Annual rise of £425bn smaller than in previous two years, says Savills as it predicts fall in house prices in 2023 The total value of all homes across the UK has reached a record high of £8.7tn but rising mortgage costs are likely to lead to a dip in 2023. […]

Thinktank warns austerity drive at next month’s budget will further damage economy Rishi Sunak’s government is hiding £28bn of “stealth cuts” to public services over the next five years, according to a report warning that a renewed austerity drive at next month’s budget would further damage the economy. Calling on […]

All-party group says there is extensive evidence that consuming pornography fuels sexual violence Action must be taken against pornography to help end the “epidemic” of male violence against women and girls, according to a cross-party group of MPs. A substantial proportion of mainstream pornography features physically aggressive behaviour by men […]

European Commission chief heading to Britain for ‘final talks’ over Northern Ireland protocol Rishi Sunak is to hold a Brexit summit with the president of the European Commission on Monday to sign off a revised deal on the Northern Ireland protocol. In what could be the most perilous week of […]

Energy prices, Brexit and climate crisis mean growers lack confidence to plant crops, says NFU deputy Shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers could be the “tip of the iceberg”, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said. Certain products are hard to come by in […]

Figure has surged over the past 10 years with pressure growing for officers to be sacked on the spot Shocking figures obtained by the Observer show roughly one in 100 police officers in England and Wales faced criminal charges, including for sexual offences, last year alone. An Observerinvestigation has found […]

Son says on social media that mother, who is Mackenzie Crook’s sister-in-law, ‘is now at peace’ Police searching for Laurel Aldridge, sister-in-law of the actor Mackenzie Crook, have found a body. Aldridge, 62, was reported missing from her home in the village of Walberton, near Arundel in West Sussex, on […]

Jewish MP left party four years ago over its handling of the issue under Jeremy Corbyn Luciana Berger has returned to the Labour party after an invitation and apology from Keir Starmer, four years after leaving the party over its handling of antisemitism cases. “The Labour party has turned a […]

Meeting between Charles and Ursula von de Leyen cancelled, reports say, as Varadkar says deal ‘inching towards conclusion’ Rishi Sunak is facing criticism after reports that a meeting between King Charles and the president of the European Commission was cancelled days before the announcement of an expected deal on the […]

Move would come after four months of intense negotiations and mark an end to two-year standoff with EU Rishi Sunak is poised to announce a deal to end the protracted row over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol as soon as Monday, the Guardian has been told. The move would come […]