More than 5 million people had a parcel lost or stolen last year, according to Citizens Advice, which has called on the government to start fining firms that keep losi
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 th
Foreign control of North Sea oil licences could put the UKâs plans to reach net zero emissions at risk, a study has warned. The research shows state-backed fossil
Police and governments have done too little to stamp out racial injustice in the ranks, with the failings being systemic and leading to âunjustified inequalitiesâ,
Sales of electric vehicles are rising as new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the UK from 2030. Guardian writer Sam Wollaston tried driving his Enyaq SUV from
The UK’s competition watchdog has imposed fines of more than £100m on the pharmaceutical company Advanz and its former private equity owners after it was found to have
The chief executive of the Rugby League World Cup, Jon Dutton, has described the chances of the tournament taking place as planned this autumn as â50-50â, but has
F ive weeks after being diagnosed with cervical cancer, Corinne Singleton was declared to be in remission. She skipped out of the oncology ward th
Britainâs recovery from the pandemic slowed last month as shortages of goods supplied to factories, building sites and shops began to take their toll on growth and i
Chief executives are being warned to âthink twice before they tweetâ after the boss of takeaway company Just Eat Takeaway was told his Twitter spat with Uber threa
R ange anxiety hits hard on the A9 in the Highlands of Scotland. For the uninitiated, this is the fear that an electric vehicle (EV) wonât reach
The family of a British national said to have been arrested in Kenya and taken to Nigeria in an act of extraordinary rendition has accused the UK government of abandon
A woman has been found guilty and sentenced to five and a half years in prison for stealing diamonds worth £4.2m, swapping them for pebbles in a plot akin to a Hollyw
Sajid Javid has said “no one really knows” what trajectory the Covid pandemic will take in the weeks ahead, as new cases across the UK rose after seven days of consecu
The government will face a legal challenge over its continuing support for North Sea oil and gas production despite its legally binding target to end the UK’s contribu
The number of cars rolling off UK production lines last month slumped to the lowest June level in almost 70 years, as car manufacturers were hit by shortages of both s
Y esterday I was reminded, yet again, that a policy of âfighting crimeâ can quickly morph into punitive policing and an attack on civil libert
The Scottish government has given the Queen advanced access to at least 67 parliamentary bills deemed to affect her public powers, private property or personal interes
Nearly £2bn was added to the value of UK airlines and tourism companies on Wednesday after ministers decided that vaccinated travellers from the US and EU will no lon
New Zealand, Iceland, the UK, Tasmania and Ireland are the places best suited to survive a global collapse of society, according to a study. The researchers said hum
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 warmest, as well as
A Georgia man charged in the shooting deaths of eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was pleading guilty in Cherokee county on Tuesday, hoping for a s
This year’s Colour of Power report includes a host of new black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) politicians, business leaders and cultural figures. From football man
T his might sound a touch bizarre but I donât think I quite understood the emotions that millions went through on Super Saturday until I was poo