Sales jump as US says it will allow fully vaccinated passengers from UK and some EU countries to enter from NovemberCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVirgin Atlantic has reported a 600% surge in flight bookings to the US and B…
Ministers urged to stop ‘hiding from scrutiny’ by blocking FoI requests
Six departments spent total of at least £500k in four years trying to block requests, openDemocracy findsSix government departments have between them spent at least half a million pounds over the past four years trying to block information being releas…
BBC chair defends Jess Brammar recruitment process
Richard Sharp stands by ‘free communication’ within board after claims member with government links tried to block appointmentThe BBC chair has defended its recruitment process after a board member with government links reportedly tried to block an app…
I declined my Covid booster jab. Others should too | Letter
People in poorer countries need a first jab much more than we need a third. By turning it down, we can all make a point, says Christopher CheethamAs your editorial on sharing vaccines with poorer countries points out (19 September), we know that two do…
Harry Styles, Lianne La Havas, Dave and Fraser T Smith win Ivor awards
Best single award goes to Styles, album to La Havas and contemporary song to Dave and Fraser T SmithHarry Styles, Lianne La Havas, Dave and Fraser T Smith are the big winners at this year’s Ivor Novello awards, which celebrate Britain’s best songwriter…
Boris Johnson admits he has six children
Prime minister, previously coy about his complex family life, answers interviewer during US visitBoris Johnson has admitted for the first time that he has six children, claiming in an interview on US television that he “changes a lot of nappies”.The pr…
Johnson says he has changed his mind on the climate – but he’s still dragging his feet | Adrienne Buller
Outright denial has been replaced by something that may turn out to be even worse: delayAs he flew to New York yesterday to speak to the UN general assembly about the Cop26 climate conference, Boris Johnson was asked to defend old comments made by his …
UK households face second record energy bill rise
Analysts predict a further 14% jump for spring 2022 on top of next month’s scheduled £139 riseMillions of households could face a second record jump in energy bills next spring, on top of the £139 increase due next month, as the global gas crisis conti…
Holiday homes for disabled people face closure due to England’s vaccines mandate
Charity says Covid policy is having ‘devastating consequences’ for sector already in crisisCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSome of England’s only holiday homes for disabled people in care are facing closure due to the policy…
It seems the Conservatives failed to fix the country while the gas was flowing | Marina Hyde
Britain faces an energy crisis. Will the lights go out just as the Cop26 climate conference begins?Dark days loom – perhaps literally – as Britain’s energy situation moved from a “squeeze” to a “crisis” over the weekend, rising swiftly through the gear…