Verphy Kudi, 19, left her daughter, Asiah, alone for nearly six days while she went to London and CoventryThe mother of a toddler who starved to death after she left her alone for almost six days to go partying has been jailed for nine years.Verphy Kud…
Secret buyer nabs Microsoft grandee’s superyacht for £200m
For £1m a week you can rent 126-metre ship built for Paul Allen, with two helicopters, two subs and a recording studioA vast “explorer class” superyacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been sold for almost £200m, and is now available to r…
Streatham attacker’s mother instantly knew son was responsible, inquest told
Haleema Khan told the inquest into Sudesh Amman’s death she had ‘no idea’ her son was going to strikeThe mother of a terrorist killed by police after going on a stabbing rampage in south London described instantly “knowing” her son was responsible when…
Why are government experts holding off vaccinating under-16s in the UK? | Deepti Gurdasani
In the US and elsewhere, millions of 12-15 year olds have had the jab. The UK’s delayed approach seems overly cautiousCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) announced this …
Johnson’s coalmine quip shows he thinks the climate crisis is a joke | Ellie Mae O’Hagan
The prime minister was asked about his plans for transitioning away from fossil fuels. He chose to distract, not answerAllow me to let you in on a little secret. Many people working in politics and the media openly discuss the fact that Boris Johnson’s…
Emeka Ogboh’s Brexit lament, the brilliant Joan Eardley and a Viking hoard – the week in art
Ogboh fills Edinburgh’s Burns Monument with sound, Eardley’s seascapes get a welcome outing and a detectorist’s extraordinary find – all in your weekly dispatchEmeka Ogboh: Song of the UnionA sound installation of Robert Burns’s Auld Lang Syne, sung in…
Far from the madding crowd: rural breaks boom as wary avoid coast
Counties such as Staffordshire experiencing tourism boom amid nervousness around Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere are no beaches, no seagulls, and in some places there are more cows than people. This is summer 2…
Six EU states overtake UK Covid vaccination rates as Britain’s rollout slows
Malta, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and Ireland overtake UK in fully jabbed percentagesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSix EU states have now fully inoculated a larger share of their total populations with a coronaviru…
Friday’s best photos: wildfires and pre-Edinburgh festival songs
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
UK agrees to consider providing safe haven for Afghan journalists
U-turn over those who worked for British media follows outcry from newspapers and broadcastersThe foreign secretary has agreed to consider allowing Afghan journalists who worked for the British to flee to the UK if their lives are endangered by the res…