Pressure on roads will be heightened by RMT strike at Network Rail from 6pm Christmas Eve UK drivers are embarking on an estimated 20m car trips to see friends and family in the run-up to Christmas Day. The RAC said traffic will build steadily from Monday before peaking on Friday […]
Nursing union gives ministers until Thursday to open pay talks as first signs emerge of bid to end dispute and prevent NHS collapse • How will NHS strikes affect you? Union leaders threatened on Saturday night to order a fresh wave of more severe strikes in the new year in […]
Peer says Conservatives no longer party of centre right and are threatened by Reform UK, Brexit party successor, if Nigel Farage takes leadership The Conservative party is under threat from a rightwing insurgency after a “drag to the left” under Rishi Sunak, one of its biggest recent donors has warned, […]
Manager spent time weighing up future after France defeat Southgate has contract with FA that runs to December 2024 Gareth Southgate has decided to continue as England’s head coach after considering his future in the wake of the World Cup quarter-final defeat by France. Southgate said he would take time […]
Detention of one of Iran’s most famous performers sign state wants to crack down on celebrities who challenge regime Taraneh Alidoosti, one of Iran’s most famous actors, has been detained by security forces in Tehran days after she criticised the state’s use of the death penalty against protesters. She had […]
Saju Chelavalel, 52, accused of killing Anju Asok, 35, and her six- and four-year-old children A 52-year-old man has been charged with the murders of an NHS nurse and her two children in Kettering. Saju Chelavalel is accused of the murder of Anju Asok, 35, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi […]
Exclusive: White powder residue found after events held at Chevening and Downing Street, say sources Traces of a suspected class A drug were found at a government grace-and-favour home after parties attended by political allies of Liz Truss, the Guardian has been told. The white powder was discovered at the […]
Exclusive: Plan to recruit up to 10 people into senior roles seen as unusual and follows reports of bullying in the department Dominic Raab’s department is carrying out a major recruitment drive for private office staff, the Guardian can reveal. A hiring spree has been launched that initially sought to […]
Modelling shows that if we continue on current trajectory, global heating will drive a cascade of extinctions in plants and animals Earth could lose more than a tenth of its plant and animal species by the end of the century on current trends, according to new research which comes as […]
Subcommittee recommended Trump could also be referred for conspiracy to defraud the United States, sources say The House January 6 select committee is considering a criminal referral to the justice department against Donald Trump for obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress and conspiracy to defraud the United States on […]