In English local elections, the voting system means councils often don’t reflect the way people actually voted. That leaves many voters feeling powerless, because even when lots of people vote for cha...

Fracking in England isn’t over − yet. Right now, there’s a temporary ban on fracking. But it’s not written into law, and loopholes mean so-called low-volume fracking could still go ahead. This leaves ...

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Zia Yusuf sets out proposals and calls migration an ‘invasion’, as rights groups decry ‘grotesque’ measures

Andrew Lownie spent years investigating the greed and excesses of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson for his book Entitled. Here, the writer reveals the barriers he faced in getting to the ...

The growing list of defectors suggests Nigel Farage’s party is less an insurgency than a refuge for the least appealing Conservatives

The government has long believed the ICC would only act in “failed states” and is not able to indict UK nationals, declassified files show.

Exclusive: Meeting hosted by shadow housing minister for estate agents and landlords prompted accusations of collusion

With the economy stagnating, this is the very worst time to depress demand in order to be seen to ‘balance the books’

Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement

Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Reform UK leader accused of neglecting Essex constituents, with eight trips to US since being elected MP in July

Plus: Northern rail makes £500,000 through "unlawful" court action

After years of controversy over poor conditions, Kent site will be handed back to Ministry of Defence in September

Russia bombed Ukraine energy infrastructure just hours after Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump he would halt attacks on the grid.

Charities are fighting back against Labour's plans to cut disability benefits, following the government's announcement.

Search continues for missing woman after three tourists were caught by rushing snow in Lyngen municipality A tourist buried by an avalanche in northern Norway has been pulled out alive in a “miracle” rescue after spending seven hours trapped beneath the…

Britain has been unhelpfully exposed to international price shocks

Newly-released documents reveal the peer also helped a "generous and loyal supporter" of the Conservative party secure another £93 million PPE contract

Sir Gareth Southgate has criticised the lack of role models for boys, saying they turn to “toxic influencers” instead of seeking support in their community, while Keir Starmer has described the rise i...

Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise, according…

Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan