Michael Gove greenlights £165m project that will produce estimated 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year The UK will build its first new coalmine for three decades at Whitehaven in Cumbria, despite objections locally, across the UK and from around the world. Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, gave […]
Twelve-person jury returns guilty verdict against former president’s company after being sent out on Monday to deliberate A jury in New York has convicted the Trump Organization of criminal tax fraud in a stinging rebuke of the former US president’s company. Although Donald Trump was not personally on trial, prosecutors […]
Incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock in tight race with Republican Herschel Walker Not long ago, Herschel Walker took a slim lead, 50.4% to 49.6% (Georgia state results page here) over Raphael Warnock, but a lot of the experts and reporters I’m following here at Guardian central in New York are reporting […]
The environment secretary tells MPs it is ‘not the role of government to provide free food’ or to intervene in markets The government has ruled out making any intervention in the market to help farmers or consumers with high food prices, the environment secretary, Thérèse Coffey, has said. Food prices […]
State media referred to ‘rioters’ in killing, a term commonly used by the government to refer to protesters Iranian authorities have sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing a member of a paramilitary force affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, state media reported. 11 others received prison sentences. The […]
Revelation that LFI Diagnostics was entity of office that manages wealth of Douglas Barrowman deepens controversy over Tory peer A second company that the Tory peer Michelle Mone lobbied ministers over in an attempt to secure government Covid contracts was a secret entity of her husband’s family office, the Guardian […]
Warning comes as health official says earlier start to cases in UK could be knock-on effect of pandemic Downing Street has told parents to be on the lookout for signs of strep A infection after reports a primary-school pupil has become the eighth child to die in a matter of […]
Alley’s children say the actor died ‘after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered’ Kirstie Alley, the TV and film star known for her roles in Cheers, Veronica’s Closet and Look Who’s Talking, has died at the age of 71. Alley’s death was confirmed on Monday night in a statement […]
PM caves in as up to 100 Tory MPs threaten to rebel, leading Labour to accuse him of putting party before country Rishi Sunak is to drop compulsory housebuilding targets to see off an embarrassing backbench rebellion, prompting criticism he is putting party unity over the national interest. The capitulation, […]
Union recommends members reject latest offer and adds 24-27 December strike but drops overtime ban Hopes of a deal to avert severe Christmas rail disruption were dashed on Monday night when the RMT union announced additional strike dates and rebuffed a pay offer from Network Rail just before the industry’s […]