As the world ushers in 2021, many will be looking forward to putting 2020 behind them. From a cocktail-making contest to a MasterChef-inspired cook-off, the Guardian s
S o this is it. Forty-eight years after Britain joined what was then the European Economic Community, the fasten seatbelt signs are switched on an
Four years, 27 weeks and two days after a referendum that split the country almost down the middle, the UK left the EU’s orbit on Thursday night in a departure that wa
W hen Julie Blackburn was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in 2016 she was told to avoid her triggers, scenarios which cause upsettin
Refugee status has been granted over a personâs non-binary status for the first time in a UK court, following a landmark ruling. The judgment, in the upper tribuna
Snow and ice is expected across most of Scotland as well as parts of northern and southern England, Northern Ireland and Wales as 2020 draws to a chilly conclusion.
Sir David Attenborough has called for a halt to activities that damage the UK’s seas, as the Wildlife Trusts revealed the highs and lows of marine life around the Brit
W ho would have guessed? When push came to shove it turned out that a bad deal was better than no deal after all. The first deal in history to put
T he threat of a no-deal Brexit has always been a hoax – and it has been one of the most successful deceptions in British political history. It wa
Holidays Will my Ehic card still work? Yes and no. Under the agreement if you have a European health insurance card (Ehic), which entitles visitors to n
After months of tortuous negotiations between the UK and the EU, a Brexit trade deal was agreed at almost the last minute. But how prepared are UK businesses for the s
The government has promised £47m in extra emergency aid for 2021 as it becomes clear that the coming year will see a dramatic rise in people struggling for food. Th
A record number of Britons are planning to forego booze during so-called dry January, after re-evaluating their home drinking habits during lockdown and as sales of “n
Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels has passed into law following a whirlwind 14-hour parliamentary process that has radically redrawn the UK’s ties w
School leaders have slammed 'frankly ludicrous' government plans to roll-out rapid mass Covid testing in schools across the country in just days. The Association of
I n October 2019, in those halcyon pre-Covid-19 days, a chart was published that ranked 195 countries according to their capacity to deal with out
McDonald's has delighted fans by announcing they will bring back The Big Tasty to their menu from tomorrow. One of McDonald’s best loved menu items will be availabl
A strain of the coronavirus very similar to the UK mutation was already circulating in Italy as early as August, a top virologist has said. The 'Italian variant' wa
Hundreds of Afghans whose lives are at risk from the Taliban because they helped the UK will be allowed to come to Britain under a new Government scheme. It means th
TikTok users have been showing that it's not always the thought that counts when it comes to Christmas presents, it's sometimes all about the price tag.
Pubs, bars and restaurants across the UK have suffered a slump in takings between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day compared with the same period last year amid a series of
Martin Lambie-Nairn, the co-creator of Spitting Image and the man behind the Channel 4 logo and other TV branding, has died at 75. The graphic designer died on Chris
UK technology companies attracted a record $15bn (£11.2bn) in venture capital funding in 2020, including the creation of seven “unicorn” firms valued at more than $1bn
Organisers of Veganuary are gearing up for their biggest ever year next month since the meat-free pledge was launched seven years ago, thanks to a surge in consumers t