One in 26 journeys disrupted with government accused of ‘abject failure’ to tackle worst offenders such as Avanti West Coast Rail cancellations have reached their highest level on record with more than 314,000 trains fully or partly cancelled across Great Britain in a year, a Guardian analysis reveals. Figures from […]

Home Office confirms person who arrived in UK on small boat a week ago was taken ill and later died A man who arrived in the UK on a small boat a week ago and was being processed at Manston has died, the Home Office said on Saturday. He became […]

Developed countries agree in principle to ‘loss and damage’ fund for vulnerable nations as talks run on past deadline Cop27 live – latest news updates The world’s poorest countries stood on the brink of a historic victory last night at crunch climate talks, as rich governments looked ready to finally […]

‘Don’t criticise Qatar,’ Infantino tells press conference in Doha Fifa president accuses western critics of hypocrisy and racism The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, has accused critics of Qatar’s human rights record of staggering hypocrisy and racism in a bizarre and incendiary attack on the eve of the 2022 World Cup […]

Exclusive: Labour leader plans a new elected chamber after accusing successive Tory governments of handing peerages to ‘lackeys and donors’ Keir Starmer will abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a new elected chamber as part of plans to “restore trust in politics”, the Observer understands. In a […]

‘The people have spoken’ says Twitter owner, having acknowledged during online poll that automated ‘bots’ were voting too Donald Trump’s Twitter account appeared to be back online after a slim majority of votes were cast, in a Twitter poll organised by Elon Musk, in favour of reinstating the former US […]

Focus group in Greater Manchester perceived Tory leaders as self-serving after autumn statement Rishi Sunak is “out of touch with reality” and “absolutely not” on the side of the working class, voters in the “red wall” seat of Leigh told the Guardian after the first autumn statement of his premiership. […]

Reports show nearly 1,200 workers left the company after an ultimatum that demanded ‘long hours at high intensity’ Elon Musk emailed Twitter staff on Friday asking that any employees who write software code report to the 10th floor of the office in San Francisco in the early afternoon, according to […]

Fan Leader Network money removed as people prepare to travel Message blames ‘erroneous misinformed statements’ in media Fans who have travelled to Qatar as part of a controversial paid-for supporters programme have been told by Qatari authorities that their cash has been cut. The Fan Leader Network is a scheme […]

Flooding shuts schools and disrupts travel, with severe weather warnings in place and ‘highest risk to riverside communities’ Police Scotland have “stood down” searches for a woman who was swept into the River Don near Inverurie in Aberdeenshire on Friday as heavy rain continued to batter much of eastern Scotland. […]