Pascal Lamy, former head of the WTO, says Britain will have to take sides if new US administration slaps hefty tariffs on imports, as fears grow over possible trade war The former head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said that the UK should side with the European Union […]
Liz Truss is the only former party leader of past five years to rank lower in terms of starting popularity Kemi Badenoch’s personal approval ratings at the start of her Tory leadership are worse than those recorded by Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson at the start of their reigns, according […]
Religious lobbyists are secretly coordinating and funding bodies that claim to be led by disabled people and health workers Campaigns against assisted dying that claim to be led by healthcare workers and disabled people are being secretly coordinated and paid for by conservative Christian pressure groups, an Observer investigation has […]
Experts concerned over the Fox & Friends host, his Christian nationalist ideology and militant language Extremism experts are sounding the alarm about Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, whose writings and online presence reveal someone immersed in a culture of rightwing Christianity, political extremism and violent ideation. […]
Wes Streeting speaks out after deaths in Turkey among women travelling for procedures such as butt lifts Britons should resist the temptation to have cosmetic surgery abroad at “rock-bottom” prices in case they are harmed by substandard care, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting spoke out after a spate […]
Exclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked disease The UK’s growing addiction to unhealthy food costs £268bn a year, far outstripping the budget for the whole NHS, the first research into the subject has found. The increased consumption of foods high in […]
Exclusive: Person who complained tells Guardian that columnist’s ‘Jew haters’ post was inflammatory Daily Telegraph readers have woken up this week to successive front-page headlines alleging a grave threat to free speech, triggered by a star columnist’s “Kafkaesque” encounter with police. The rightwing broadsheet described how Essex police had told […]
The 600kg animal was in the deep end and it took Leicestershire firefighters three hours to get her out safely A pregnant cow has had to be rescued by firefighters after she got stuck in a small swimming pool. The 590kg (93-stone) cow was found in the deep end of […]
Exclusive: Campaigners urge ministers to intervene to prevent cruel punishments over carer’s allowance More than 250 unpaid carers risk criminal prosecution after falling foul of draconian benefit rules in the past six months, official figures reveal. Since April, when the carer’s allowance scandal was first revealed by the Guardian, officials […]
Future UN conferences should only be held in countries that show support for climate action, urge influential group Over 1,700 coal, oil and gas lobbyists granted access to Cop29, says report Future UN climate summits should be held only in countries that can show clear support for climate action and […]