Rhondda valley residents fearful after recent landslip and UK government pushed to share responsibilityEvery time it rains heavily, Cllr Robert Bevan’s phone starts ringing and his social media feed is busy with people worried the coal tip that looms a…
Students and staff at Durham University complain of ‘apathy’
Open letter says situation with Trevelyan College principal is just one example of complacencyStudents and staff at the University of Durham have accused management of showing a “culture of apathy” towards bullying and harassment. They said the univers…
Care homes are desperately short of staff – why no emergency UK visas for them? | Simon Jenkins
As the government hastily arranges visas for truck drivers, its lack of regard for the care sector crisis is clearDespite all the panic in government and at the petrol station forecourt, there is another urgent question: what about the care homes? The …
Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns
Move follows WSJ revelations that Facebook-commissioned research showed Instagram could affect girls’ mental healthFacebook has halted work on its Instagram Kids project after revelations about the photo-sharing app’s impact on teen mental health.Insta…
Climate activists block M25 for sixth time in fortnight over insulation
Met arrest 53 protesters, some of whom had glued themselves to tarmac at junction 14 near HeathrowDozens of activists from Insulate Britain have defied a high court injunction by staging their sixth roadblock on or near the M25 since 13 September and w…
MP accused of making acid threat to friend of her partner, court hears
Claudia Webbe, who has had the Labour whip withdrawn, denies harassment chargesAn MP has been accused of threatening to use acid against a woman she believed to be in a relationship with her partner, a court has heard.Claudia Webbe, 56, allegedly becam…
Health workers should be given priority access to fuel in UK, says senior doctor
Dr Chaand Nagpaul tells No 10 there is ‘real risk’ NHS staff will not be able to do their jobs as pumps run dryNo 10 is facing calls to give ambulance drivers, healthcare staff and other essential workers priority access to fuel after panic buying caus…
‘It’s awkward’: how UK workers hired remotely feel returning to the office
For some, finally meeting their colleagues face-to-face has come with a few nasty surprisesAlexandra was delighted when she landed a new job in the midst of the pandemic. The 55-year-old felt she had bonded with her new colleagues online and looked for…
Proportional representation would spell disaster for Labour. Party members should reject it | Richard Johnson
PR would make Labour majorities all but impossible, yet give the Lib Dems a permanent foothold on powerRichard Johnson is a lecturer in politics at Queen Mary University of LondonAt Labour’s annual conference this week, a motion is to be put forward ca…
Labour promises to spend £28bn a year on tackling climate crisis
Rachel Reeves aims to be ‘first green chancellor’ as she announces party’s biggest spending pledge to dateLabour would invest £28bn a year in climate measures to protect Britain from disaster, Rachel Reeves has announced in by far the party’s biggest s…