Having suffered a 90% drop in population, they still face extinction in Britain – but a new initiative offers a glimmer of hopeA hundred and fifty water voles were last week settling into new homes on the riverbanks of Hertfordshire. The animals had be…
NHS data grab on hold as millions opt out
A plan to share GP data was set to launch in September, but an online summer campaign has prompted widespread dissentMore than a million people opted out of NHS data-sharing in one month in a huge backlash against government plans to make patient data …
Afghans face catastrophe without urgent aid, UN warns
As deaths are reported in crush at Kabul airport, Keir Starmer leads calls for Dominic Raab to resign over UK’s ‘complacent’ responseAfghanistan is facing an “absolute catastrophe” involving widespread hunger, homelessness and economic collapse unless …
Keir Starmer: my No 1 priority is winning elections
Labour leader says party must modernise to stand a chance of winning over votersKeir Starmer has told Labour that it has to modernise and become “the party of the next 10 or 20 years” if it is to stand a chance of winning the next election, as he vowed…
Murder investigation launched after fatal stabbing in Kingston
Met police arrest two men, aged 18 and 19, after 22-year-old man found stabbed in south-west London A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in south-west London. The 22-year-old was found after police were called ou…
Afghan child refugees left without support in Home Office hotels
Charities accuse the government of failing to meet young asylum seekers’ basic needs, despite care pledge Child refugees from Afghanistan are being held by the Home Office in hotels for weeks on end without shoes, spare clothes, money or access to heal…
‘For comfort viewing, it’s quite rock’n’roll’: Why Changing Rooms is back
The flamboyant home makeover show has returned after 17 years and is one of a host of similar shows designed to cheer up the nationA sex swing inspired by the floating palace hotel in Udaipur – it was what Swansea had been calling out for,” says Lauren…
Boris Johnson and Dominic Raab fail Afghanistan – cartoon
The prime minister and the foreign secretary do a good job of delegation – and not much else• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
Covid has played havoc with interpreting economic trends | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
Caution is needed when extrapolating from statistics in times that are far from normalSome economic effects of the coronavirus are obvious. Pre-pandemic, the share of retail sales conducted online had taken around eight years to go from 10% to 20%, but…
English cities could be given national park status under new proposals
Government body Natural England is considering move in response to Glover report on protected landscapesCities in England could be granted national park status – affording urban areas the same level of environmental protection as natural landscapes – a…