Ross-on-Wye residents say council would break climate commitments by approving drive-throughThey were promised a life of peace and quiet in a new-build “garden village” on the edge of a pretty Herefordshire town with cycle routes, allotments and wildli…
Labour conference live: Mandelson says leadership election rule change will keep out another Corbyn
Latest news from Labour conference after Keir Starmer wins vote on party reforms to require leadership candidates to have backing of 20% of MPsLabour leadership rule changes pass after last-minute Unison backing‘Done his duty’: Keir Starmer pleases sup…
Bleak Christmas: turkeys, trees and toys under threat from labour shortage, suppliers say
Government steps to remedy lack of food processors and drivers are ‘thimble of water on a bonfire’, industry experts sayThe UK could face a “national shortage” of turkeys in the lead-up to Christmas brought on by a lack of labour following Brexit, the …
Should scientists run the country?
Covid has put academics like Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance at the heart of policymaking, but electing better politicians could be the answerHow many lives would have been saved in the pandemic if the UK government had truly “followed the science”? …
Badenoch’s empire comments speak to the enduring mentality of colonialism | Nesrine Malik
The equalities minister says she doesn’t care about Britain’s imperial impact. It’s a sign of how deep-rooted the legacy isIn every single country that was ever under British rule, you will find a significant number of people who praise colonialism or …
UK jobseekers are offered six months of free broadband
Joint TalkTalk and government scheme to tackle digital exclusion gives no-contract uncapped usagePeople looking for work can now apply for six months of free broadband to help them search for jobs.A national programme has been launched by the telecoms …
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Labour conference: ‘wrong time’ to change leadership rules, says Burnham – live
Labour party conference delegates debate Starmer’s proposed changesInfighting mars start of Labour conference as Starmer and Rayner clashStarmer: Labour would not nationalise big six energy firmsStarmer’s keynote speech aims to prepare school leavers f…
The Guardian view on Starmer’s Labour: time to take on the Tories | Editorial
The Labour leader must know his party faces existential implications if it suffers a historic fifth election defeatBritons usually eat more than 10m turkeys during the festive season. If the country were to run short of the yuletide bird then that may …
Fears for 1 million furloughed staff with Sunak set to finally end scheme
After the success of the chancellors’s £70bn programme, there is uncertainty about the future direction of the economyThe biggest state intervention in the UK’s labour market in peacetime comes to an end this week when the government finally winds up i…