Exclusive: Nearly 70% of providers say they may need to turn people away or shrink the size of emergency rations Food banks across Britain have warned of a “completely unsustainable” surge in demand that will prevent them feeding the hungriest families this winter. Organisations representing 169 food banks told the […]
Prime minister urges people to have hope cost of living crisis will ease as he uses final week in office to highlight achievements Politics live – latest updates Boris Johnson has not denied setting his sights on a political comeback after he leaves Downing Street, as he sought to cement […]
Coroner, who presided over inquest into death of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in 2007, speaks of shock at death of another child A police officer tried to save the life of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel by using his hand to cover her gunshot wound as he carried her into hospital, an inquest […]
President vows to push Russia’s military back to the border as advisers claim Ukrainian troops have breached frontline in several places The long-awaited counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops has started in the southern region of Kherson, with the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, saying: “If they want to survive, it is time for […]
Truss now likely to become prime minister without undergoing a single set-piece grilling on TV or radio Liz Truss has been accused of “running scared” of scrutiny after pulling out of a BBC interview scheduled for Tuesday, meaning she is likely to become prime minister without undergoing a single set-piece […]
Exclusive: warnings of damage to children’s education for years to come without major intervention • ‘It’s heartbreaking’: England’s school leaders on budget shortfalls Leading Conservatives including two former Tory education secretaries have urged the incoming prime minister to address rising cost pressures on schools as a matter of urgency, as […]
PM vows government will not disappoint flood victims as economic losses estimated at more than $10bn There are growing fears for people living in communities in Pakistan cut off by devastating flooding caused by unusually strong monsoon rains, as damage to major roads hampers the military-led relief effort. On a […]
Exclusive: Taskforce begins work after labourers told Guardian they faced huge debts to unlicensed brokers in Bali A presidential taskforce in Indonesia is investigating the recruitment of fruit pickers who say they took on debts of up to £5,000 to secure jobs in Kent. The Guardian revealed that Indonesian labourers […]
Exclusive: analysis of 126,000 cases over a decade shows black and Asian people wait longer for diagnosis than white people Black and Asian people in England have to wait longer for a cancer diagnosis than white people, with some forced to wait an extra six weeks, according to a “disturbing” […]
Exclusive: Ministers encouraged to stay at Westminster to devise emergency plans to address cost of living crisis The next Conservative leader has been urged to scrap MPs’ four-week break for party conference season and told it would be “immoral and insulting” to go “missing in action” during the worsening cost […]