From the Suffragettes to the anti-apartheid movement, people taking disruptive action have been on the right side of historyFatima Ibrahim is co-founder of Green New Deal RisingThe home secretary, Priti Patel, announced a string of new measures this we…
Gove looks at cutting insurance costs to tackle building safety crisis
Housing secretary may also push developers to pay for repairs in signs of renewed push to fix problemAnalysis: bolder moves required as Gove tackles crisisMichael Gove is exploring how to cut soaring insurance premiums for homeowners hit by the buildin…
National Grid in talks over plan for energy island in North Sea
UK firm says windfarm project that could help power British homes could be completed by 2030The prospect of an energy island in the North Sea surrounded by windfarms with the ability to power British homes has taken a step closer after National Grid, t…
Former Tory minister James Brokenshire dies aged 53
Former Northern Ireland secretary and communities secretary, who had lung cancer, has diedThe former government minister and Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup James Brokenshire, who had lung cancer, has died aged 53, hisfamily have said in a st…
Tax hikes, empty shelves and fuel shortages – why do the Tories look so invincible? | Phil Burton-Cartledge
However badly Boris Johnson’s government performs, it will continue to benefit from older voters’ desire for certaintyAs Conservatives return home from their annual conference, they have good reasons to feel cheerful. Their national insurance increase …
Insulate Britain members block M25 and London’s Old Street roundabout
Climate activists superglue themselves to roads as part of 12th disruptive action in four weeksMembers of the environmental protest group Insulate Britain have blocked the M25 motorway and a busy central London roundabout, in the group’s 12th disruptiv…
Sewage could leave Windermere lake ‘ecologically dead’
Campaigners say combination of waste from local plant as well as private septic tanks to blameWindermere could become “ecologically dead” because of the amount of sewage being pumped into its waters, campaigners have warned.Pictures show algal blooms a…
Homes for watching wildlife – in pictures
From a cottage with a koi lake in Cornwall to a housing estate in Hackney perfect for birdwatching Continue reading…
Grant Shapps wants to scrap costly PCR tests for travellers by half-term
Shift in policy in England would mean such Covid tests being replaced by cheaper lateral flow onesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe transport secretary, Grant Shapps, said he wanted to scrap costly PCR tests for internatio…
Keir Starmer: universal credit cut is an attack on the poorest
Labour leader says Boris Johnson’s decision to remove £20 uplift comes at ‘worst possible time’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has been accused by Keir Starmer of “turning on the poorest” as Britain eases out o…