Ex-Tory leader chaired government taskforce that recommended new rules benefiting firm he was employed by Iain Duncan Smith is facing questions over his £25,000-a-year second job advising a multimillion-pound hand sanitiser company after he chaired a government taskforce that recommended new rules benefiting the firm. The MP and former Conservative […]
Month: November 2021
Official records show only a few of 14 appointments since 1996 make a sustained contribution All today’s UK politics – live Most of the former Conservative party treasurers elevated to the House of Lords in the last 25 years have made very few spoken contributions once there, Guardian analysis has […]
Research from world’s top climate analysis coalition contrasts sharply with last week’s optimism Follow all the latest from Cop26 – live The world is on track for disastrous levels of global heating far in excess of the limits in the Paris climate agreement, despite a flurry of carbon-cutting pledges from […]
Darrell Meekcom, 55, says he has reported incident in which he was arrested by six officers at his Midlands home A retired lecturer recently diagnosed with a terminal illness has complained of police heavy-handedness after claiming he was injured when six officers raided his home after he achieved his bucket-list […]
Organisation condemns ‘unacceptable treatment’ seen in footage of Cottesmore Hunt and says volunteer has been removed A woman filmed by hunt saboteurs appearing to slap and kick a horse has been removed from her position with the Pony Club after outrage on social media over the footage. The woman, named […]
Climate crisis is driving up deadly combination of temperature and humidity, says study released at Cop26 What is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete guide All our Cop26 coverage A billion people will be affected by extreme heat stress if the climate crisis raises the global temperature by […]
Exclusive: court records show petition filed by HMRC against Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor A Conservative MP is facing bankruptcy proceedings over unpaid taxes that could result in him having to step down. In a fresh blow for Boris Johnson’s embattled party, court records show a petition for bankruptcy has […]
Prime minister is leading the Tories ‘through the sewers and the stench lingers,’ Labour leader says Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of trying to “take down” the standards watchdog for his personal interests as Downing Street made a new bid to stop the regulator investigating the controversy around his […]
Injured caver brought out of Ogof Ffynnon Ddu at about 7.45pm on Monday following a huge rescue effort An injured man has been rescued from a cave in south Wales after being trapped for more than two days at least 300 metres from the surface. The man was brought out […]
Early or late bedtimes may result in individuals missing cues that help reset body clock each day When it comes to sleep, Goldilocks may have argued the trick is to find a bed that is “just right” but research suggests there may also be an optimal time to nod off […]