Price cap in England, Scotland and Wales likely to rise again, as Bank of England expects inflation to hit 7% Rishi Sunak has warned households suffering from Britain’s worsening cost of living crisis to brace themselves for further increases in energy costs later this year, as critics said his £9bn […]
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Head of watchdog writing to PM and home secretary about England and Wales data, which excludes fraud The head of the official statistics watchdog has reprimanded Boris Johnson and the Home Office for incorrectly saying crime has fallen by 14%, when this excludes the fastest-rising category of crime. Sir David […]
The youngster, named Rayan, became trapped down the 32m-deep well on Tuesday, sparking frantic efforts to free him Rescue workers in northern Morocco have entered the third day of digging to reach a five-year-old boy trapped down a 32-metre (105ft) deep well. The boy has been stuck in the well, […]
Measures include £200 rebate on energy bills as millions of households brace for record rise The Treasury is scrambling to complete 11th-hour plans capable of softening a national cost of living crisis, including a £200 rebate on energy bills and more help for the poorest households. No 10 and the […]
Communist party tightens grip on critics to preserve ‘perfect’ image of Winter Games A chill is blowing through Chinese civil society as activists, journalists and academics report receiving police warnings and censorship of their social media platforms in recent weeks as Beijing prepares to host the Winter Olympics beginning on […]
Exclusive: London mayor puts police chief on notice to reform or lose his confidence after seeing ‘return to the bad days of the 1970s’ A Metropolitan police officer disciplined after an inquiry into misogynistic and racist messages has since been promoted, the Guardian has learned, as Cressida Dick was warned […]
Gary Streeter, Tobias Ellwood and Anthony Mangnall all make moves on Wednesday in sign of rising anger A fresh wave of Conservative MPs have submitted letters of no confidence in Boris Johnson, breaking cover to criticise the prime minister as the fallout from Downing Street parties scandal continued to imperil […]
UK prime minister and Russian president agreed in phone call that ‘aggravation was in no one’s interest’, says No 10 Boris Johnson has told Vladimir Putin that he will make a “tragic miscalculation” if he invades Ukraine, in a phone call delayed since Monday and preceded by Russian insults. Putin, […]
Exclusive: sources say PM dropped in at prosecco-fuelled farewell in 2021 now being investigated by police Boris Johnson attended a prosecco-fuelled leaving do for a No 10 aide during the strict post-Christmas lockdown, which is now under police investigation, the Guardian has learned. Sue Gray’s investigation into lockdown parties this […]
Influential committee reveals 43% jump in economic crime in the year from June 2019 The government has been warned by an influential group of MPs to urgently tackle a “fraud epidemic” across Britain, amid concerns about the increasing financial toll on consumers and taxpayers from economic crime. The Commons Treasury […]