Rank-and-file officers facing a pay cut in real terms have had enough of empty praise and hollow promisesLast Thursday, the Police Federation passed a vote of no confidence in the home secretary after the announcement that rank-and-file officers in Eng…
HSBC faces questions over disclosure of alleged money laundering to monitors
Bank was under supervision by US Department of Justice-appointed team because of previous violationsHSBC discovered a suspected money laundering network that received $4.2bn (£3bn) worth of payments, it has emerged, raising questions over whether it di…
Hilsa fishing, a giant puppet and Siberian tigers: Wednesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
Welsh slate landscape becomes UK’s newest world heritage site
Landscape surrounding Snowdonia in Gwynedd is 32nd site in UK to get prestigious global statusThe slate landscape of north-west Wales, said to have “roofed the 19th century world” as its quarries exported slate across the globe, has become the UK’s new…
Queen secretly lobbied Scottish ministers for climate law exemption
Monarch used secretive procedure to become only person in country not bound by a green energy ruleThe Queen’s lawyers secretly lobbied Scottish ministers to change a draft law to exempt her private land from a major initiative to cut carbon emissions, …
Boris Johnson claims stop and search is ‘kind and loving’. He’s gaslighting Black people | Katrina Ffrench
Tough police tactics always backfire. If the prime minister wants to cut knife crime, there are far more effective waysYesterday I was reminded, yet again, that a policy of “fighting crime” can quickly morph into punitive policing and an attack on civi…
The Guardian ‘most widely used newspaper website and app for news’, according to Ofcom
Guardian newspaper rated highest by readers for accuracy, trustworthiness and depth of analysisThe Guardian continues to be the most widely used newspaper website and app for news, according to the communications watchdog, which shows it has increased …
UK Covid live news: Labour condemns ‘reckless’ quarantine lifting for those vaccinated in US and EU
Latest updates: Angela Rayner criticises Boris Johnson’s plan to let amber list arrivals who were jabbed in the US or EU avoid quarantineEasing travel rules for those vaccinated in US and EU ‘reckless’ – LabourJohnson rejects Gove’s claim that Covid va…
Cuts to art subjects funding ‘walk us back 60 years’, says artist Helen Cammock
UK’s decision to slash subsidy is designed to stifle criticism from artists, Turner prize winner saysThe Turner prize-winning artist Helen Cammock has condemned the government’s decision to halve higher education funding for some arts subjects, calling…
Barclays shareholders to receive £800m as Covid payout curbs scrapped
Bank’s pre-tax profits rise to £2.6m in second quarter after lifting of most UK lockdown restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBarclays shareholders are in line for a payout of more than £800m from dividends and share …