Marcelo Xavier accused of indirectly contributing on the grounds that he failed to take steps to protect workers in Amazon Federal police have brought criminal charges against the former head of Brazil’s Indigenous protection agency for alleged acts of omission they believe indirectly paved the way for the murders of […]

Wildlife and environment groups condemn plan promising renewable energy for 600,000 homes Plans for a renewable energy tidal barrier linking Norfolk and Lincolnshire have sparked fierce debate between scientists, wildlife charities and a port company CEO who is leading the project. Entrepreneur James Sutcliffe, who has managed and advised port […]

Signs that NHS’s inability to offer prompt care is creating surge in people resorting to private care Patients are paying up to £550 an hour to see private GPs amid frustration at the delays many face getting an appointment with an NHS family doctor. Growing numbers of paid-for GP services […]

Leaders expected to form council that will discuss response if states such as Russia and China boycott trade for political reasons The UK and other G7 countries are planning collective action against Russia and China if they threaten trade boycotts for political reasons, announcing a new body to deal with […]

Prime minister will use Hiroshima summit to push more neutral countries such as Brazil and India into doing more for Ukraine The UK has unveiled a swathe of new sanctions against Russia, as Rishi Sunak arrived at the G7 summit in Japan with a self-declared mission to push India into […]

One headteacher said 12-page reading test that reduced children to tears was ‘scary and quite middle class’ A primary school Sats paper that reduced some pupils to tears included texts on a giant bat colony, which was adapted from a New York Times article, a camping trip featuring sheep rustlers […]

Older and disabled people trapped in homes as rescuers battle harsh conditions in Emilia-Romagna region Older and disabled people were trapped in their homes as rescuers worked under pounding rain throughout the night to save people in the most catastrophic flooding to affect Italy in 100 years. The floods in […]

Charlie Mclean says she has lost a child and parents of teenage murderers have lost two sons A mother has called for an end to teenage knife violence after two boys who murdered her 15-year-old son on his way home from school were given life sentences. Khayri Mclean was murdered […]

Possible interventions include default smaller portions and prominently displaying low-calorie foods Food delivery apps could help tackle the obesity crisis by making lower-calorie options more prominent on their sites, research suggests. A study, presented at the European Congress of Obesity in Dublin, involved creating a simulated food delivery app and […]

Carmakers call on Britain to change rules on batteries that they say threaten electric vehicle production Why are leading carmakers urging UK to overhaul Brexit deal? Comment: UK needs to switch on to the car crisis Three big global carmakers have called on the UK government to renegotiate the Brexit […]