Excess weight has been contributing to more deaths since 2014 and gap is widening, researchers say Public health campaigns in the UK to address the dangers of smoking have been hugely successful – but we’ve replaced one oral fixation with another: food. Researchers now estimate that since 2014, obesity and […]
Month: February 2021
£3.5bn fund to fix dangerous cladding will leave half a million people facing financial difficulties Boris Johnson stands accused of betraying homeowners after ministers unveiled a £3.5bn fund to fix dangerous cladding which risks leaving an estimated half a million people still facing financial difficulties. The prime minister faced a […]
Divided chamber finds process constitutional during emotional day as Democrats recount Capitol attack A divided US Senate voted to proceed with the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump after an emotional opening day in which the prosecution argued that the former president was singularly responsible for inciting the deadly […]
Royals used secretive procedure to approve laws that gave special exemptions to Duchy of Cornwall The royal family has used a secretive procedure to vet three parliamentary acts that have prevented residents on Prince Charles’ estate from buying their own homes for decades, the Guardian can reveal. His £1bn Duchy […]
Measures under consideration include a £5bn grant for leaseholders and £2bn levy on developers Ministers are poised to announce billions of pounds in extra support to address the cladding crisis that has left homeowners bankrupt and distraught, though key questions remain over how much leaseholders will be expected to contribute. […]
Huge animals abandoned on Colombian drug lord’s hacienda zoo are loved by locals but their sheer numbers threaten environment Hippos imported illegally into Colombia for Pablo Escobar’s private zoo have gone feral in the lush tropical countryside and must be culled before their invasive presence starts to wipe out indigenous […]
Temporary accommodation at Yarl’s Wood removal centre will not be used after criticism The Home Office has abandoned controversial plans to house nearly 200 asylum seekers in what campaigners have described as a “prison-style” camp on the site of an immigration removal centre. Government officials originally planned to move the […]
Boris Johnson to announce new restrictions on UK arrivals to protect vaccine rollout Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists and senior MPs have renewed calls for sweeping border curbs to protect the UK’s vaccination programme against new variants as Boris Johnson prepared to introduce tougher measures […]
Royal College of Nursing survey found 15% of those polled remained unvaccinated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tens of thousands of nurses across the UK have not had their first coronavirus vaccine, sparking fears that they could contract Covid-19 or infect patients. A Royal College of […]
Exclusive: secretive procedure used to review laws ranging from Brexit trade deal to inheritance and land policy More than 1,000 laws have been vetted by the Queen or Prince Charles through a secretive procedure before they were approved by the UK’s elected members of parliament, the Guardian has established. The […]