David Fuller, 67, denies murdering Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce on grounds of diminished responsibilityA 67-year-old man has admitted responsibility for the killings of two women more than three decades ago, marking a significant development in one …
UK faces ‘grim winter’ with households already paying £442 extra in bills
Analysts warn cost of living crisis is gathering pace amid fast rises in petrol, food and energy billsWatch out for hidden ‘shrinkflation’ price hikes, analysts warnRising inflation ‘could trigger global sell-off that would harm UK’Households face a “p…
Abdulrazak Gurnah: where to start with the Nobel prize winner
Novelist Maaza Mengiste on how the Nobel laureate has explored exile in all its forms throughout his careerFor more than three decades, Abdulrazak Gurnah has been writing with a quiet and unwavering conviction about those relegated to the forgotten cor…
Stephen Port identified as ‘significant witness’ after first murder, inquest hears
On morning Anthony Walgate was found dead, police were aware of previous rape allegation against serial killerThe serial killer Stephen Port was identified as a “significant witness” and police knew of a previous male rape allegation against him within…
The Saudi takeover of Newcastle United is a symptom of England’s political failures | David Goldblatt
We shouldn’t single out football fans: the country has long since made its peace with the power of capital, whatever its originsFootball, no longer merely the national game, is England’s political theatre. The way in which the spasm of fan protest stop…
Tory peers to defy Boris Johnson with push to make misogyny a hate crime
Exclusive: Lady Newlove confident of cross-party support for amendment, despite PM’s stance Conservative peers and MPs will defy Boris Johnson’s stance that misogyny should not be a hate crime and push ahead with attempts to change the law, the Guardia…
Covid bereaved voice anguish at ‘ignored’ UK virus planning report
Families lament government’s failure to stock up on PPE and set up contact tracing as advised in 2016 exerciseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFamilies bereaved by Covid have expressed pain at revelations that a government ex…
‘It was war’: school-run parents tackle petrol crisis traffic chaos
Residents set up traffic patrol to challenge drivers forming long polluting queues near London schoolBounds Green primary school sits on a road so busy it has a bridge for a pedestrian crossing. Even on a good day the air is acrid, suffused by mephitic…
EU could lift ban on UK sausages to sweeten Northern Ireland deal
Brussels to offer substantial package of proposals to improve post-Brexit arrangementsThe EU will seek to sweeten its package of proposals over the post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland by lifting a prohibition on sausages made in Britain.The E…
Omni Energy switched unprofitable customers without express consent
Firm is struggling financially with record high gas prices and removed customers who used the most energyA struggling household energy supplier switched thousands of unprofitable customers to rival companies without their express consent, in an apparen…