CROYDON COMMENTARY: The collapse of a multi-million-pound contract to manage a children’s home in the borough has exposed the flaws in the procurement process and sunk Mayor Perry’s cla…

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

Charity’s head coach ‘shocked’ after Sunderland council leader says it will not support ‘politically charged’ groups

Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.

The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies.

Delegates backed a motion branding the EHRC guidance 'discriminatory and unworkable'

CROYDON CHRONICLES: This week, Minster archivist DAVID MORGAN has gone back just 50 years, for a heart-rending story of volunteers and sacrifice that began with a local newspaper reporter and the P…

Cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne says he has matched a donation from Ben Delo announced late on Friday.

PHOTOGRAPHS by MICHAEL SHILLING Croydon homelessness charity Nightwatch marked 50 years of caring for and helping the borough’s vulnerable and most-in-need citizens with a special anniversary…

Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis

Israel's response to London's trade ban with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shows how important this moment is.

Croydon’s failed Mayor, embarrassed by having his secret plans to axe the council’s adult education programme exposed, has issued a belated explanation to councillors. EXCLUSIVE by STEV…

Ben-Gvir did not come into power in a vacuum: he was helped into his position by an international community that has afforded Israel complete impunity

Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply

Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People: A History of British Energy, says all-encompassing rapid transition will need a mutualised system

Annette and Kevin Maxwell say children with special needs have become moneymaking tool for private companies

Croydon Council has been accused of failing to protect and preserve one of the town centre’s heritage buildings, the Grade II-listed Segas House, on the corner of Katharine Street and Wellesl…

Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be disaster for economy

Exclusive: Campaigner says PM wrote in email he believed £500k cap should be reduced over time to guard against undue influences

PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour

Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

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A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £60 a year more, regulator Ofgem says.

Experts say a changing climate and increasing demand for water will mean people need to make changes.

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

Between January and June this year, there were 1,031 reports of incidents, a monitoring body says.

Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is imported

Prime minister urges local leaders to act as homelessness campaigners welcome move but say more needs to be done

Only average conditions are needed for the remainder of August to break the record, which was set just last year.

PETER UNDERWOOD reports on the latest exercise to control the impact of a £500m retail business that keeps our firefighters and paramedics busy throughout the year There are numerous rules, regulat…