Exclusive: two ministers and Keir Starmer among those accepting gifts from gambling, drinks and sports firms Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage MPs enjoyed a bonanza of free tickets this summer worth more than £100,000 from gambling, drinks and sporting companies as they took advantage of the […]
Unsettled weather forecast across England and Wales with ‘torrential thundery downpours’ in the east The Met Office has issued weather and flood warnings as Storm Evert moved eastwards across Britain with thunderstorms forecast for the weekend. Yellow wind warnings are in place for coastal areas in south-east England and East […]
Transport secretary Grant Shapps ‘acted irrationally and unlawfully’ when he approved the £1.7bn project, judge rules Campaigners including archaeologists, environmental groups and druids have won a high court battle to prevent a controversial road project that includes a tunnel near Stonehenge. The £1.7bn scheme to overhaul eight miles of the […]
Failings have led to ‘unjustified inequalities’, says landmark report that finds little progress in 22 years since Macpherson Police and governments have done too little to stamp out racial injustice in the ranks, with the failings being systemic and leading to “unjustified inequalities”, a report by an all-party committee of […]
Study warns regulator must take action as private equity firms and state-backed groups begin to dominate Foreign control of North Sea oil licences could put the UK’s plans to reach net zero emissions at risk, a study has warned. The research shows state-backed fossil fuel companies and private equity firms […]
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Lee steps up in Biles’s absence to take gymnastics glory Sign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefing Email Scott, tweet or comment below the line 3.42am BST BMX Racing: France’s Romain Mahieu won the first men’s semi-final run ahead […]
Experts warn against drawing conclusions from fluctuations as 31,117 daily infections reported Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The daily number of Covid cases reported in the UK has risen for the second day in a row, although experts have cautioned against drawing premature conclusions from the […]
Club observes 97-second silence for Andrew Devine, who was ruled a victim of disaster after brain injuries proved fatal The players and staff of Liverpool football club have observed 97 seconds of silence at their training base in Austria as a tribute to Andrew Devine, 55, who died this week […]
Last year was first to be in top 10 for heat, rain and sunshine, as scientists say UK’s mild climate is at an end Extremes of weather will strike the UK more frequently owing to the climate crisis, scientists said after data showed that last year was one of the […]
Liverpool coroner’s court rules Andrew Devine, 55, unlawfully killed by effects of crush 32 years earlier A coroner has ruled that Andrew Devine, 55, who has died 32 years after suffering severe and irreversible brain damage at Hillsborough in 1989, was unlawfully killed, and that therefore he is legally the […]