Fresh privacy concerns raised after NHS refuses to reveal firms used for ID verification process Undisclosed companies are analysing facial data collected by the NHS app, which is used by more than 16 million English citizens, prompting fresh concern a…
Sabina Nessa: 38-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder
Detectives have also released images of a man they want to speak to and a vehicle they are searching forA 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of teacherSabina Nessa, the Metropolitan police said.The 28-year-old is suspected to …
BP rations petrol and diesel deliveries to its service stations
Oil giant says HGV driver shortage is disrupting supplies, with about 10% of forecourts running out of some fuelsBP is rationing deliveries of petrol and diesel to its UK network of 1,200 service stations, as the oil giant became the latest firm to war…
The verdict on Keir Starmer’s vision statement for Labour, The Road Ahead
Our panel of hardworking writers has read the Labour leader’s 14,000-word essay – here’s what they think Continue reading…
National insurance hike to hit NHS and care staff with £900m tax bill
Exclusive: Tax rise will inflict ‘terrible’ financial toll on health and social care workers, analysis findsBoris Johnson’s national insurance hike to fund health and social care will hit NHS and care workers with a £900m tax bill, the Guardian can rev…
EU fears citizens will be barred from flights to UK due to rules confusion
Airlines may turn away EU nationals with settled status due to complex residency rules, says BrusselsConcerns have been raised that EU citizens living in the UK may not be allowed to board flights into the country because of confusion created by new go…
Inflation is poised to top 4%: is the Bank of England asleep at the wheel?
Analysis: Threadneedle Street is adopting a wait and see policy and keeping interest rates unchangedHigher energy prices will send the annual inflation rate above 4% by the end of the year and keep it there well into 2022. On the face of things, the Ba…
BA abandons plans for short-haul subsidiary airline at Gatwick
Proposals for BA-branded subsidiary ditched after pilots refuse to back deal between airline and unionBritish Airways is abandoning plans for a short-haul, BA-branded subsidiary at Gatwick after pilots refused to back a deal between the airline and uni…
Keith Vaz engaged in ‘sustained and unpleasant bullying’, report finds
Panel chair says ex-MP for Leicester East should be ‘ashamed’ of behaviour that ended woman’s career Keith Vaz, the former Labour minister, engaged in “sustained and unpleasant bullying” towards a parliamentary member of staff, an official report has c…
Max Mara’s British designer brings a bit of beatnik to Milan
Ian Griffiths says he spent much of the pandemic at home in Suffolk reading existential novelsThe critic who in 1959 called the writer Françoise Sagan a “luxury hotel existentialist” didn’t mean it as a compliment. But for Ian Griffiths, the British de…