From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening• ‘It won’t be easy’: the European exporters battling Brexit bureaucracyEU exporters of cheese, car parts and other goods are facing a mountain of red tape to …
How can we measure the true scale of UK Covid hospital admissions?
The number of patients in hospital with Covid is rising, but how can we tell if they have been admitted because of the virus?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe number of patients in hospital with Covid is rising, but not al…
Ikea hoists its prices and blames Covid supply pressures
Post-Christmas price rises of as much as 50% attributed to cost increases across supply chainIkea has increased the price of its flat-pack furniture by up to 50%, blaming supply chain costs caused by Covid-19, in a move that will further stoke growing …
English cricket is in disarray – and it’s a metaphor for the whole country | Martin Kettle
Cricket is ruled by upper-class white men, deluded about their abilities. It’s hard not to see a parallel between the Ashes shambles and BrexitIt has been years since football surged past cricket to become England’s favourite sport. Even so, more than …
Police officer jailed for attacking members of the public found dead
Body of Declan Jones, who is believed to have just left prison, discovered in Bromsgrove, WorcestershireA former police officer jailed after being caught on camera assaulting members of the public has been found dead.Declan Jones was reported to have b…
Asad Rehman on climate justice: ‘Now we are seeing these arguments cut through’
Once a ‘reluctant environmentalist’, Rehman is key figure in movement that links climate crisis with racial, economic and social justiceAsad Rehman, who emerged as a key figure among the coalition of activists who took to the streets during last month’…
No meat please, we’re British: now a third of us approve of vegan diet
A boom in plant-based diets means next year’s Veganuary will attract more uptake than everWhen the term “vegan” was first coined, even vegetarians believed it was a fringe lifestyle. But the image of vegans as eccentric ascetics is now itself a margina…
Covid live news: air travel disruption worldwide; China records most cases in four months
Passengers hit after airlines cancel more than 4,500 flightsOfficials in China rush to contain outbreaks in several regionsNew South Wales has recorded its highest ever Covid daily caseload, with 6,288 new infections announced today – by far the highes…
UK weather: parts of the country wake up to a white Christmas
Shetland and eastern Scotland get snow, with more forecast to fall later in the day in southern HighlandsShetland and parts of eastern Scotland have woken up to a white Christmas, the Met Office confirmed.As of 7am on Christmas Day, the weather agency …
‘Don’t grieve alone’: Sir Tom Moore’s daughter’s message to families
Hannah Ingram-Moore is encouraging those who are missing a loved one over Christmas to reach out for supportThe daughter of Captain Sir Tom Moore has encouraged people not to grieve alone if they are missing a loved one over Christmas.Hannah Ingram-Moo…