Guardian analysis shows situation has deteriorated in three areas that Michael Gove promised to improve Report card: how the Tories’ pledges stack up today Britain’s levelling up agenda stymied from the start ‘We’re forgotten about here’: the broken promises The Conservatives have been accused of failing to live up to […]
Kit’s resemblance to infamous SS rune of Nazi paramilitary wing unintentional, company says Adidas has banned football fans from customising the German national shirt with the number 44 due to its perceived resemblance to the symbol used by Nazi SS units during the second world war. The Schutzstaffel (SS), a […]
Leader’s ejection of far-left members has changed composition of party since 2020, as belief in general election win grows Four in five Labour members back Keir Starmer and believe he will win a majority at the next election, according to private polling that shows the transformation of the party’s grassroots. […]
Analysis suggests wealthiest would save millions and Sunak’s own family could benefit to tune of £250m Conservative plans to abolish non-dom status are riddled with loopholes worth hundreds of millions of pounds for the wealthiest people in the country, Labour has claimed. Analysis by the party found that the policy, […]
Ekrem Imamoğlu secures unexpected second term as Istanbul’s mayor, propelling the CHP to the centre of national politics Turkey’s main opposition party dealt an unexpected blow to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule on Sunday with a sweeping victory in Turkey’s local elections, maintaining control of major cities including the capital, Ankara, […]
Exclusive: Aid officials warn that transferring Unrwa’s functions to other bodies with famine looming would be disastrous Israel has given the UN a proposal to dismantle Unrwa, its relief agency in the Palestinian territories, and transfer its staff to a replacement agency to make large-scale food deliveries into Gaza, according […]
Five years after payment scheme launched, a former soldier says delays mean plan should be run independently A former soldier who was a victim of the Windrush scandal has said he fears the government is “waiting for us to die off” before it pays compensation. Conroy Downie, 67, and his […]
Bones were discovered near the hamlet of Le Vernet, close to where the little boy went missing in 2023 French investigators have found the remains of a toddler who went missing in 2023, in a case that shocked the nation. Investigators are now working to determine how the boy died, […]
Chair of foreign affairs select committee Alicia Kearns said at a Tory fundraiser that legal advice would mean the UK has to cease all arms sales to Israel without delay • Analysis: starvation in Gaza likely key to UK legal advice on war crimes The British government has received advice […]
Pressure on Michael Gove to act as householders see bills rise 40%, with many saying that they cannot afford to pay Some of the UK’s largest housing providers have dramatically increased annual service charges by thousands of pounds, plunging residents into financial crisis, an Observer investigation has found. Many residents […]