Ros Coward says ministers should prioritise brownfield development and pay attention to Save Kent’s Green Spaces, a day of action on SundayYour leader on urban rewilding schemes (19 November) correctly points out the ecological value of brownfield site…
Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru to cooperate on almost 50 policy areas
Parties say deal is not coalition but ‘bespoke agreement’ to create a stable Senedd capable of delivering ‘radical change and reform’Radical plans ranging from strict restrictions on second home ownership to setting up a publicly owned energy company a…
Mourners line streets of Southend for funeral of David Amess
Locals gathered outside church to pay tribute to ‘one in a million’ MP’s generosity and sense of humourThe streets of Southend were lined with members of the public coming to pay their respects to an MP who died serving his constituents. Mourners at th…
From energy prices to the new cold war, we were warned about 2021 – back in 1997 | Zoe Williams
Terrorism, tension between China and the US, an uncontrollable plague … Wired’s 24-year-old list of what could go wrong with the world is depressingly familiarIn 1997, when things could only get better, Wired magazine gave over an issue to the raw opti…
Nasa to slam spacecraft into asteroid in mission to avoid future Armaggedon
Test drive of planetary defence system aims to provide data on how to deflect asteroids away from EarthThat’s one large rock, one momentous shift in our relationship with space. On Wednesday, Nasa will launch a mission to deliberately slam a spacecraft…
Dominic Raab faces questions over party for Tory activists at Chevening
Minister urged to clarify who covered costs of event at grace-and-favour mansion days after fall of KabulDominic Raab, the deputy prime minister, held a party for Conservative activists at his grace-and-favour home, raising questions about the costs an…
‘She believed in every one of us’: ex-pupils on their inspirational teachers
After Adele’s tearful reunion with a former teacher, four readers recall their own school memories“So bloody cool, so engaging.” That’s how Adele described her English teacher at Chestnut Grove school in Balham, south-west London, Ms McDonald, when ask…
Paul Dacre appointed editor-in-chief of Daily Mail parent company
Move comes after former Daily Mail editor pulled out of the running to be next Ofcom chairmanPaul Dacre has been appointed as the editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail’s parent company after pulling out of the running to be the next chair of the media regu…
Brit awards 2022 to remove gendered categories
British and international male and female artist categories condensed into two non-gendered awards, as four new genre categories added and Mo Gilligan announced as presenterThe Brit awards have become the latest award ceremony to do away with gendered …
UK economic recovery to be slower than expected; pandemic worries weigh on euro – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIntroduction: EY cuts UK growth forecastsInflation and supply chain disruption to hit growthPound touches 21-month high against euroAll new buildings in England to have electric car charge point…