Conservatives face questions after report that party co-chair created a club for most generous donorsThe Conservatives must publish the names of all ministers who secretly met an elite group of party donors, Labour has said.The party is facing question…
Police appeal for information after teenager stabbed to death in Birmingham
West Midlands police seek contact details of family of Brahane Yordanos, who do not yet know of her killingDetectives are trying to find the family of a 19-year-old woman found fatally stabbed at her home in Birmingham. West Midlands police named the v…
Man, woman and boy, 13, arrested over death of five-year-old in Bridgend
Child’s body pulled from Ogmore River in Sarn, south Wales, on SaturdayA 39-year-old man, a 30-year-old woman and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a five-year-old boy who was pulled from a river in Brid…
Hundreds demand reparations for Windrush generation
Event in Brixton marking end of slavery in British empire also hears calls for restored citizenshipHundreds of people have gathered in south London to call for reparations and restored citizenship for the Windrush generation and their descendants.The e…
Johnson faces rebellion over ‘intolerable’ hunger and poverty in home counties
Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe, urged ministers not to ignore the cost of living crisis in constituencies like hisBoris Johnson faces another backbench rebellion over the Treasury’s spending this autumn, as a high-profile Tory MP hit out at “intolerable” …
UK’s net zero goal ‘too far away’, says No 10 climate spokesperson
Allegra Stratton says carbon emissions must change ‘right now’, as UK moves towards 2050 goalThe UK’s goal of tackling the climate crisis by reducing carbon emissions to net zero by 2050 is “too far away”, the prime minister’s climate change spokespers…
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The Guardian view on Fortress Europe: a continent losing its moral compass
The increasingly draconian approach to irregular migration betrays the spirit of the 1951 refugee conventionSeventy years ago, the 1951 UN refugee convention established the rights of refugees to seek sanctuary, and the obligations of states to protect…
Employers offer golden hellos of up to £10k amid worker shortage
Survey finds 5,000 vacancies, with signing-on bonuses for in-demand roles such as care workers and chefsEmployers are offering signing-on fees of up to £10,000 to tempt “gold dust” applicants as more than 1.1m jobs in the UK remain unfilled, with the p…
‘Highly likely’ Iran carried out deadly oil tanker attack, says Dominic Raab
Foreign secretary backs Israeli PM’s claims Iran was behind attack that killed one Briton and one RomanianThe UK has said it is “highly likely” that Iran carried out an “unlawful and callous attack” on a ship in the Middle East, which left a Briton dea…