Draughty homes contribute to 14% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, but a wave of eco-refurbs is changing thatUK government ‘failing to help local leaders achieve net zero’When Boris Afinogenov moved to Liverpool from Lithuania in 2011, he knew that…
Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58
Bill Bailey, Lee Mack, Harry Hill and Diane Morgan are among the fellow comics who have paid tribute to Lock, ‘an absolute genius’, who died at home from cancer, surrounded by family• Harry Hill on Sean Lock – tributeSean Lock – a life in picturesTribu…
Patel hints Afghans crossing Channel will be treated same as other migrants
Comments come as officials confirm visa requirements will be waived for some Afghan citizens ‘on compelling and compassionate grounds’Afghans seeking refuge in the UK who arrive on small boats from across the Channel will be treated the same as any oth…
Lake District in peril due to climate emergency and influx of pandemic walkers
Paths have eroded and wildlife at risk as crowds jostle for space amid social distancingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt was in the Lake District where William Wordsworth “wander’d lonely as a cloud” and the only crowd he …
Protesters claim to ‘seize’ Edinburgh Castle citing Magna Carta
Police at scene and public evacuated as about 20 demonstrators enter landmark in bid to ‘take power back’A group of about 20 protesters entered Edinburgh Castle on Tuesday evening, claiming to have “seized” the landmark under article 61 of Magna Carta….
Coronavirus live: Ireland to exempt jabbed pupils from missing school; Japan set to extend state of emergency
Row brewing in Ireland over school rules for vaccinated children; Japan is reportedly set to extend it state of emergency in Tokyo and other regionsUS could see 200,000 Covid cases a day: ‘Unvaccinated are sitting ducks’All 16- and 17-year-olds in Engl…
Rewilding: should we bring the lynx back to Britain?
Reintroducing the big cats could control deer numbers and enrich ecosystems but farmers and the public need reassurance, say expertsThe maverick rewilder Derek Gow is wearing an extremely small pair of coral pink shorts as he introduces his three new E…
Kevin Clarke death: police watchdog reopens investigation
Mentally ill man was heard saying ‘I can’t breathe’ while being restrained by Met officers in LondonThe Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has reopened its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kevin Clarke, a mentally…
TV out for two more weeks in North Yorkshire after mast fire
Television and radio services disrupted for up to 500,000 people including elderly and isolatedElderly and isolated people are among thousands who face being without television or radio for nearly three weeks after a fire at a Yorkshire transmission ma…
TikTok is the new Facebook – and it is shaping the future of tech in its image | Chris Stokel-Walker
The swift rise of the Chinese video-sharing app could have ramifications for all of us and how we live, both online and offAgainst the backdrop of a global pandemic that has kept millions of people inside with nothing but their phones for company, the …