Exclusive: rise in typical delays from nine hours to 16 hours to get care or a bed puts over 80s at greater risk of dying, say doctors The amount of time people over 80 spend in A&E in England has almost doubled in a year, leaving them at increased risk […]
Exclusive: Officials who worked with deputy PM when he was at FCO, MoJ and Brexit department have provided testimony All three Whitehall mandarins who worked with Dominic Raab while he was holding cabinet positions have now been interviewed by the official inquiry into his alleged bullying, the Guardian has learned. […]
The companies may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the government has said Almost 13,000 offshore companies holding UK property have failed to declare their ultimate owners and may now face fines and a ban on selling their land, the government has said. Martin Callanan, a […]
Action by teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers to go ahead, with ministers accused of ‘stonewalling’ Up to half a million workers will go on strike on Wednesday with thousands of schools shut, rail lines closed down and significant border disruption, as unions said negotiations on ending […]
NHS leaders warn disruption to patients could become even worse as healthcare staff plan further strikes Hospitals in England have had to cancel 88,000 appointments because of strikes by nurses and ambulance staff over the last seven weeks, figures have revealed. NHS bosses warned on Tuesday that the already “shocking […]
Major environmental plan includes tackling sewage spills and restoring wildlife habitats but critics question lack of funding Farmers will be key to plan to restore England’s green spaces and wildlife Every household will be within a 15-minute walk of a green space or water, under a major environmental improvement plan […]
House of Lords votes against flagship public order bill on day when Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted proceedings in chamber A government bill aimed at cracking down on protest has suffered a number of setbacks in the House of Lords, setting the stage for a tense showdown between parliament’s two chambers. […]
IMF says UK economy is likely to contract 0.6% as rising interest rates and higher taxes take toll Britain is expected to be the only major industrialised country to see its economy shrink this year after the impact of Liz Truss’s brief premiership prompted a sharp growth downgrade from the […]
Report by children’s commissioner for England finds worrying amount of content involves violence One in 10 children have watched pornography by the time they are nine years old, according to “disturbing” new research by the children’s commissioner for England. The report found a quarter of pupils in their final year […]
PM’s judgment in question as Zahawi fails to apologise after inquiry finds breaches of ministerial code Analysis: a narrowing window to win back trust Rishi Sunak has sacked the Conservative party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, for serious breaches of the ministerial code over his tax affairs, after weeks of damaging headlines […]