Category: UK
Giving Noel Clarke a Bafta would have made him ‘untouchable’, court hears
The Guardian’s sources for sexual misconduct allegations against Noel Clarke feared an honorary award from Bafta would make him “untouchable” and increase the severity of [more…]
Flamstead man catches hawk that had been attacking villagers for weeks
A hawk which has been terrorising male residents of a Hertfordshire village for weeks has been captured by a local man after it stalked him [more…]
Man shot dead by police at Milton Keynes station is named
A man shot dead by armed officers at Milton Keynes railway station has been named by the police watchdog as 38-year-old David Joyce. The Independent [more…]
Thousands of churches face financial blow after VAT changes on repair works
A 500-year-old Grade I listed church in Totnes, Devon, is one of thousands facing a financial blow after the government effectively imposed VAT on major [more…]
Don’t weaken online safety laws for UK-US trade deal, campaigners urge
Child safety campaigners have warned the government against watering down landmark online laws as part of a UK-US trade deal, describing the prospect of a [more…]
‘Business Vikings’ in line for payday as deal agreed to create £4bn UK food giant
Two Icelandic brothers, described as “business Vikings”, are in line to make millions after their ready meals company, Bakkavor, agreed a takeover deal with the [more…]
Starmer urged to join EU and Canada in fighting Trump with retaliatory tariffs – UK politics live
global story on this, and here is our overnight UK story, by Pippa Crerar, Heather Stewart and Richard Partington. Bridget Phillipson was doing interview duty [more…]
UK won’t engage in ‘kneejerk’ response to Trump tariffs, says minister
The UK government will not engage in a “kneejerk” response to any tariffs imposed by Donald Trump, as it warned there would be a “difficult [more…]
Ban bosses from ‘improper’ use of NDAs for low-paid workers, says ex-minister
Bosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or hospitality sectors, a former cabinet [more…]
Stranger than fiction MI5 tales revealed in first National Archives collaboration
The agency that would become MI5, originally known as the Secret Service Bureau, employed just 17 staff in 1914; by the end of the first [more…]