The carbon emissions driving the climate crisis and rapid arrival of an El Niño event are to blame, researchers say Global temperatures soared to a new record in September by a huge margin, stunning scientists and leading one to describe it as “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas”. The hottest September on record […]
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Red Cross warns 28-day ‘move-on’ process is not enough time for asylum seekers to find new accommodation More than 50,000 refugees in the UK could be made homeless by the end of the year unless ministers take urgent steps to support them as it clears the asylum backlog, the British […]
Tory leader’s attempt to portray himself as change candidate at party conference overshadowed by fierce criticism of U-turn Rishi Sunak unleashed a Tory civil war on Wednesday by announcing the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2 as the former prime minister David Cameron said the decision showed the country […]
Average rental property receives three times more enquiries from prospective tenants than in 2019 Business live – latest updates Private home rents in Great Britain have increased to their highest point on record after shortages in supply and mortgage rate rises combined to push the cost up by 10% over […]
Tourist coach catches fire after coming off the road and falling near railway lines in Mestre, northern Italy At least 21 people have died and 18 were injured after a tourist coach crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy. The coach was carrying a group of tourists who […]
Now-former speaker confirms he will not run again as Republicans plan to hold a vote for a new speaker next Wednesday Kevin McCarthy ousted – live updates After leading a successful, bipartisan effort to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend, Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday was abruptly removed from his […]
Chief scientific adviser in 2020 found the ex-PM ‘completely inconsistent’ in his evidence to the Covid inquiry Boris Johnson’s decision-making during the coronavirus pandemic was described as “bipolar” and “completely inconsistent” by Sir Patrick Vallance, the Covid inquiry has heard. The government’s then chief scientific adviser acknowledged his frustration in […]
Diesel up by more than 8p to 163p in September and petrol by 4.5p to 152p amid global oil production cuts The price of diesel in the UK has shot up at one of its fastest rates in more than 20 years – while retailers have been accused of charging […]
Home secretary uses populist speech at Tory conference to attack Human Rights Act and ‘luxury beliefs’ of liberal-leaning voters Suella Braverman has warned of a “hurricane” of mass migration and attacked the “luxury beliefs” of liberal-leaning people in a populist speech aimed at cementing her position as a standard-bearer of […]
Justice secretary to tell conference he will introduce ‘Jade’s law’ later this year to protect families from jailed abusers New powers to stop people who have killed their partners from gaining parental rights to surviving children will be introduced before the end of the year, the justice secretary will say. […]