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Domestic abuse is ‘public health emergency’, experts say after critical NHS report
Published: June 22, 2025 19:00
Exclusive: Analysis finds domestic abuse training for staff in England and Wales ‘sporadic and inconsistent’Domestic abuse is a public health emergency, experts have claimed, after a report concluded that the NHS is failing victims by not training staff to…
Family pay tribute to charity co-founder fatally stabbed in north London
Published: June 22, 2025 18:24
Annabel Rook, who was found after a gas explosion at her home, ‘gave her life to helping the vulnerable’, relatives sayA woman who was found stabbed after a gas explosion at her home in north London “gave her life to helping the vulnerable and the…
US request to UK over Iran would have raised legal questions, ex-adviser says
Published: June 22, 2025 17:37
Peter Ricketts says US likely to have decided it was better not to ask, after minister says no request was madeMiddle East crisis – latest updatesThe US did not ask to use UK airbases to support its overnight bombing of Iran because that would have…
Recovered Mike Lynch superyacht transferred to Sicilian town
Published: June 22, 2025 15:48
Investigators can now examine the Bayesian in Termini Imerese to determine cause of sinking in a storm last yearThe superyacht belonging to the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch has been moved to a town in Sicily where British and Italian investigators will…
Campaigners look to Historic England to save Black British site Bridge Park in London
Published: June 22, 2025 14:00
Business and leisure centre in Brent was Europe’s biggest Black-led community project when it opened in 1980sThe future of London’s Bridge Park complex, a prominent location for Britain’s Windrush generation, hangs in the balance as campaigners hope…
Strikes on Iran and Israel, a hoisted yacht and Jaws rides again - photos of the weekend
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2025/jun/22/iran-israel-yacht-jaws-photos-of-the-weekend
Published: June 22, 2025 13:55
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world.Warning: gallery contains sensitive images Continue reading...
Keir Starmer backs US strike on Iran's nuclear facilities – video
Published: June 22, 2025 13:29
The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, has backed the US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and called on Tehran to return to negotiations. Donald Trump, the US president, announced overnight that the US had bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, joining…
RAF base vandalism not justification ] to ban Palestine Action, says ex-minister
Published: June 22, 2025 12:55
Lord Falconer says protest group ‘may have done other things’ to warrant expected proscription by home secretary The spray-painting of aircraft at an RAF base by a pro-Palestinian group would not provide the sole legal justification for banning it,…
Charles Dickens’s ‘sliding doors’ moment: how a cold turned an aspiring thespian into a writer
Published: June 22, 2025 12:00
An exhibition explores the authors’ love of theatre, highlighting the dramatic impact of his works As a sliding doors moment, it leads to arguably one of the greatest “what if?” questions in literary history. Passionate about the theatre, Charles Dickens,…
Labour scraps £950m EV rapid charging fund first announced by Conservatives
Published: June 22, 2025 11:32
£400m to be set aside for on-street charging points instead of motorways after RCF was mired in delaysLabour ministers have scrapped a promise by the previous government for a £950m fund for installing electric car chargers near motorways, instead setting…
Wes Streeting questions affordability of setting up NHS assisted dying service
Published: June 22, 2025 11:04
Funds for service in England and Wales ‘in short supply’, health secretary says after MPs vote to legalise procedureWes Streeting has voiced doubts over whether the NHS can afford to establish an assisted dying service, after MPs passed a bill to legalise…
Thames Water lenders demand government blocks campaigners from legal action
Published: June 22, 2025 11:00
Creditors owed £13bn say ministers should prioritise ‘environmental betterment over punitive enforcement’Lenders trying to take control of Thames Water are attempting to thwart environmental campaigners by asking the government to block them from pursuing…
Thousands of UK government laptops, phones and tablets have been lost or stolen
Published: June 22, 2025 10:17
Exclusive: ‘Systemic risk’ to cybersecurity after devices worth more than £1m a year are taken or lostThousands of UK government laptops, phones and tablets worth more than £1m have been either lost or stolen, freedom of information disclosures have…
Starmer backs US strike on Iran and calls for Tehran to return to negotiations
Published: June 22, 2025 08:56
UK prime minister says Iran’s nuclear programme is a ‘grave threat to international security’Middle East crisis – latest updatesKeir Starmer has backed the US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and called on Iran to return to negotiations, saying the…
Funeral scams: ‘It’s hard to imagine a more callous form of fraud’
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/22/funeral-scams-fraud-live-streams
Published: June 22, 2025 07:00
Notices are scanned and bogus links to live streams created to demand money from grieving family and friendsA Facebook post shares a link to the live stream of a funeral service, or to a fundraising page set up by the family of the deceased.Clicking on…
‘We’re here to spot predatory men’: the new force patrolling Dua Lipa’s Wembley show
Published: June 22, 2025 07:00
With reports of violence against women and girls increasing, a group of officers are guarding large-scale London events this summerIn the hours leading up to Dua Lipa’s first headline show at Wembley stadium the stifling heat was as striking as the…
Police arrested autistic activist in supported housing as part of Quaker raid operation
Published: June 22, 2025 06:00
Exclusive: Joe Booth, 23, says he has PTSD after arrest in which seven police officers entered his flat while he was in bedThe Met police operation in which officers raided a Quakers meeting house also resulted in the arrest of an autistic climate activist…
‘No danger of blowing up Reading’: the site building UK’s next nuclear weapons
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/22/uk-nuclear-warhead-base-aldermaston
Published: June 22, 2025 06:00
A £15bn replacement for Britain’s arsenal is being designed at Aldermaston under the pro-nuclear Labour governmentNestled in the heart of rural Berkshire, the 300-hectare (750-acre) military complex at Aldermaston is an incongruous sight. It comprises a…
Campaigner calls for judge-led public inquiry into Windrush scandal
Published: June 22, 2025 05:00
Victims of other injustices are treated better, says founder of ‘bittersweet’ Windrush DayA founder of Windrush Day has called for a public inquiry into the scandal amid this year’s “bittersweet” celebrations of Black Britons and their contribution to…
UK government unveils £275m investment in training and apprenticeships in England
Published: June 21, 2025 23:00
Labour makes funding centrepiece of its industrial strategy in bid to counter Reform’s surge in so-called red wallThe government will present a £275m investment in technical training and apprenticeships as the centrepiece of its long-awaited industrial…
Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance not ‘appropriate’, says Keir Starmer
Published: June 21, 2025 21:18
UK prime minister criticises band’s inclusion in festival lineup after Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh allegedly displayed flag supporting HezbollahKneecap’s Glastonbury festival performance next Saturday is not “appropriate”, Keir Starmer has said.Kneecap member Liam…
Evacuated London train passengers forced to walk along tracks on hottest day of year
Published: June 21, 2025 18:09
People report waiting hours in hot carriages after fault near Loughborough Junction brings some services to haltScores of UK passengers were forced to evacuate trains and walk along the tracks on Saturday after some services were halted due to a fault on…
British man arrested for alleged terrorism offence and spying on RAF base in Cyprus
Published: June 21, 2025 17:31
Man allegedly surveilled RAF Akrotiri and was planning imminent terrorist attack, according to reportsA British man has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and terrorism offences in Cyprus.He allegedly surveilled the RAF Akrotiri base on the island and…
Ex-army chief Lord Dannatt lobbied ministers for millions to support commercial deal
Published: June 21, 2025 16:00
Revelation marks second time crossbench peer may have broken Lords rules against lobbyingA member of the House of Lords lobbied the government to get financial support worth millions of pounds for a commercial deal he was steering, documents reveal.It is…
Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou facing second trial as more women come forward
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/21/zhenhao-zou-serial-rapist-facing-second-trial
Published: June 21, 2025 15:31
Prosecutors weigh possibility that the Chinese student, who treated his victims as ‘sex toys’, could face further action Serial rapist Zhenhao Zou is facing a second trial with police and prosecutors preparing to charge the Chinese student with a second…
2025 summer solstice at Stonehenge – in pictures
Published: June 21, 2025 12:42
Thousands attend annual festival at prehistoric structure in Wiltshire to mark the longest day in the northern hemisphere Continue reading...
Council approves radical Folkestone development amid fears of legal action
Published: June 21, 2025 10:25
Residents say building of 410 homes and 54 commercial units will ‘permanently and irreversibly’ alter seafrontOne of the biggest and most radical recent seaside redevelopment projects in the UK has been given the go-ahead by planners in Kent despite…
Esther Rantzen hails Commons passage of ‘rigorous and safe’ assisted dying bill
Published: June 21, 2025 10:18
Campaigner, who has terminal cancer, hopes bill will make it past any potential obstacles in the LordsThe assisted dying bill, if it becomes law, will remove the burden of seeing a loved one die in pain, the campaigner Esther Rantzen has said, insisting…
Salvagers to remove Mike Lynch’s superyacht Bayesian from sea off Sicily
Published: June 21, 2025 08:10
Final stage of operation will allow investigators to try to find cause of fatal sinking during stormSalvage teams in Sicily are working to bring Mike Lynch’s superyacht “fully and finally out of the water” on Saturday for the first time since it sank last…
‘They feel betrayed’: how Reform UK is targeting votes in Britain’s manufacturing heartlands
Published: June 21, 2025 06:00
In the first in a series, the Guardian maps out the rise in support for Farage and how parties are targeting the UK’s deindustrialised areasWhen Nigel Farage called for the nationalisation of British Steel on a visit to the Scunthorpe steelworks this…
The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on our towns
Published: June 21, 2025 05:00
Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them Continue reading...
Alcohol should have labels warning drinkers of cancer risks, charities say
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/21/alcohol-cancer-risks-warning-labels-charities-say
Published: June 21, 2025 05:00
Health organisations have written to Keir Starmer urging him to force drinks producers to include warningsCans and bottles of beer, wine and spirits should explicitly warn drinkers that alcohol causes cancer, an unprecedented alliance of doctors, charities…
Current heatwave ‘likely to kill almost 600 people in England and Wales’
Published: June 21, 2025 04:00
Surge in deaths would not be occurring without human-caused global heating, scientists say as analysis publishedAlmost 600 people are expected to die early in the heatwave roasting England and Wales, a rapid analysis has found.The surge in deaths would not…
All babies in England to get DNA test to assess risk of diseases within 10 years
Published: June 20, 2025 22:45
Newborns will have whole genome sequencing to enable personalised healthcare that predicts and prevents illnessEvery baby in England is to have a DNA screening to avoid fatal diseases and receive personalised healthcare as part of the government’s £650m…
Palestine Action expected to be banned after vandalism of planes at RAF base
Published: June 20, 2025 18:43
Home secretary plans to proscribe group that broke into Brize Norton, effectively branding it a terrorist organisationThe pro-Palestine group that broke into RAF Brize Norton sparking a major security review is expected to be banned by the government next…
Councils face millions in extra Send costs as overhaul delayed
Published: June 20, 2025 17:00
High-needs deficits kept off council books for two more years in England, but some say it prolongs financial pain Cash-strapped councils in England will be hit with hundreds of millions of pounds in extra costs after the government delayed tackling the…
Emotional MPs react to historic vote to allow assisted dying
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/20/mps-react-uk-assisted-dying-vote
Published: June 20, 2025 16:10
The 313-291 result was far closer than many expected and the relief of campaigners was matched by the shock of the bill’s opponentsAssisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPsWhen Kim Leadbeater walked out of the chamber…
BBC drops Gaza medics documentary over impartiality concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/20/bbc-gaza-medics-documentary-impartiality-coverage
Published: June 20, 2025 16:08
Corporation says talks over how to broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack have ‘reached the end of the road’The BBC has scrapped plans to show a documentary about medics in Gaza after concluding it “risked creating a perception of partiality” over the…
One in three across UK are overdue for cervical cancer screening
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/20/third-overdue-cervical-cancer-screening-uk
Published: June 20, 2025 15:52
Screening rates are declining, with some parts of England at greater risk due to low uptake of HPV vaccineA third of people across the UK are overdue their cervical cancer screening, while in parts of England some are at greater risk of the disease than…
River Island plans to close 33 stores, putting hundreds of jobs at risk
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/20/river-island-store-closures-put-jobs-at-risk
Published: June 20, 2025 15:29
Family-owned company blames ‘migration of shoppers’ to online and higher costs as it tries to stem heavy lossesRiver Island plans to close 33 of its 230 stores and a further 71 are at risk under a restructuring programme that could put more than 1,000 jobs…
MPs deliver powerful speeches in assisted dying bill debate – video
Published: June 20, 2025 15:12
MPs have voted to make assisted dying law in England and Wales. Opening the debate, Kim Leadbeater said that now was the moment to seize, to 'correct the profound injustices of the status quo and to offer a compassionate and safe choice to terminally ill…
Woman appears in court charged with murdering sister in north London flat
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/20/woman-charged-with-murdering-jennifer-abbott
Published: June 20, 2025 15:05
Nancy Pexton appears at Highbury Corner magistrates court charged with murdering Jennifer AbbottA woman has appeared in court charged with murdering her 69-year-old sister who was found stabbed inside her north London home.Nancy Pexton, also 69, appeared…
Lowestoft to celebrate summer solstice with arts festival
Published: June 20, 2025 15:02
Britain’s most easterly town will mark longest day with free community events and live music on the sandsWhat better way could there be to mark midsummer than staying up all night dancing in the sand dunes and greeting the sun at dawn in Britain’s most…
Thousands gather at Stonehenge for summer solstice celebration
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/20/thousands-gather-stonehenge-summer-solstice
Published: June 20, 2025 15:00
Combination of weekend timing and good weather could make this year’s event one of the busiest in yearsGlen Michael Herbert, a woodcarver known as Herbie to his friends, summed up the draw of the summer solstice beautifully.“It’s a spiritual thing that…
Emma Gilthorpe resigns as Royal Mail chief executive after just a year
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/20/emma-gilthorpe-resigns-chief-executive-royal-mail
Published: June 20, 2025 15:00
Move comes weeks after delivery company’s owner was sold for £3.6bn to Czech billionaire Daniel KřetínskýBusiness live – latest updatesThe chief executive of Royal Mail has left after just over a year, weeks after the delivery company’s owner was sold for…
Macron lays out broad European offer for Iran to end war with Israel
Published: June 20, 2025 15:00
Proposal would cover uranium enrichment and ballistic missile programmes and aim to end terrorist fundingMiddle East crisis – live updatesEurope is to make Iran a comprehensive offer to end its war with Israel that would include an Iranian move to zero…
James Bond owners say name battle is ‘assault’ on 007 franchise
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/20/james-bond-name-battle-007-uk-eu-trademark
Published: June 20, 2025 14:43
Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer has filed claims challenging trademark registrations, including the phrase ‘Bond, James Bond’The owners of James Bond have called the attempt by an Austrian businessman to take control of the superspy’s name across…
Moment historic vote on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales passes – video
Published: June 20, 2025 14:13
Assisted dying is poised to become law after a historic vote in parliament, as MPs passed Kim Leadbeater’s bill by 314 to 291 votes, a majority of 23, to legalise the procedure for terminally ill people. Keir Starmer backed the bill, which will head to the…
Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPs
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/20/assisted-dying-law-england-and-wales-bill-passed
Published: June 20, 2025 13:59
Terminally ill people with less than six months to live will have right to choose procedure after approval from doctors and panelThe right to an assisted death is set to become law in England and Wales within four years as MPs backed a historic societal…
How did your MP vote on the assisted dying bill?
Published: June 20, 2025 13:48
MPs have voted to pass a bill at third reading allowing some terminally ill people in England and Wales to get medical help in ending their lives. The bill now goes to the Lords. Find out how every MP voted – or didn’tFinal Commons vote to approve the bill…
A giraffe operation and a Juneteenth parade: photos of the day – Friday
Published: June 20, 2025 12:56
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
British nationals who want to leave Israel to be offered flights to UK, says David Lammy
Published: June 20, 2025 12:44
Foreign secretary says government will provide charter flights from Tel Aviv when airspace reopensBritish nationals who want to leave Israel will be offered charter flights from Tel Aviv as soon as airspace reopens, the government has said.With the…
England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/20/england-rivers-water-extraction-record-levels
Published: June 20, 2025 12:00
Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decadesThe amount of water being sucked from England’s rivers has surged to record levels, with potentially disastrous consequences for…
Rare maccoa ducklings hatch at Chester zoo for first time
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/20/rare-maccoa-ducklings-hatch-chester-zoo
Published: June 20, 2025 11:23
Four ducklings add to safety-net population of African species that is estimated to be down to 5,000 in the wildChester zoo has successfully hatched one of Africa’s rarest species of duck for the first time.It said the successful breeding of four maccoa…
‘It’s life and death’: parents of baby killed at nursery call for mandatory CCTV
Published: June 20, 2025 11:02
Nursery worker would not have been convicted of Genevieve Meehan’s manslaughter without footage, parents sayThe weekend before Genevieve Meehan died was one of the best of her short life.The nine-month-old with the beaming smile and emerald eyes was…
BBC Breakfast editor on extended leave after bullying allegations
Published: June 20, 2025 10:52
External consultant appointed to review show’s culture after at least two complaints against Richard FredianiThe editor of BBC Breakfast has taken an extended period of leave after allegations of bullying and misconduct.Richard Frediani has been the…
Conservationists race to rescue England’s turtle doves from extinction
Published: June 20, 2025 10:44
Hundreds are being released across the country to reverse 98% decline in mating pairs since the 1970sHundreds of turtle doves are being released this summer as conservationists race against the clock to save the species from extinction in England.The…
Keir Starmer’s AI tsar to step down after six months in role
Published: June 20, 2025 10:27
Matt Clifford, a tech investor who wrote government’s controversial AI action plan, to resign for personal reasonsUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s artificial intelligence tsar, a key figure in steering the…
Chris Brown enters not guilty plea over alleged bottle attack at London club
Published: June 20, 2025 10:25
US singer appears in court accused of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm after arrest last month over incident in Mayfair in 2023The American singer and actor Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in an…
Pro-Palestine protesters deface two aircraft at RAF base
Published: June 20, 2025 09:57
Palestine Action members break into Brize Norton airbase in Oxfordshire and spray military planes with red paintA pro-Palestine protest group said two of its members had broken into the RAF’s Brize Norton airbase, damaged two military aircraft with spray…
Whip’s resignation over disability benefit cuts not a sign of major rebellion, Nandy says
Published: June 20, 2025 08:42
Culture secretary says Vicky Foxcroft is only frontbench MP she knows who was considering quitting before voteUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street will not suffer a major rebellion when MPs vote next month on cuts to disability benefits, Lisa…
BBC threatens legal action against AI startup over content scraping
Published: June 20, 2025 08:18
Letter sent to Perplexity AI but US-based firm calls corporation’s claims ‘manipulative and opportunistic’The BBC is threatening legal action against Perplexity AI, in the corporation’s first move to protect its content from being scraped without…
Assisted dying bill faces crunch vote in House of Commons – UK politics live
Published: June 20, 2025 07:45
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will either clear the House of Commons and move to the Lords, or fail completelyA major rebellion is not brewing over the government’s welfare reform plans, Lisa Nandy said on Friday.Asked by BBC Breakfast if…
UK borrowing rises to £17.7bn, adding to pressure on Rachel Reeves
Published: June 20, 2025 06:33
May figure second highest for month on record amid fears chancellor is struggling to keep within spending rulesBusiness live – latest updatesHigher tax receipts were unable to prevent a rise in public sector borrowing in May to £17.7bn, up from £17bn a…
Penthouses with a private terrace for sale in England and Scotland – in pictures
Published: June 20, 2025 06:00
From an historic building in the heart of the city to a seaside complex inspired by an ocean liner Continue reading...
£5bn UK overseas aid cuts cannot be challenged in court, say government lawyers
Published: June 20, 2025 06:00
Claim comes in legal exchange with advocacy group ahead of judicial review of decision to slash support to 0.3% of gross national incomeCuts of £5bn to the UK overseas aid budget cannot be challenged in the courts, government lawyers have said, even though…
Pioneering London playwright decried gentrification of ‘writer’s paradise’
Published: June 20, 2025 06:00
In 1992 letter, Mustapha Matura warned of risk to Ladbroke Grove, home to strong Caribbean creative communityA groundbreaking Trinidadian-British playwright who paved the way for modern Black British theatre makers warned about the dangers of…
Buy here now: Oasis to open series of merch stores before reunion gigs
Published: June 20, 2025 05:00
Exclusive: first store opens in Spinningfields, Manchester, two weeks before band’s first gig in 16 years in CardiffWill the truce between the Gallagher brothers hold out? Will the most-hyped reunion in British rock history actually come off? And will fans…
Students in England now graduate with average debt of £53,000, data shows
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jun/20/students-in-england-graduate-average-debt-increase
Published: June 20, 2025 05:00
Student Loans Company figures show 10% jump in a year as individuals increase borrowing to meet cost of livingStudents in England are finishing their degrees with government loans averaging £53,000, a jump of 10% in a year, as they increase their borrowing…
Overseas-trained doctors ‘put off UK due to cost of living and low salaries’
Published: June 20, 2025 05:00
Exclusive: Research by the General Medical Council found doctors opting for US, Australia and Canada insteadDoctors are choosing not to come and work in the UK because they are put off by low salaries, the high cost of living and poor quality of…
Deadly weekend heat in England ‘100 times more likely’ due to climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/20/england-weekend-heatwave-worse-climate-crisis
Published: June 20, 2025 05:00
High temperatures likely to cause deaths and will worsen in future as global heating intensifies, scientists warnThe dangerous 32C heat that will be endured by people in the south-east of England on Saturday will have been made 100 times more likely by the…
Extremely loud and incredibly scouse: how Jamie Carragher conquered football punditry – podcast
Published: June 20, 2025 04:00
Football coverage no longer stops after the final whistle. And in this new era, the former Liverpool defender reigns supremeBy Kieran Morris. Read by Felipe Pacheco Continue reading...
Airline staff being trained to bar people without visas from flights to UK
Published: June 20, 2025 04:00
Exclusive: Foreign secretary says training for 9,000 workers at European carriers is step towards more secure bordersThousands of European airline staff are being trained to stop people boarding flights to Britain without valid visas, in a move billed by…
US weighs in with concerns over China’s proposed ‘super-embassy’ in London
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/20/us-concerns-china-proposed-super-embassy-london
Published: June 20, 2025 04:00
White House flags potential Chinese access to ‘sensitive communications of one of our closest allies’A US intervention over China’s proposed new embassy in London has thrown a potential resolution “up in the air”, campaigners have said, amid concerns over…
Two Leeds hospitals’ maternity services rated inadequate over safety risks
Published: June 20, 2025 04:00
Care Quality Commission demands urgent improvements at Leeds general infirmary and St James’sThe care of women and babies at two Leeds hospitals presents a significant risk to their safety, the NHS regulator has said, after the preventable deaths of dozens…
Film-maker Adam Curtis on why this moment feels so weird – podcast
Published: June 20, 2025 02:00
The award-winning film-maker talks to Michael Safi about the big ideas that have run out of roadAdam Curtis is a journalist who delves deep into the BBC archive to make films about the ideas and feelings that define our times.In his latest series of films,…
Fire chiefs warn of barbecue wildfire risk amid amber heat alerts in England
Published: June 19, 2025 23:01
Concerns raised about lighting outdoor fires after more than 500 blazes in the UK this yearFire chiefs have issued a warning over outdoor fires and barbecues after a sevenfold increase in UK wildfires, as amber heat alerts were issued across England before…
Labour MP resigns as government whip in protest at benefit cuts
Published: June 19, 2025 19:58
Vicky Foxcroft says she cannot support changes to disability payments ahead of key vote on welfare billThe Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has resigned as a whip in protest at the government’s welfare plans, saying she will not be able to vote for the cuts to…
Pupils in England face lost learning from flooding and extreme heat, study finds
Published: June 19, 2025 18:26
School leaders call for action on adaptation measures as DfE research warns of potential impact of climate crisisChildren in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact…
UK ministers reopen door to drilling at two North Sea oilfields as new guidance released
Published: June 19, 2025 18:06
Michael Shanks says guidance brings ‘clarity’ to approval process as analysis finds UK will be almost fully dependent on foreign gas by 2050 even if sites get green lightMinisters have opened the door to approving drilling at two controversial North Sea…
UK ‘behind curve’ on assisted dying among progressive nations, says Kim Leadbeater
Published: June 19, 2025 17:58
Exclusive: On eve of Commons vote, MP says legislators may not get another chance to do ‘the right thing’ for 10 yearsThe UK is “behind the curve” among progressive nations, the assisted dying bill’s sponsor, Kim Leadbeater, has said on the eve of one of…
UK manufacturing set for a funding boost to reduce energy costs
Published: June 19, 2025 17:58
Struggling steel sector among those expected to benefit in government’s long-awaited industrial strategyUK manufacturing is expected to receive support to ease energy costs and boost skills, the Guardian understands, as part of a long-awaited industrial…
Met officers to face gross misconduct hearing after woman, 90, targeted with Taser
Published: June 19, 2025 17:57
Two serving officers and one former officer to face hearing after woman was also handcuffed and put in spit hoodTwo serving Metropolitan police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was…
Rough ride: how Uber quietly took more of your fare with its algorithm change
Published: June 19, 2025 17:46
Ride-hailing app’s ‘take rate’ – or cut – sometimes reaches more than 50% since introduction of dynamic pricingUber drivers’ earnings cut after changes to secretive algorithmMore than a decade after being one of 19 Uber drivers who took the company to…
Grooming gang survivors tell MPs to stop ‘tug-of-war with vulnerable women’ – as it happened
Published: June 19, 2025 14:47
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereCampaigners from trade unions, voluntary organisations and the Church of Scotland have announced plans for an anti-poverty march to “demand better” from politicians in Scotland, reports the…
Ringo Starr called Roger Daltrey ‘that little man’, says son sacked from the Who
Published: June 19, 2025 14:01
Zak Starkey says his father made the comment after he was fired over a disagreement about his performanceRingo Starr has reportedly criticised the way “that little man” Roger Daltrey runs the Who after Starr’s son was sacked from the band.Zak Starkey, 59,…
Remove decisions on lone child asylum seekers from Home Office, report says
Published: June 19, 2025 13:00
Call for root-and-branch reform of treatment of children, many of whom are wrongly classified as adults Decisions relating to lone child asylum seekers should be removed from Home Office officials because of fundamental problems with the way they treat…
Blue Labour leader Dan Carden switches to vote against assisted dying bill
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/19/assisted-dying-bill-blue-labour-leader-dan-carden
Published: June 19, 2025 12:47
Liverpool Walton MP, who previously abstained, says legislation would diminish values of family and communityThe leader of the Blue Labour group has said he will vote against the assisted dying bill – one of the most high-profile switchers – as both sides…
Bank’s rate decision leaves frustrated Reeves praying for an August cut
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/19/bank-interest-rate-decision-rachel-reeves-analysis
Published: June 19, 2025 12:32
Lower interest rates will be a lever for growth but the Middle East conflict and rising food prices will have troubled MPCBank of England keeps interest rates on holdBusiness live – latest updatesLast week’s spending review revealed Rachel Reeves’s plan…
Ministers urged to publish legal advice on UK involvement in Israel-Iran war
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/19/attorney-general-uk-war-iran-illegal
Published: June 19, 2025 12:18
Calls follow news that attorney general advised government to limit its involvement to defending alliesUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesMinisters are facing calls to publish legal advice given to the government on Israel’s…
Supermen and dancing devils: photos of the day – Thursday
Published: June 19, 2025 12:00
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Dismay as council removes Pride flag in Derbyshire after Christians complain
Published: June 19, 2025 11:00
LGBTQ+ standard disappears from Matlock high street as Christian bookshop manager says they are ‘not happy with the gay rights situation’The spa town of Matlock in the Peak District is known for the joyful flags adorning its historic high street. The St…
UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/uk-toxic-air-killing-people-doctors-warn
Published: June 19, 2025 05:00
Royal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a weekAir pollution in the UK is costing more than £500m a week in ill health, NHS care and productivity losses, with 99% of the population breathing in “toxic air”,…
UK sickle cell patients ‘get worse care than sufferers of similar disorders’
Published: June 19, 2025 04:00
Study commissioned by NHS finds that sickle cell disease care lags behind that for conditions such as cystic fibrosisPeople living with sickle cell disease face substandard care as its treatment significantly lags behind advances relating to other genetic…
UK watchdog criticises ‘offensive’ portrayal of older people in adverts
Published: June 18, 2025 23:01
ASA report finds many use negative stereotypes and highlights concerns about targeting of end-of-life services An elderly man fires off a tirade at a child who has asked “grandad” to return a mud-covered football that has landed on his gleaming car. He is…
English universities barred from enforcing blanket bans on student protests
Published: June 18, 2025 23:01
Office for Students guidance urges ‘very strong’ approach to permitting lawful speech on campusUniversities in England will no longer be able to enforce blanket bans on student protests under sweeping new guidance that urges a “very strong” approach to…
Notting Hill carnival in danger without ‘urgent funding’, says leaked letter
Published: June 18, 2025 19:55
In letter to culture secretary, carnival’s chair says more money ‘essential’ to event’s future, but does not give a figureThe future of the Notting Hill carnival could be in jeopardy without “urgent funding” from the government, according to a leaked…
Trump edges closer to war: could he drag the UK in? – Politics Weekly UK
Published: June 18, 2025 18:59
As Israel and Iran trade escalating blows, and the horrific situation in Gaza continues, Trump has suggested the US could get directly involved. So how is Keir Starmer going to handle all this? And what could it mean for millions of Iranians? John Harris…
Clovis Salmon, regarded as first black UK documentary film-maker, dies at 98
Published: June 18, 2025 17:47
Known as Sam the Wheels, he filmed aspects of community life in south London, including Brixton riots of 1981Clovis Salmon, regarded as the first black documentary film-maker in the UK, has died at the age of 98.His family said he died at King’s College…
Echoes of Brexit as Starmer is pressed to seize initiative on human rights | Jessica Elgot
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun/18/starmer-pressed-to-seize-initiative-on-human-rights
Published: June 18, 2025 16:41
Labour MPs fighting Reform want action and a European renegotiation looks unappealing. How would the PM sell a third way?Mahmood says UK will seek reform of human rights conventionCan a lefty human rights lawyer be the one to take on Britain’s uneasy…
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