Higher gas storage levels in Europe help leave Great Britain in stronger position, says operator Energy mix: how is electricity generated in Great Britain? The risk of blackouts in Great Britain will be lower this winter thanks to higher gas storage levels in Europe and more nuclear power imported from […]
Exclusive: Inquiry into tax affairs of JCB boss Anthony Bamford calls into question whether Tories should accept funds from peer Profile: who is Anthony Bamford? One of the Conservative party’s biggest and most influential donors, Anthony Bamford, is under investigation over his tax affairs, the Guardian can disclose. The broad-ranging […]
Clean Air Fund says despite increased spending on air pollution, projects still receive less than 1% of funding Governments, agencies and development banks have spent more aid money on clean air than fossil fuels for the first time on record, a report has found. However, such projects still receive less […]
Survey finds parents under pressure, as second study finds some are leaving workforce because of costs Parents of nursery and primary school-age children are facing more than £600 of extra childcare costs a month, a study has found, as employers demand staff spend more days in the office. More than […]
Commons education committee report also says mental health struggles should be accepted as valid reason for missing school Mental health difficulties should be a valid reason for children to miss school while fines aimed at parents should be kept as a “last resort”, according to MPs on the Commons education […]
Gender inequality and discrimination impede timely diagnoses and quality care for women around the world, says report Health experts are calling for a “feminist approach” to cancer to eliminate inequalities, as research reveals 800,000 women worldwide are dying needlessly every year because they are denied optimal care. Cancer is one […]
Judge refuses to dismiss a lawsuit accusing former US president of illegally inflating assets and net worth, as his lawyers say they’ll appeal Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, a New York judge ruled on […]
UNHCR defends 1951 convention after UK home secretary’s speech on ‘uncontrolled and illegal migration’ The UN’s refugee agency has rebuked Suella Braverman after she claimed that world leaders had failed to make wholesale reform of human rights laws because of fears of being branded “racist or illiberal”. The UNHCR issued […]
Writers Guild of America said its members could return to work while a ratification vote takes place for fresh three-year contract Hollywood writers are officially ending their five-month strike, after union leaders approved an agreement made with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and sent the full details […]
Exclusive: Chief inspector of prisons says 14 Victorian jails cannot provide proper accommodation for inmates Violence, isolation and rat-infested cells: insiders on the state of English and Welsh prisons One in 10 prisons in England and Wales are barely fit for purpose and should be shut down if alternative buildings […]