Hundreds of dozing seals show how much cleaner the river is since it was declared dead in the 1950s“This is a sushi conveyor belt,” says the boat’s skipper, Stuart Barnes, as we watch the customers, dozens of harbour seals slumbering on sandbanks at th…
Punchdrunk to stage epic ‘future noir’ drama in old London arms factory
Dystopian Trojan war play The Burnt City at site of Royal Arsenal will be company’s costliest and most ambitious immersive pieceThe immersive theatre company Punchdrunk, celebrated for creating labyrinthine adventures in atmospheric locations, is to un…
Marcus Rashford urges government to keep £20 universal credit top-up
Footballer and poverty campaigner says ministers should focus on efforts to end the ‘child hunger pandemic’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe footballer Marcus Rashford has urged the government to end threats to social secu…
UK labour crisis could last up to two years, CBI warns
Lobby group urges action on visas for foreign workers such as drivers, welders, butchers and bricklayersWagamama struggling to find chefs at a fifth of its UK sitesThe labour crisis could last for up to two years, Britain’s leading business lobby group…
Offices may harbour asthma risks, new research suggests
Study at Birmingham lung disease service points to printer toner and cleaning products as potential triggersWorking in offices can give people asthma from exposure to substances such as printer toner and cleaning products, according to new research by …
Johnson faces Tory battle over tax rise as cabinet reshuffle looms
PM’s plan to raise national insurance to fund NHS and social care set to be opposed by some of his own MPs as parliament returnsBoris Johnson faces a battle with his cabinet and MPs as parliament returns on Monday, with the prime minister poised to bre…
Ben Jennings on the British honours system — cartoon
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Michael Fawcett: former royal aide Charles once called ‘indispensable’
The ex-CEO’s resignation from the Prince’s Foundation is his third since he began working with the princeMichael Fawcett’s service to the royal family began in his late teens, when the accountant’s son from Orpington, Kent, became a footman to the Quee…
Coronavirus live: passports ‘needed to keep England venues open’; Vietnam says city residents must get vaccine
England vaccines minister says passes needed for nightclubs and mass events; Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi residents must receive one dose by 15 SeptemberChildren could override parents’ decision on vaccines, says ZahawiVaccines for care home staff: why …
Social media giants increase global child safety after UK regulations introduced
TikTok, Twitter and Facebook among companies bringing in new measures worldwide that protect childrenTikTok has turned off notifications for children past bedtime, Instagram has disabled targeted adverts for under-18s entirely and YouTube has turned of…