Cressida Dick says force will be watching developments in US civil case brought by Virginia GiuffreBritain’s most senior police officer has said “no one is above the law” when questioned about allegations of sexual assault against Prince Andrew.Dame Cr…
Diabetes ‘wakeup call’ as 1,500 children in England have type 2
Charity says government must do more to tackle childhood obesity with one in three now overweightHundreds of children and teenagers in England have type 2 diabetes, data shows, leading charities to describe the findings as a “worrying wakeup call” and …
Nicola Sturgeon ‘hiding behind PM’ on Cambo oilfield, say climate groups
Campaigners criticise first minister for not demanding end to North Sea drilling in letter to Boris JohnsonNicola Sturgeon has been criticised by climate campaigners for failing to call for the new Cambo oilfield to be blocked because of the climate cr…
Ten years after the English riots, the government is still in denial about racism | Chloe Peacock
As in 2011, anti-racist protests are being criminalised – while nothing is done to address injustices for black communities Last week marked a decade since an undercover Metropolitan police officer, known only by his codename V53, shot and killed Mark …
Crypto fashion, glacier collapse and turtles: Thursday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
UK police involved in Berlin embassy spy case for ‘number of months’
Arrest of David Smith, 57, on suspicion of spying for Russia prompts calls for review of embassy contractorsBritish police have been involved in the case of a British embassy employee arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia for “a number …
UK ambassador angers Iran with ‘insulting’ embassy photo gaffe
Russian counterpart tweets photo of pair in chairs sat in by Churchill and Stalin in 1943 when Iran was occupiedThe new British ambassador to Iran has landed himself in hot water by posing alongside his Russian counterpart in chairs sat in by Winston C…
Record grade inflation isn’t the only thing that’s different about this year’s exams | Gill Wyness
The unprecedented A-level and GCSE scores raise challenging questions about how to measure future student cohortsThis week’s GCSE and A-level results confirmed the expectations of many who study education policy: the proportion of students achieving to…
‘We’re not just passing through’: how photographer Vanley Burke immortalised black Britain
Raised in Jamaica, Burke has spent half a century documenting the lives of black people in Birmingham, from parties and weddings to funerals and anti-racist marches. And his work is far from overVanley Burke has been sitting in his allotment. The 70-ye…
GCSE results: pupils achieve record numbers of top grades in England
Thirty per cent of entries gain grades 7 and above – equivalent to A and A* – but rise is well below that in A-levelsRecord numbers of top GCSE grades were awarded to pupils in England but the rise was well below that recorded for the highest A-level g…