The collapse of Avro Energy and Green means nine suppliers have been lost this yearThe UK gas crisis has claimed another two energy companies, bringing the total number of households that have lost their supplier this year to almost 2m.The regulator, O…
Scottish nightlife body launches legal challenge to vaccine passport plans
Group said ‘deeply flawed and incoherent’ proposals would impact thousands of bars and pubs Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe industry body representing Scottish nightclubs has launched a legal challenge to the Holyrood go…
Britain faces a triple crunch – and the political cost for the Tories could be huge | Larry Elliott
The combined challenges of an economic slowdown, rising energy costs and the transition to net zero loom over this governmentLong before there was talk of an energy crisis, the government had been looking vulnerable. Economic growth is slowing and infl…
Manchester police refer themselves to watchdog over death of boy, 16
Rhamero West was killed after his first day at college where he was studying cateringGreater Manchester police have referred themselves to the police watchdog over the death of a boy, 16.Rhamero West was discovered in Old Trafford, Manchester, on 9 Sep…
Unions’ concerns could delay Keir Starmer’s Labour rules shake-up
Key affiliates feel blindsided by proposals and want vote delayed on changing how leaders are electedKeir Starmer could be forced to delay plans for Labour party reforms amid resistance from key trade unions, who have said they need more time to consul…
Children in most deprived areas suffered greatest loss of learning during lockdowns – ONS
Office for National Statistics cite internet access and less communication with teachers as factorsThe youngest primary school children and those in the most deprived areas suffered the greatest loss of learning during the pandemic lockdowns that close…
Is that a dishwasher or a Hindu temple? Inside kitsch pomo masterpiece Cosmic House
From its classical dome bathtub to its vanishing ceilings, godfather of postmodernism Charles Jencks turned a terraced house into a madcap monument to his voracious ideas. What was it like to live there?The first challenge facing visitors to Charles Je…
UK pensions shortfall is ‘tip of the iceberg’, says former minister
Steve Webb says IT and human errors are systemic and may also affect tax credits and universal creditThe pension underpayment scandal could be the tip of the iceberg affecting many thousands more people, according to the former pensions minister Sir St…
Sabina Nessa: neighbours to hold vigil for suspected murder victim
Kidbrooke community wants to honour primary school teacher’s life despite feeling shocked and scaredFriends and neighbours of Sabina Nessa, a teacher who was found dead at the weekend, have described feeling scared and overwhelmed following her suspect…
Frida Kahlo estimated $30m self-portrait set to smash records
Diego y yo is expected to become most valuable Latin American artwork ever publicly soldA sorrowful Frida Kahlo self-portrait which shows her cheating husband, Diego Rivera, in the centre of her forehead, is expected to smash auction records as it beco…