Impending tax rises from autumn budget fuel collapse in sentiment and rising redundancy intentions, surveys show UK employers are preparing for the biggest redundancy round in a decade amid collapsing business confidence as firms brace for tax increases from April that Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn budget. In a […]
Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech Democracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of Donald Trump’s US into isolationism and its likely replacement by China on the world stage, John Major has said. The […]
It is understood to be the first time the PM has been explicit about sending British peacekeepers to Ukraine Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia – acknowledging it could […]
As the supermarket vows to introduce electrical stunning for its farmed prawns, campaigners call on others to follow suit They are a popular staple for office lunches, barbecues and takeaways, but prawns often suffer an unpleasant death before reaching our plates. Animal rights campaigners say billions of prawns farmed each […]
Agencies say Trump’s latest push to trim government could impede firefighting efforts and create crises at national parks The US Forest Service is firing about 3,400 recent hires while the National Park Service is terminating about 1,000 workers under Donald Trump’s push to cut federal spending and bureaucracy, according to […]
Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said. The imam, who ran a mosque intended […]
French president calls for urgent talks in Paris amid fears US leader is sidelining allies The French president, Emmanuel Macron, was on Saturday night seeking to convene an emergency meeting of European leaders, including the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, as concerns grew over Donald Trump’s attempts to seize control […]
Allies want to give Conservative leader more time, but many insist her approach to Keir Starmer needs total overhaul Kemi Badenoch is being urged to overhaul her approach to prime minister’s questions and bring in more experienced advisers to prepare for the weekly political joust, amid criticisms of her approach […]
Ukrainian leader appears reassured after Munich bilateral, having feared he could be bounced into peace negotiations Europe live – latest updates Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said during a meeting with the US vice-president, JD Vance, that his country wants “security guarantees” and a joint US-Ukrainian peace plan before he enters into […]
Exclusive: Independent investigation in 2023 upheld five allegations against Carlo D’Amario, the Guardian understands From her 1975 “gay cowboys” T-shirt to pioneering catwalk collections that challenged gender norms, the late Vivienne Westwood has long been heralded as an LGBT+ icon. But the fashion house she built over five decades faces […]