Party leading latest opinion poll comes under fire for ‘weaponising’ immigration as candidates in Caerphilly clash Reform UK has been accused of sowing division over immigration in the south Welsh valleys constituency of Caerphilly before next week’s crucial Senedd byelection. During a fiery candidates’ debate, Nigel Farage’s party was criticised for using immigrants to score political points rather than treating them as individuals. Continue reading...

Eleven of the returned contributions were made by people living overseas

Farage has admitted he knew Gill for 'a very long time' but claims he didn't know anything about his pro-Russia activities...

Who is running the government’s ‘growth school’ for civil servants? The answer surpassed my worst fears, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Rain Newton-Smith tells chancellor ‘the time for tinkering is over’ and revisit promise not to raise taxes on working people

The European Union has already prepared a list of tariffs worth 21 billion euros ($24.52 billion) on U.S. goods if the two sides fail to reach a trade deal, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in a newspaper interview on Monday.

Explosive tapes recorded by author Michael Wolff show Epstein claiming Trump liked to “f---” his friends’ wives and first slept with Melania on the “Lolita Express.”

Truth Social was on fire responding to Trump's Epstein post.

All complaints about BBC content must be directed to the BBC first. Ofcom will only consider a complaint about the BBC if you have already complained directly to the BBC and either: You are dissatisfi...

There is no means-testing for corporate welfare payments.

There’s no simple answer to why Trump won in 2024. Instead multiple factors coalesced to bring him to the White House

Root cause of fire at substation was ‘preventable, technical fault’ most likely caused by moisture, report says Akshay Kaul, director general for infrastructure at Ofgem, said: The North Hyde substation fire resulted in global disruption, impacted thousands of local customers, and highlighted the importance of investment in our energy infrastructure. As a result of the report’s findings, we have opened an investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET). We have also commissioned an independent audit of their most critical assets. This review has seen evidence that a catastrophic failure on one of the transformer’s high voltage bushings at National Grid Electricity Transmission’s 275kV substation caused the transformer to catch fire. This was most likely caused by moisture entering the bushing, causing an electrical fault. An elevated moisture reading in the bushing had been detected in oil samples taken in July 2018 but mitigating actions appropriate to its severity were not implemented. Continue reading...

Details of payouts to Winston Soosaipillai and wife Arani emerge as calls grow for couple to financially support 625-strong workforce

Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid as report finds incident that cut airport power was preventable * Business live – latest updates The root cause of the substation fire that shut Heathrow airport in March was a preventable technical fault that National Grid had been aware of seven years ago but failed to fix properly, investigators have concluded. The final report by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) into the incident found said the fire that cut power to the airport, affecting more than 1,350 flights and almost 300,000 passengers, was “most likely” caused by moisture entering the insulation around wires sparking the electrical fault. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades

Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades

The executive order to OK Nippon Steel’s bid is a blow to US workers, who fear job losses and risks to national security

Corporation says talks over how to broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack have ‘reached the end of the road’ The BBC has scrapped plans to show a documentary about medics in Gaza after concluding it “risked creating a perception of partiality” over the corporation’s coverage of the conflict. In the latest controversy over the BBC’s coverage of the war, it announced that discussions over how to broadcast the film, or incorporate some of its footage into its news coverage, had “reached the end of the road”. It said it was now transferring ownership of the project to the independent production company that produced it. Continue reading...

Councils across Essex are consulting residents on plans to replace existing local authorities with new unitary authorities