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All hot air: UK commits to climate action but not to new funding

Posted on Jun 13, 2021

Boris Johnson has set out his intention to “build back better for the world”, to protect the natural environment and wildlife, and tackle the climate crisis, at the G7


Boris Johnson must respect rule of law and implement Brexit deal, says EU

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Boris Johnson must respect the “rule of law” by fully implementing the post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland, EU leaders have said ahead of the G7 summit in Co


Tell us: are you planning on joining protests at the G7 summit?

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Later this week, world leaders will be attending the G7 summit, at Carbis Bay, near St Ives in Cornwall, to discuss global issues including the Covid pandemic and cli


Leading authors sound alarm over post-Brexit changes to copyright

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Bestselling writers including Philip Pullman and Kate Mosse are warning of a “potentially devastating” change to the UK’s copyright laws that could damage authors’ liv


Neo-Nazi ex-Ukip member found guilty of terrorism offences

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

A former Ukip member and British army employee has been found guilty of a range of terror and explosive charges. Dean Morrice ran a Telegram channel that prosectors


Morrisons shareholders reject executive bonuses amid falling profits

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Morrisons shareholders have voted overwhelmingly against the award of millions of pounds in bonuses to executives who missed profit targets during the pandemic, in a s


Gordon Brown says he will not give up fight to reverse Brexit

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Gordon Brown has said he will not give up pushing for the UK to rejoin the EU, while stressing that this is a personal view and he accepts it is unlikely in the short


10 of the UK’s best surfing and boarding beaches, chosen by readers

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Winning tip: Bohemian North Yorkshire Although the south-west may be the most popular choice, the best surfing town in the UK is actually Saltburn-by-the-Sea, in the


Ukraine in talks with Uefa to reverse Euro 2020 shirt decision

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Ukraine’s football association said on Thursday it was in talks with Uefa to reverse a decision by the European football governing body to remove a slogan from Ukraine


Solar eclipse 2021: spectacle visible across UK and Ireland

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

A celestial phenomenon is underway, with observers in the UK able to see a crescent sun while viewers in the Arctic enjoy an annular solar eclipse. An annular eclips


UK parents and teachers: what is currently happening in your school?

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

We’re keen to hear from parents, teachers and school leaders across the UK about the situation in schools. Whether it’s exam preparations, the management of social d


Ian McDiarmid to tour show based on Julian Barnes stories about ageing

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

A pair of Julian Barnes stories about old age are to be performed by Ian McDiarmid in a one-man show touring the UK this autumn. Michael Grandage will direct The Lem


Raccoon dogs may be Britain’s next non-native pest, study finds

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

They are cute and furry, and could become the UK’s next major non-native pest. Raccoon dogs, an exotic member of the fox family that is native to Japan, China and


Multiple sightings of missile launcher before MH17 shot down, court told

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Multiple witnesses saw an anti-aircraft missile launcher that had secretly crossed into eastern Ukraine from Russia in the hours before it shot down the Malaysia Airli


US-UK to sign post-Covid Atlantic charter in echo of wartime accord

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Boris Johnson and Joe Biden will draw comparisons to Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt by signing a new Atlantic charter in an attempt to show UK and US leade


Fashion chain Gap to close 19 stores in the UK and Ireland

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Fashion chain Gap is to close 19 stores in the UK and Ireland as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the high street, while a distribution centre in


Stamp duty holiday helps drive up UK property prices

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

UK property prices are set to continue to rise after the gap between demand for homes and supply grew to its widest level since 2013, surveyors have reported. The la


Tottenham in advanced talks with Paulo Fonseca over manager’s role

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Tottenham are in advanced negotiations with Paulo Fonseca after the former Roma manager was identified as the club’s preferred option to succeed José Mourinho. Th


Boundary tinkering won’t fix a broken electoral system

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Electoral demographics are changing dramatically and yet the Boundary Commission is busily shuffling deckchairs while the ship of democracy lies becalmed (UK electoral


Blushing bridegroom Boris Johnson is not wedded to reality

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

D on’t mention the sausage war! With Brexit a no-go zone despite the recent escalation in tension between the UK and the EU over the Northern Irel


UK lost £16bn in tax revenues over nine years under Conservatives, says Labour

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

The UK lost £16.7bn in tax revenues over nine years of slow growth under the Conservatives, figures unearthed by Labour show, as the party seeks to underline the econ


Secret planning exercise in 2016 modelled impact of Mers outbreak in UK

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

The government ran an exercise modelling the impact of a coronavirus outbreak four years before the Covid-19 outbreak but tried to keep it secret, the Guardian has lea


Biden arrives with demand that UK settle Brexit row over Northern Ireland

Posted on Jun 10, 2021

Senior US embassy diplomats in London, backed by the US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, have directly warned the UK’s Brexit negotiator, Lord Frost, that he


Michael Gove ‘open-minded’ on SNP call to extend furlough

Posted on Jun 04, 2021

The UK government is “open-minded” on the SNP’s calls to extend furlough, according to the Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, as Nicola Sturgeon said a retur