As a junior doctor, I’ve seen the serious knock-on effects of the backlog of 5.5 million people waiting for care in EnglandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt’s embarrassing to tell a patient being discharged from hospital th…
Country Life owner buys Dennis Publishing in £300m deal
Future continues buying spree with purchase of 12 titles including The Week and Computer ActiveFuture, the owner of titles including Country Life and Metal Hammer, has acquired the publisher of magazines including The Week and Minecraft World in a £300…
Ultra Electronics agrees £2.6bn takeover by rival defence firm Cobham
Pledge made to protect UK manufacturing and engineering jobs and apprenticeshipsA UK defence manufacturer that supported coalition forces in Afghanistan has agreed to a £2.6bn takeover by the rival private-equity-backed aerospace firm Cobham.The boards…
Mining multinational BHP starts talks to exit oil and gas industry
Firm says merging its hydrocarbon business with Australian producer Woodside Petroleum is one optionThe mining multinational BHP has begun talks to exit the oil and gas industry by merging its hydrocarbon business with Australia’s top independent gas p…
Some Afghan allies will be left behind, UK defence secretary concedes
Ben Wallace says it is a ‘really deep regret’ that all Afghans eligible to come to UK will not be extractedAfghanistan live news: desperate crowds at Kabul airportThe UK defence secretary has admitted “some people will not get back” as Britain tries to…
Southern Water sewage is destroying protected harbour, say activists
Campaigners say Chichester harbour at risk of environmental ruin from dumping of raw sewageDischarges of raw sewage by Southern Water into a protected natural harbour risk causing an environmental catastrophe, say campaigners.Chichester harbour in West…
Gun licence applicants in UK face social media checks after Plymouth attack
Police asked to review firearm application processes, as minute’s silence to be held in PlymouthApplicants for permission to own a firearm or shotgun will be subject to social media checks after the Plymouth mass shooting, ministers have said.Questions…
Do I have to pay capital gains tax when I sell my flat because I had two lodgers?
I have rented out two rooms in my property for several years and the mortgage is paid offQ I’ve been renting out two rooms in my flat in Devon for several years but am now thinking of selling it. The rent has always been below the rent-a-room threshold…
Here’s what the right gets wrong about culture: it’s not fixed, it’s a living thing | Kojo Koram
The Tories see culture as something that needs to be protected, but it’s a shifting landscape transformed by each generationThe culture war, much like the war on drugs or the war on terror, is a metaphorical state that seems fated to go on for ever. Th…
Adrian Dunbar cast alongside Cush Jumbo in Hamlet at Young Vic
The Line of Duty actor will play Claudius and the Ghost when the postponed play opens next monthAdrian Dunbar is to join Cush Jumbo in the Young Vic theatre’s production of Hamlet which, postponed for more than a year, will open in London next month.Du…