Key questions behind the government’s decree that care home staff must be vaccinated against Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhy is there controversy about giving Covid-19 vaccinations to care home staff?Ministers ha…
The millionaire rewilding the countryside, one farm at a time
Julia Davies, lawyer turned activist, is helping wildlife groups to buy up land – and fight back against Britain’s biodiversity crisisJulia Davies had one only goal in mind when she sold her share of the outdoor equipment company Osprey Europe a few ye…
Elections bill is ‘a power grab to rig polls in favour of Tories’
Charities and unions slam move as an attack on fundamental rightsBoris Johnson’s government is today accused of trying to rig future elections by stifling opposition and deterring participation, as a storm of protest erupts over its controversial elect…
Prince Charles’s former aide steps down as charity boss amid conduct inquiry
Michael Fawcett, who was CEO of Prince’s Foundation, faces claims about honour for a Saudi businessmanA former aide to the Prince of Wales has stepped down temporarily from his role as a charity boss while an investigation into allegations about his co…
NHS gender identity clinic whistleblower wins damages
Child safeguarding expert awarded £20,000 after bringing claim against Tavistock and Portman trustA child safeguarding expert who faced vilification after raising concerns about the safety of children undergoing treatment at a London NHS gender identit…
Coronavirus live: UK reports another 120 deaths; Germans urged to get jabbed to spare hospitals
Latest reported UK deaths take total to more than 130,000; fears that German hospitals won’t be able to cope without rise in vaccinationsOklahoma hospitals deluged by ivermectin overdoses, doctor saysArizona father held after threat to zip-tie school p…
Grenfell Tower set to be demolished over safety concerns
Structural experts have ‘unambiguously’ advised that building poses a risk and should be carefully taken downMinisters are expected to announce this month that Grenfell Tower will be demolished because of safety concerns, more than four years after the…
Pressure grows on Starmer to back tax on rich to pay for social care
Party and union figures urge new policy as Manchester mayor Andy Burnham tells Labour leader: taxing wealth is the fairest way The row over how to fund social care threatens to engulf Labour this weekend as Keir Starmer faces pressure from across the p…
Britain must rediscover the will to lead on global issues | Tobias Ellwood
The withdrawal from Afghanistan is folly and has highlighted glaring faults in Whitehall“The war in Afghanistan is over,” proclaimed Joe Biden. How wrong he will be proved to be.This was never a baseball game that simply folds when we all walk away, ye…
Senior Tory demands end to ‘unseemly’ Cabinet row over Afghan crisis
Tobias Ellwood, chair of the defence select committee, says spats are damaging the UK’s global standingBritain must rediscover the will to lead on global issues | Tobias EllwoodA senior Conservative MP is demanding an immediate end to the “unseemly and…