Whether it’s a knee on a football field or a dress with a slogan, symbols are like fertiliser: pointless in untilled groundThe first anniversary of the global Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests was widely noted a few months ago, with acres of coverage a…
‘Impossible’ for Sunak to save on tuition fees without favouring well-off graduates
Chancellor should use income tax rather than student loan repayments, says Institute for Fiscal StudiesRishi Sunak will find it “essentially impossible” to save money on university tuition fees in England without hurting graduates on average earnings i…
UK psychiatry chief urges funds to tackle mental health backlog
Pandemic has had catastrophic impact and risks wiping out years of progress, college leader warnsThe “catastrophic” impact of the pandemic on mental health could wipe out years of progress unless there is a significant injection of cash, the president …
London Underground’s Northern line extension comes into service
£1.1bn project adds nearly two miles of tunnel and two new stations – Nine Elms and Battersea Power StationThe first major addition to the London Underground this century comes into service on Monday, when the Northern line extension opens to carry pas…
Labour plans to raise £500m by closing fund managers’ tax loophole
Exclusive: shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves tells how party would ‘start to end the unfairness’ in tax systemLabour has announced plans to raise almost £500m by closing a tax loophole enjoyed by a small number of private equity fund managers.The shadow …
Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour under new UK rules
Fortification of flour is a public health policy known to reduce neural tube defects in babiesFolic acid is to be added to the most commonly consumed flours in the UK to help prevent spinal conditions in babies, the government has announced.Doctors adv…
Boris Johnson to address Amazon’s tax record with Jeff Bezos on US visit
PM is making three-day trip during which he will give speech to UN general assembly and hold talks with Joe Biden at White HouseBoris Johnson plans to press Amazon boss Jeff Bezos on the tech giant’s tax record when the pair meet face to face in New Yo…
Kwarteng to hold emergency meeting with gas chiefs over price crisis
Business secretary says he will let small suppliers go bust to protect consumers from higher pricesKwasi Kwarteng, the business secretary, will hold an emergency summit with gas industry chiefs on Monday morning in an effort to contain the fallout caus…
Nicola Jennings on Boris Johnson and Cop26 – cartoon
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John Challis: versatile actor celebrated for a signature snicker
Star of Only Fools and Horses became part of sitcom aristocracy and was also a classy raconteurThe used-car dealer whose forecourt it would be wise to drive past at speed is a social and cultural stereotype. However, the comedy Rolls-Royce of the profe…