Stigma can stop women seeking help but Hawa Bah, who was cut at eight, reaches those suffering in silence to get them the care they needOne night 14 years ago, Hawa Bah crept out of her house in Guinea and slipped into the darkness. She says she had lo…
Private Covid test-and-trace staff told to limit toilet and food breaks
Hays Travel home worker left feeling ‘worthless to government’ after being moved to answer 119 callsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrivate call centre staff subcontracted to work on Covid test-and-trace services have been a…
A Scottish Green-SNP alliance could transform the country, and the climate | Caroline Lucas
It’s not enough for Greens to have bold ideas, to deliver them we need to be in power. This deal could be a turning pointCaroline Lucas is the Green MP for Brighton PavilionNo one gets into politics to be in opposition for ever, especially people in a …
Gatwick plans to proceed with conversion of emergency runway
Airport revives proposal for routine use as it seeks to enlarge capacity to a potential 75.5m passengers a yearGatwick airport is to press ahead with plans to convert its emergency runway for routine use, in a sign that the aviation industry expects de…
Feeding birds in our gardens is a joy – but it may be harming weaker species | Alexander C Lees
By boosting dominant species such as great tits, human-provided food can make life harder for many woodland birdsFeeding birds is hard-wired into our national psyche. The apocryphal Victorian “tuppence a bag” for seed for the Trafalgar Square pigeons h…
Afghan boy, 5, fell from Sheffield hotel on to car park roof, inquest told
Mohammed Munib Majeedi died last week after arriving from Afghanistan with his familyThe body of a five-year-old Afghan refugee who fell from a hotel in Sheffield was found on top of a neighbouring multistorey car park, an inquest has heard.Mohammed Mu…
Morrisons and Meggitt tipped for FTSE 100 return as shares surge
Takeover targets expected to briefly re-enter blue-chip index while ITV and Weir Group face demotionThe takeover targets Morrisons and Meggitt look set for a brief return to the FTSE 100 index of blue-chip UK companies, after their share prices were bo…
US special relationship still alive after Afghan evacuation, says Dominic Raab
Foreign secretary also says that ‘with hindsight’ he should not have been on holiday during Taliban takeoverAfghanistan withdrawal: live updatesBritain’s failure to persuade the US to extend the evacuation from Afghanistan into September does not mean …
EY fined by UK accountancy watchdog over Stagecoach audit failings
Penalty of more than £2.2m imposed after firm did not properly challenge transport group’s bosses EY has been fined more than £2.2m by the UK accountancy watchdog for failing to properly challenge Stagecoach bosses when auditing their accounts for 2017…
Scottish minister’s wife pursues legal action against Dundee nursery
Nadia El-Nakla and health secretary Humza Yousaf allege Little Scholars refused children with Muslim namesCourt action is proceeding against a Dundee nursery over claims it discriminated against the wife and daughter of the Scottish government’s health…