It will take more than the RNLI’s surge in donations to end the demonisation of asylum seekersIf your politics involves frequent attacks on beloved national institutions, no matter how much you claim to be defending them from subversion, you risk looki…
Covid passports could work – but coercion is doomed to fail | Melinda Mills
The government has a moral duty to encourage vaccine uptake, though it must find a way to minimise the backlashAfter initially resisting the idea of Covid passports, the government has decided to introduce them in “higher risk” settings in England, suc…
‘There is another way’: why Timpson boss hit out at PM’s chain-gang plan
James Timpson has employed ex-prisoners since 2008 and says putting trust in people pays offFor James Timpson there is nothing charitable about employing former prisoners. The head of the high street shoe repair and locksmithing firm Timpson – which ha…
UK summons Iranian ambassador after oil tanker drone attack
Foreign Office says Iran must ‘immediately cease actions that risk international peace and security’Britain has summoned the Iranian ambassador to London for a meeting at the Foreign Office, accusing Tehran of an “unlawful attack” by a drone that kille…
The ‘cash for access’ revelations mean a veil of secrecy around Prince Charles must be lifted | Gaby Hinsliff
His links to the Tory party chair and its major donors raise disturbing questions and have to be scrutinisedMoney talks. Or perhaps more to the point, money gets heard. We know this to be the case in British politics by now, which is why stories that a…
Double golds, baby pandas and a curious dog: Monday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
‘Community, not profit’: the creative renaissance of Birkenhead
Across the Mersey from Liverpool, a group of grassroots promoters is trying to avoid that city’s redevelopment errors as they champion a vibrant cultural renewalEmblazoned above Christopher Torpey, co-founder of music venue Future Yard, are the words “…
Jobs threat at UK defence supplier Meggitt as it agrees £6.3bn takeover
Engineering firm, which operates in aerospace and energy markets, backs deal with Parker HannifinJobs are under threat at the British aerospace firm Meggitt after it agreed a £6.3bn takeover deal from US rival Parker Hannifin, in the latest approach fo…
Tributes to boy ‘who lit up world’ after arrests over death in Wales
Police arrest two adults and teenager after body of five-year-old Logan Williamson found in riverA five-year-old boy who was found dead in a river in south Wales has been described as a bright, cheerful child whose smile “lit up the world”.Police named…
Scottish health secretary claims nursery discriminated against daughter
SNP’s Humza Yousaf alleges school refused to offer places to three children with Muslim namesOne of Scotland’s most senior Muslim politicians has lodged a complaint against a nursery over suspicions it discriminated against his two-year-old daughter.Hu…