The equalities minister says she doesn’t care about Britain’s imperial impact. It’s a sign of how deep-rooted the legacy isIn every single country that was ever under British rule, you will find a significant number of people who praise colonialism or …
UK jobseekers are offered six months of free broadband
Joint TalkTalk and government scheme to tackle digital exclusion gives no-contract uncapped usagePeople looking for work can now apply for six months of free broadband to help them search for jobs.A national programme has been launched by the telecoms …
Family ‘in tears’ after Cornwall hotel booking swapped for Uxbridge
Booking through online travel agents can have pitfalls – such as arriving for a luxury holiday only to find it doesn’t existThe five-star Retallack Resort near Newquay is one of Cornwall’s top watersports centres, where guests are housed in self-cateri…
UK house prices forecast to rise by up to 3.5% a year between 2022 and 2024
Summer 2021 marked peak growth but race for space will continue, says estate agent HamptonsA second wave of demand for more space will keep driving house prices across Great Britain higher, with values set to rise by up to 3.5% a year between 2022 and …
Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile in ‘sensitive’ BBC drama
Alan Partridge star will take on ‘complex’ character of notorious paedophile in The ReckoningSteve Coogan will play Jimmy Savile in a forthcoming BBC drama series about how the high-profile presenter spent decades living a double life as one of the cou…
Labour conference: ‘wrong time’ to change leadership rules, says Burnham – live
Labour party conference delegates debate Starmer’s proposed changesInfighting mars start of Labour conference as Starmer and Rayner clashStarmer: Labour would not nationalise big six energy firmsStarmer’s keynote speech aims to prepare school leavers f…
Spice Girl among stars to begin phone-hacking claims against Murdoch empire
Melanie Chisholm, Boyzone’s Shane Lynch and S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt latest to allege voicemail interceptionA group of 1990s pop stars are among the latest individuals to launch phone-hacking cases against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, as the scand…
UK far right promoting sexual violence against women, report finds
New analysis reveals misogyny increasingly prevalent online and being used to steer people into racism and antisemitismSexual violence is increasingly being promoted by the British far right, according to new analysis documenting how misogyny is used t…
The Guardian view on Starmer’s Labour: time to take on the Tories | Editorial
The Labour leader must know his party faces existential implications if it suffers a historic fifth election defeatBritons usually eat more than 10m turkeys during the festive season. If the country were to run short of the yuletide bird then that may …
Coronavirus live: Strictly pair test positive for Covid; 70 million Americans still unvaccinated
Tom Fletcher from McFly and Amy Dowden are self-isolating; States including Idaho and Kansas report throwing away thousands of expired dosesFears for 1 million UK furloughed staff with Sunak set to end schemeNew York City’s vaccine mandate for school s…