The ex-cricketer and lapsed comedian have found new work in politics and TV respectively, but they are trading off old successes and even older opinionsIt’s easy to find out when Ian Botham last played cricket, because there is Wisden, but it’s hard to…
Woman and two children killed in Yorkshire motorhome crash
Woman, 44, nine-year-old girl and boy, five, die in collision with HGV on A64 near York, police sayA woman and two children have died in a crash involving a motorhome and a lorry.North Yorkshire police said the 44-year-old woman, a nine-year-old girl a…
Extinction Rebellion protesters block Oxford Circus in London
Female activists claim police officers trampled them as they rushed to secure cordonExtinction Rebellion protesters have blocked Oxford Circus in London, the site of one of its most famous occupations, as women took the lead on the third day of its lat…
New Unite boss Sharon Graham: doing what it says on the union tin
Highly skilled negotiator is motivated by ‘simple beliefs’ that unions exist to fight bad employersSharon Graham’s victory to replace Len McCluskey and become the first woman to lead Unite, one of Britain’s most powerful trade unions, may have come as …
C of E admits to failings over allegations against priest who took his own life
Church expresses ‘deep regret’ in handling of unsubstantiated claims of child abuse against Father Alan GriffinThe Church of England has admitted it made mistakes in its handling of unsubstantiated allegations of child abuse against a former Anglican p…
Reading festival and Extinction Rebellion protest: Wednesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
OnlyFans scraps plans to ban sexually explicit material
U-turn comes after resolution of issues with payment processors, says chief executive of user-generated adult content siteOnlyFans, the user-generated adult content site, is reversing course on plans to ban “sexually explicit” content after securing ag…
Why has so little been said about the Afghan casualties of the past 20 years? | Clive Lewis
When I served in Afghanistan I questioned Britain’s part in the war, but the scale of the human cost has made me fully reject itClive Lewis is the Labour MP for Norwich SouthI can’t speak for other veterans, but I was never certain of the legitimacy of…
Families urge ban on English police Taser use against people in distress
Relatives of people who died say electrical weapons should not be used on those in mental health crisis The families of people who died after being Tasered by police in England have called for a ban on the use of electrical weapons against people in me…
Domestic abusers ‘weaponised’ Covid in England and Wales, study finds
Police forces urged to stay alert to ‘Covid blaming’ as an excuse or defence by suspectsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus was “weaponised” by domestic abusers during the pandemic and police forces should remain ale…