Boris Johnson is heading for a clash with backbench MPs over plans for mass vaccination of teenagers Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageParents should choose whether they allow their children to be vaccinated against Covid-19 i…
Climate change deniers are as slippery as those who justified the slave trade | Nick Cohen
Global warming sceptics should be hiding in corners. But still some defend the indefensibleNo one seems as defeated as the global warming “deniers” who dominated rightwing thinking a decade ago. Like late 18th-century opponents of abolishing the slave …
Man charged after woman fell to her death from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh
Police regard death of Fawziyah Javed, 31, at Scottish landmark as suspicious A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman who fell from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.Fawziyah Javed, 31, from Pudsey, West Yorkshire, fell from the landmar…
National Trust could vote to ban trail-hunting on its land
Charity grants licences for hugely divisive practice which critics say is used as cover for illegal huntsThe National Trust could ban “trail-hunting” on its land when members vote on the hugely divisive issue next month.The charity has granted licences…
Pigs might fly: the Tories’ social care plan – cartoon
Brexit, levelling up, ‘global Britain’… what could possibly go wrong with the latest offering? Continue reading…
Home Office says delays at Heathrow are ‘unacceptable’
Border staff left dealing with backlog of travellers as reports emerge of people fainting in three-hour queuesDelays at Heathrow airport have been described as “unacceptable” by the Home Office, af reports of passengers fainting in queues of up to thre…
Jeremy Kyle received treatment for anxiety after TV show was axed
Talkshow host says he felt ‘hunted’ and ‘scapegoated’ following death of guest Steve Dymond in 2019Jeremy Kyle has said he received treatment for anxiety because he felt “hunted” and “scapegoated” after his TV show was cancelled in 2019 following the d…
Why the industry should heed China’s crackdown on video game players | Alex Hern
While the west is unlikely to follow the three-hour gaming limit for children, developers would be unwise to dismiss it too quicklyBeing a parent can feel, at times, like leading an authoritarian nation of one. You control what your subject can read, w…
‘A kick in the teeth’: British mothers and pregnant women fear return to workplace
Companies recalling staff this month have been accused of not offering flexitime and failing to protect employeesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBefore the pandemic, every morning and night was a cycle of stress and rushing …
Two divers presumed dead after vanishing near wreck off Cornwall
Helicopter and lifeboats take part in search after men fail to return from exploring HMS Scylla on FridayA major search is under way for two divers presumed dead after they disappeared while exploring a shipwreck off the coast of Cornwall.The men faile…