026 05:00
Efra committee calls for emergency legislation enabling government to take public control of the company Andy Burnham is under further pressure to take control of ailing Thames Water from a cross-party group of MPs who are calling for ministers to break…
Is the tie dead? Fashion connoisseurs hope not as House of Lords relaxes rules
Published: September 18, 2026 05:00
Switch to ‘business attire’ is a sign of the times, but formal neckwear still has its place, say some of Savile Row’s finest-dressedThe House of Lords has long been derided as a stuffy relic of the past. But now its benches, usually filled with haughtily…
Find a credible plan for British Steel, ministers told as ‘startling’ costs soar
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/18/british-steel-mps-labour-spending-watchdog-pac
Published: September 17, 2026 23:01
Government spending watchdog warns of price of keeping publicly owned firm in businessLabour has been urged to lay out a credible plan for the future of British Steel, as the government spending watchdog warned of the “startling” costs of keeping the…
‘Outright racist’ activist Daniel Thomas will face ‘full force of law’ over any crimes, says home secretary
Published: September 17, 2026 23:01
Shabana Mahmood says she wants to distinguish between far-right extremism and legitimate local concerns over asylum sitesShabana Mahmood has described the anti-asylum activist Daniel Thomas as “a far-right and outright racist” who will feel “the full force…
Addison Lee founder owes £20.5m in tax after UK tribunal ruling
Published: September 17, 2026 21:04
HMRC wins challenge over John Griffin’s claim to be non-dom despite having lived in England since childhoodThe founder of Addison Lee owes £20.5m in tax after a tribunal dismissed a claim that he should be treated as a nom-dom despite living in the UK…
Suspect in ‘Putney pusher’ case told family that investigation was ‘murdering him’
Published: September 17, 2026 20:33
Exclusive: Sisters of Nicholas Brandram recount 44-year-old’s deteriorating mental health in days before he took his lifeDays before Nicholas Brandram, the man suspected of being the “Putney pusher”, killed himself, he told his family that the police…
Nato head: Britain must show ‘credible path’ of annual defence budget increases
Published: September 17, 2026 19:29
Mark Rutte said Britain will need to steadily increase defence spending to meet Nato target of 3.5% of GDP by 2035Britain needs to show “a credible path” of annual increases in its defence budgets to meet a Nato target of spending nearly £30bn more on the…
Charles sounded 'giddily elated' after Diana’s death, claims Earl Spencer
Published: September 17, 2026 18:47
In latest extracts from upcoming memoir, Diana’s brother suggests some in Buckingham Palace were ‘relieved’ at her deathThe brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has claimed in published extracts of his new memoir that King Charles sounded “giddily…
Greens urge Zack Polanski to take stance on proposed policy declaring ‘Zionism is racism’
Published: September 17, 2026 17:06
Exclusive: The Green leader has not spoken publicly about the motion, which is likely to be debated at the party’s conference in OctoberThe Greens are pushing Zack Polanski to take a stance on a potential party policy stating “Zionism is racism”, with some…
Sway, Mobo-winning British rapper, dies aged 44
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/17/sway-mobo-winning-british-rapper-dies-aged-44
Published: September 17, 2026 16:35
Rapper won prestigious award as an unsigned artist before breaking UK Top 10 and nurturing artists including KSIThe British rapper Sway, who proved inspirational to a generation of Black British musicians thanks to his independence and frank, dextrous…
Human remains discovered in London parkland identified as missing woman Joanne Sheen
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/17/human-remains-london-joanne-sheen-missing-hampshire
Published: September 17, 2026 16:06
56-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after discovery of woman reported missing in 2020A body found in an area of London shrubland that was partly cleared of foliage by a wildfire in August is that of a woman who disappeared…
As Charles refutes Earl Spencer’s claim about Diana, how royal statements give a glimpse behind palace doors
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/17/charles-earl-spencer-diana-royal-statements
Published: September 17, 2026 14:47
From ‘there were three of us in this marriage’ to ‘recollections may vary’, a lot can be conveyed with a carefully worded phraseAs denials go, King Charles’s response to Earl Spencer’s allegations that Charles said after Diana’s death, “We’ll forget her…
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