Officer morale sinks in the 43 forces as attacks rise by 20% during the Covid crisisA major increase in attacks on police has been recorded during the pandemic, according to official figures revealing that there were more than 100 assaults on officers …
Coronavirus live: China facing worst outbreak in months; UK reports 26,144 new infections
Delta variant blamed for rise in cases in 14 provinces; UK records a further 71 deathsUK can expect thousands of Covid deaths every year, warn scientistsUS vaccinations rise but White House frustrated with media ‘alarmism’Bangkok warehouse turned into …
Keir Starmer’s aide warns: Labour has lost touch with target voters
Strategy chief issues stark message to UK opposition leader, but adds that waning support for Boris Johnson provides opportunityMillions of voters who Labour must win back if it is to regain power have little idea what the party stands for or why it wo…
I’ve been watching Nigel Farage on GB News so you don’t have to. Consider yourself lucky | Catherine Bennett
The struggling channel is more talked about than watched. The solution: a show from the ex-Ukip leaderNigel Farage may not be the best-loved emergency service, but as demonstrated by his recent work for GB News, the struggling, consciously patriotic ne…
Woman dies in ‘severe’ house fire in Smethwick
One woman believed to be in her 30s confirmed dead after blaze in West Midlands early on SaturdayA woman has died after a severe house fire in the West Midlands in the early hours of Saturday morning.Four fire engines and 19 firefighters responded to r…
UK can expect thousands of Covid deaths every year, warn scientists
Disease will circulate alongside flu and other seasonal viruses and become part of accepted winter illnessCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain faces the prospect of thousands of annual Covid deaths for years to come, scie…
Calls for social tariff on UK energy bills as rises push extra half million homes into fuel poverty
With global gas prices at 16-year high, cash-strapped consumers are braced for soaring costs this winterThe government faces calls to bring in a social tariff to help struggling households pay their energy bills as soaring prices threaten to drive an e…
It’s not Covid that’s damaging British trade. It’s Brexit
Report after report is reaching the same conclusion: exporters, including many in the red wall, will be suffering for a long timeBrexit is beginning to take its toll. Trade with the EU is suffering and foreign investment is heading south. Neither trend…
In the footsteps of George Lansbury: lost radical who led an East End rebellion
Poplar’s Labour mayor, who went on to lead his party, was jailed in his fight for social justice 100 years agoKings and queens are immortalised in statues, prime ministers are remembered with official portraits, but an opposition leader best known for …
Covid vaccine status proof will not be required for students in England
Department for Education says it encourages take-up of Covid jabs but has no plans for passport systemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere are no plans to bring in vaccine passports for university students in England, the D…