Exclusive: secretive procedure used to review laws ranging from Brexit trade deal to inheritance and land policy More than 1,000 laws have been vetted by the Queen or Prince Charles through a secretive procedure before they were approved by the UK’s elected members of parliament, the Guardian has established. The […]
Inside Culture host draws parallel between witch trials of the past and the online abuse she receives The academic and broadcaster Mary Beard has said she is frequently branded a witch in an attempt to discredit her and older women generally. Beard, who is professor of classics at the University […]
Open letter raises concerns public is being obstructed when requesting information from official files Editors of UK national newspapers are calling on the government to protect the Freedom of Information Act following criticism that the public are being unfairly obstructed when they seek to scrutinise the work of official organisations. […]
Monarch dispatched private solicitor to secure exemption from transparency law The Queen successfully lobbied the government to change a draft law in order to conceal her “embarrassing” private wealth from the public, according to documents discovered by the Guardian. A series of government memos unearthed in the National Archives reveal […]
Oxford vaccine shown to have only limited effect against South African variant of coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Leading vaccine scientists are calling for a rethink of the goals of vaccination programmes, saying that herd immunity through vaccination is unlikely to be possible because of […]
Whitehall rejects reports of 68% drop in goods exported and says freight flows at normal levels on some days The government has sought to defend its record over Brexit after freight industry leaders claimed exports to the EU had nosedived since the transition period ended on 31 December. When Boris […]
Sven Badzak, 22, was chased and knifed to death by a group in Kilburn amid spate of incidents in capital A 22-year-old man chased by a group and knifed to death in one of a spate of stabbings in London over the weekend has been named by police. The Metropolitan […]
Lord Walney says far right is much bigger threat than far left but latter had ‘overstepped the mark’ at times The government has reportedly ordered an investigation into the extreme fringes on both ends of the political spectrum, with a peer tasked with offering recommendations to the prime minister and […]
Hauliers say Cabinet Office minister ignored warnings, amid fears that worse is to come with introduction of import checks in July The volume of exports going through British ports to the EU fell by a staggering 68% last month compared with January last year, mostly as a result of problems […]
Dentists warn of rise in problems including oral cancer as Covid and exodus of EU workers fuel crisis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Patients are facing a hidden national dentistry crisis, fuelled by the pandemic, that will lead to a rise in oral cancer in coming […]