Government urged to relax UK immigration rules after one in six jobs left unfilled since EU departureUK poultry producers have warned that serious staff shortages caused by Brexit could mean there are not enough turkeys to go round this Christmas.This …
Even the crisis in Afghanistan can’t break the spell of Britain’s delusional foreign policy | Owen Jones
As MPs lamented the unfolding disaster in parliament, they showed no sign of learning from itIf historians of the future wish to understand the ignorance and hubris that accompanied the decline of the west’s power, this week’s emergency parliamentary d…
Lloyds plans big move into UK rental market with 50,000 homes
Banking group joins other high street names seeking a fresh income at a time of record low interest ratesIt is already the UK’s largest mortgage lender, and now Lloyds Banking Group aims to become one of its biggest private landlords, with a target of …
Police officer keeps job after sharing offensive George Floyd meme
Sgt Geraint Jones of Devon and Cornwall force given final written warning by disciplinary panelA police officer who sent an offensive meme depicting the arrest of George Floyd to a WhatsApp group of colleagues has avoided losing his job.Sgt Geraint Jon…
Coroner in Plymouth gunman case requests review of weapons licensing
Jake Davison, who killed five people including his mother, had shotgun licence reinstated last monthThe coroner overseeing the case of the Plymouth gunman, Jake Davison, who killed his mother and four other people, has asked a watchdog to examine wheth…
York City FC seeks relatives to find ashes buried under old pitch
Historic England project aims to find ashes of fans buried at football ground slated for redevelopmentThe buddleia is pushing through the concrete of the Grosvenor Road stand at Bootham Crescent. Nature has reclaimed York City FC’s once pristine pitch,…
Ed Sheeran announces new album, =
Lead single from ‘coming of age’ follow-up to 2019’s No 6 Collaborations Project has spent seven weeks at No 1 in the UKEd Sheeran has announced his fifth studio album, = (pronounced equals), to be released on 29 October.Sheeran had trailed the album w…
Lightning, tree giants and a scarecrow in Edinburgh: Thursday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
Top chief execs ‘paid more in a year than a UK worker gets in a lifetime’
Despite a fall in remuneration during the Covid pandemic, blue chip company bosses averaged £2.7m in 2020The annual pay of FTSE 100 chief executives fell during the pandemic but still equates to what a key worker would earn in a lifetime, according to …
Record number of young people wait for eating disorder treatment in England
Psychiatrists say rising demand is overwhelming services amid rigours of pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA record number of children and young people with a potentially life-threatening eating disorder are waiting fo…