Anneliese Dodds demands to know details of Ben Elliot’s role in lobbying firm he co-founded Labour has raised further questions about the business interests of Ben Elliot, the Conservative party’s co-chairman, after it emerged that a PR firm he co-foun…
Meghan launches work initiative for women on 40th birthday
40×40 project encourages people to donate 40 minutes of their time to help women return to workplaceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Duchess of Sussex has used her 40th birthday to launch an initiative to help women back …
UK media unite to urge visas for Afghan reporters at risk from Taliban
Newspapers and broadcasters send open letter to Boris Johnson raising safety fears about locals who did vital work for the westOpen letter warns of brutal Taliban reprisals against Afghan reportersA coalition of British newspapers and broadcasters has …
Taylor Wimpey profits show what a waste Sunak’s stamp duty giveaway was | Nils Pratley
The housebuilder and its rivals did not need help from the taxpayer to get through the pandemicFrom where Rishi Sunak sits, he might regard Taylor Wimpey’s bumper set of first-half figures as a triumph of policymaking. The chancellor threw subsidies at…
Fitness enthusiast, 42, who rejected vaccine, dies of Covid
John Eyers had been climbing mountains four weeks before his death in intensive careCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA “fit and healthy” 42-year-old who loved climbing mountains and lifting weights has died of Covid-19 after …
Next retail store workers win first stage of fight for equal pay
If all eligible staff were to join the claim, the potential cost of back pay could be £100mShop workers at Next have won the first stage in a fight for equal pay that could lead to a payout of up to £100m.More than 400 mainly female workers in the fash…
NHS drops from first to fourth among rich countries’ healthcare systems
Thinktank says longer wait for treatment since Covid pandemic is main reason, in study of 11 countriesThe NHS has lost its prestigious ranking as the best health system in a study of 11 rich countries by an influential US thinktank.The UK has fallen fr…
Jamie Vardy’s phone can be searched in wife’s libel case, judge rules
Fees for ‘Wagatha Christie’ legal fight between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney to top £1mLeicester City footballer Jamie Vardy has been dragged into his wife’s “Wagatha Christie” legal battle with Coleen Rooney, after a high court judged ruled his pho…
Billionaire Rihanna named world’s richest female musician
Umbrella singer’s estimated $1.7bn fortune owed largely to success of Fenty BeautyRihanna, the singer of hits such as Umbrella and We Found Love, is officially a billionaire and the world’s richest female musician.However, most of her fortune, estimate…
Stonehenge tunnel plans continue despite high court ruling
Highways England says it is proceeding with £1.7bn scheme after judge declared it unlawfulHighways England has said it is proceeding with plans to dig a tunnel near Stonehenge, despite the £1.7bn scheme being declared unlawful by the high court.The gov…