Henry Dimbleby says government’s response to his review of food system shows no vision and ‘is not a strategy’ The government’s lead adviser on food issues has condemned what ministers have billed as a landmark national plan to combat food poverty and obesity, saying it is “not a strategy” and […]

Jordan Gatley’s family say he died in the battle for strategic eastern city of Sievierodonetsk Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates A former British soldier has died fighting Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, his family have said. Jordan Gatley left the British army in March “to continue his career […]

Impasse over Brexit deal forcing companies to reconsider investing in Britain, says business lobby group The UK’s foremost business lobby group has warned the government that its threat to override the Northern Ireland protocol is forcing companies to think again about investing in Britain and dragging down the economy. The […]

Anger grows before West Country byelection as farmers say they will be left poorer and unable to compete with foreign producers Boris Johnson’s hopes of surviving as prime minister have been dealt a serious blow after farmers and environmentalists condemned his government’s post-Brexit food strategy as a disaster for people […]

Labour ahead of Tories by two points, but Labour’s leader failing to make a personal breakthrough Boris Johnson makes a better prime minister than Keir Starmer would despite Partygate, the cost of living crisis and the confidence vote in Johnson held by his MPs, according to the latest Observer poll. […]