Adm Sir Tony Radakin is first chosen from navy in 20 years and reflects switch of focus to Indo-Pacific regionBoris Johnson has selected the head of the navy for the first time in 20 years as the next chief of Britain’s armed forces, a choice intended …
Cop26 activists fear influx of English police will mar ‘friendly’ approach
Climate groups concerned about presence in Glasgow of officers from forces known for heavy-handed tacticsClimate campaigners are worried an influx of officers from elsewhere in the UK will undermine Police Scotland’s commitment to rights-based policing…
Voters preferred Keir Starmer’s conference speech to Boris Johnson’s address, poll suggests – UK politics live
Latest updates: polling by Opinium suggests Labour leader’s conference address made a better impression on voters, amid mixed reaction to the PM’s speechPupils may have to wear masks again if Covid cases rise, says Zahawi‘Economically illiterate’: PM’s…
Lyrical tearaways: removable verses adorn streets for National Poetry Day
From Bristol to Glasgow, five poems will be displayed in public on the theme of choice. The writers introduce their works“Who can she be but, helplessly, herself?” reads a line from Imtiaz Dharker’s Choice, one of five poems appearing on billboards acr…
Twitter trials warnings about ‘intense’ conversations
Users urged to ‘look out for each other’ and ‘remember the human’ as platform tries to limit abuseTwitter users poised to dive into a heated online debate will be warned they are about to enter an “intense” conversation, under a safety trial.The socia…
Nadhim Zahawi: pupils may have to wear masks again if Covid cases rise
Education secretary confirms back-up plan for English schools but says he doesn’t want bubbles to returnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChildren could be forced to wear masks in schools across England again as part of the go…
England needs to ditch its ‘vaccine just’ strategy for ‘vaccine plus’ instead | Christina Pagel and Martin McKee
Not for the first time, England is Europe’s odd one out – which may be why its neighbours are achieving better Covid outcomesOnly two months after being forced at the last minute to “cancel Christmas” in 2020, Boris Johnson committed to a “cautious and…
UK house prices show strongest monthly rise since 2007
Halifax says average property price rose by 1.7%, or £4,425, to £267,587 in SeptemberHouse prices registered the strongest monthly rise for 14 years in September, pushing the average cost of a home to a record high and reversing a three-month decline i…
Regulator drops BA and Ryanair lockdown flights refund case
Competition and Markets Authority ends four-month investigation saying it cannot justify expenseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe competition regulator has dropped its investigation into whether British Airways and Ryanair…
Universities in England ‘failing to mark down students’ for poor writing skills
Office for Students claims use of ‘inclusive assessment’ policies contributes to grade inflationUniversities and colleges are failing to mark down students for poor spelling, grammar and punctuation, which is leading to grade inflation because of a mis…