Exclusive: warnings of damage to children’s education for years to come without major intervention • ‘It’s heartbreaking’: England’s school leaders on budget shortfalls Leading Conservatives including two former Tory education secretaries have urged the incoming prime minister to address rising cost pressures on schools as a matter of urgency, as […]
Year: 2022
PM vows government will not disappoint flood victims as economic losses estimated at more than $10bn There are growing fears for people living in communities in Pakistan cut off by devastating flooding caused by unusually strong monsoon rains, as damage to major roads hampers the military-led relief effort. On a […]
President vows to push Russia’s military back to the border as advisers claim Ukrainian troops have breached frontline in several places The long-awaited counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops has started in the southern region of Kherson, with the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, saying: “If they want to survive, it is time for […]
Truss now likely to become prime minister without undergoing a single set-piece grilling on TV or radio Liz Truss has been accused of “running scared” of scrutiny after pulling out of a BBC interview scheduled for Tuesday, meaning she is likely to become prime minister without undergoing a single set-piece […]
Exclusive: Taskforce begins work after labourers told Guardian they faced huge debts to unlicensed brokers in Bali A presidential taskforce in Indonesia is investigating the recruitment of fruit pickers who say they took on debts of up to £5,000 to secure jobs in Kent. The Guardian revealed that Indonesian labourers […]
Exclusive: analysis of 126,000 cases over a decade shows black and Asian people wait longer for diagnosis than white people Black and Asian people in England have to wait longer for a cancer diagnosis than white people, with some forced to wait an extra six weeks, according to a “disturbing” […]
Findings of survey conducted before announcement of 80% hike in price cap described as ‘national scandal’ Skyrocketing energy prices mean almost one in four adults in the UK will not switch on the heating at all this winter, according to a poll, with opposition MPs describing the findings as a […]
Exclusive: Ministers encouraged to stay at Westminster to devise emergency plans to address cost of living crisis The next Conservative leader has been urged to scrap MPs’ four-week break for party conference season and told it would be “immoral and insulting” to go “missing in action” during the worsening cost […]
Europe’s biggest street party saw exuberant celebrations of Caribbean culture and community after two years of abstinence Notting Hill carnival 2022 – in pictures Thousands of people flooded the streets of west London in a sea of colour and noise as the Notting Hill carnival came back after a three-year […]
Association of Convenience Stores urges chancellor to provide more financial support for small shops Thousands of corner shops will be forced to close due to surging energy costs unless the government steps in with emergency support, a trade body has said. The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has written to […]