Metropolitan police name Nuria Sajjad, eight, as second victim of impact in south-west London on Thursday A second child has died after a Land Rover crashed through a school fence in south-west London on Thursday. The Metropolitan police named the girl as eight-year-old Nuria Sajjad. Continue reading…

Chancellor expected to reveal ‘compact’ agreement with some of UK’s largest investment firms in Mansion House speech The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will reveal plans to release billions of pounds from British pensions to help fund fast-growing companies, as part of wider government efforts to boost growth and attract more business […]

Woman empties bag of orange confetti from union jack bag over former chancellor The wedding of former chancellor George Osborne has been disrupted by a protest from environmental group Just Stop Oil. About 200 people, including a number of well-known politicians and journalists, gathered in the Somerset village of Bruton […]

Observer investigation raises concerns about the influence of drugs companies in shaping patient care in services that use their products Pharmaceutical giants are pouring tens of millions of pounds into struggling NHS services – including paying the salaries of medical staff and funding the redesign of patient treatment – as […]

George Eustice, the former environment secretary, is calling for a reciprocal visa scheme so that under-35s can work across the EU and Britain A leading Tory Brexiter on Sunday calls on ministers to reopen the UK’s borders to tens of thousands of young workers from EU nations in order to […]

Exclusive: Trading standards body warns shoppers with severe allergies could face ‘tragic consequences’ What are the rules on labelling vegan food in the UK? More than a third of foods labelled vegan contained animal products, research has found, prompting experts to warn shoppers with severe allergies they face potentially “tragic […]