Unsettled weather forecast across England and Wales with ‘torrential thundery downpours’ in the eastThe Met Office has issued weather and flood warnings as Storm Evert moved eastwards across Britain with thunderstorms forecast for the weekend.Yellow wi…
Labour calls for PM to explain ‘advisory board’ for wealthy Tory donors
Secretive club gives members regular access to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak for ‘political updates’Labour has called for Boris Johnson to explain the existence of a secretive “advisory board” for wealthy Conservative donors who have received regular a…
UK Covid live: 29,622 new cases reported as R number falls slightly
Latest updates: new cases reported as latest ONS figures suggest rise in infections; R number drops to between 1.1 and 1.4Man pleads guilty to assault after Chris Whitty accosted in parkUK minister seeks to calm row over France travel curbsKeir Starmer…
The links between Welsh slate and slavery | Letter
Steve Cushion on the Pennant family, who used the profits made by enslaved workers in Jamaica to expand the Penrhyn slate quarryYour article (Welsh slate landscape becomes UK’s newest world heritage site, 28 July) did not mention the origins of the fin…
Share your memories of the Greenham Common women’s peace camp
We would like to hear from women who took part in the peace protest at Greenham Common It is nearly 40 years since women first set up a peace camp outside RAF Greenham Common in protest against the storage of US cruise missiles on British soil. On the…
France attacks decision to keep it on England’s ‘amber plus’ list
Stricter quarantine measures for fully-vaccinated travellers ‘discriminatory’, says ministerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEngland’s decision to keep stricter quarantine measures in place for fully-vaccinated travellers com…
Summer school catch-up classes insufficient, say heads and Labour
Government programme unable to deal with millions of children having missed education due to CovidNearly three-quarters of secondary schools in England are offering activities and catch-up classes for children this summer, according to figures announce…
GP clinics at ‘breaking point’ and recovery plan is essential
Government must ramp up staff recruitment as job was ‘undoable’ even before Covid, says GP body Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDoctors are warning that general practice clinics risk cracking under the pressure of “unsustain…
UK car production slumps to lowest June level in almost 70 years
Manufacturers hit by shortages of both staff and semiconductors as a result of the pandemicThe number of cars rolling off UK production lines last month slumped to the lowest June level in almost 70 years, as car manufacturers were hit by shortages of …
Extreme weather will be the norm and UK is not prepared, report warns
Last year was first to be in top 10 for heat, rain and sunshine, as scientists say UK’s mild climate is at an endExtremes of weather will strike the UK more frequently owing to the climate crisis, scientists said after data showed that last year was on…