British Retail Consortium figures show sales growth close to flatlining, as card spending fails to rise Britain’s largest retailers are warning they could be forced to cut thousands of jobs this year as the industry braces for higher taxes and employment costs after a bleak Christmas shopping season. In the […]
Trudeau says he will bring an end to his nearly 10-year spell in power once his Liberal party has found a new leader Justin Trudeau has said he will step down as Canada’s prime minister after his party finds a new leader, a decision that in effect brings an end […]
PM also criticises politicians ‘jumping on the bandwagon’ amid row over action on child sexual exploitation Keir Starmer has condemned Elon Musk’s increasingly erratic attacks on the government, suggesting his “lies and misinformation” on grooming gangs were amplifying the “poison” of the far right. The prime minister angrily criticised Conservative […]
Met office warns of continued likely travel delays, stranded vehicles and power cuts due to wintry conditions In pictures: snowfall in England and Wales Heavy overnight snow in Wales and northern England has caused travel disruption as the new year gets off to a cold start. The Met Office updated […]
This year’s awards season kicks off with big screen frontrunners such as The Brutalist, Wicked and Conclave, while on the small screen, Shōgun and The Bear lead the way Full list of winners Zoë Kravitz could make a hot water bottle look chic, and here she doesn’t have to because […]
It is unclear what prompted Musk to write on X that Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to be Reform UK’s leader Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader hours after Farage described the billionaire businessman as “a hero”, in what is likely […]
Exclusive: 414,137 people believed to have experienced some level of harm in last year, Guardian analysis finds More than 1,000 patients a day in England are suffering “potential harm” because of ambulance handover delays, the Guardian can reveal. In the last year, 414,137 patients are believed to have experienced some […]
Tributes flood in for ‘warm-hearted and amazing’ drag artist James Lee Williams James Lee Williams, known as drag artist The Vivienne, has died at the age of 32, their public relations representative announced on Sunday. Simon Jones posted on Instagram: “It is with immense sadness that we let you know […]
Unions concerned about potential rise in violence, drug abuse and the threat of riots at low-security facilities in England and Wales The government is considering relaxing the restrictions on inmates who can be sent to open prisons, despite warnings that the move could increase violence, drug abuse and the potential […]
Family of now 19-year-old conscript Liri Albag appeals to PM to ‘take decisions as if it were your own children there’ The armed wing of Hamas has released a video it says is of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza since its October 2023 attack. Liri Albag, described by local […]