Environment Agency faces criticism for allowing multimillion-pound overseas companies to extract huge volumes from England’s natural sources at unacceptably low prices

Swimmers and beachgoers feel ‘powerless’ in the face of increasing filthy overflows, in some coastal areas already topping the whole of 2025

Servicemen exposed to radioactive fallout in cold war weapons testing are using newly declassified documents to fight for a fair compensation scheme

Newly released files show officials flagged reputational risks before Peter Mandelson was appointed ambassador to Washington, prompting fresh scrutiny of Keir Starmer’s judgement

Mountbatten-Windsor ‘fed information to his contacts while touring the world at taxpayers’ expense as trade envoy’

Despite what he told the BBC, a new year greeting and a confidential briefing reveal his links with Epstein were far from over

Three London firms are now the biggest players in the provision of foster carers in England

A dossier leaked to The Observer reveals the extent of the crisis at the heart of one of Britain’s best-known charities

Four men have been sentenced over a £266m money laundering scheme. Not only will it be hard to find the cash – three of the culprits have vanished too

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Environmental fears are being described as lies and fantasies to justify scrapping green policies

Cornish pensioner arrested at Truro cathedral falls foul of government’s labelling of direct action group as a terrorist organisation

Conservationists call for action after tracking hundreds of vessels they suspect of harmful deep-sea fishing

More waste is being burned as fuel than recycled, releasing more carbon and other toxins into the atmosphere

Poultry industry insists that phosphate-rich manure is not to blame, as 3,000 people join one of the biggest environmental legal cases ever seen in the UK

The Gambling Commission is under fire for keeping the identity of troubled companies secret in return for charity payments

Trackers placed in bin lorries reveal mobile coverage in some areas ‘1,000 times worse’ than official data suggests

Daughter joins campaign to stop production of controversial pesticide at factory in Huddersfield after her father died with Parkinson’s disease years after spraying his farm

Betting companies secretly track visitors to their sites before sending data to parent company Meta

Relatives of those who committed suicide claim betting industry is not being held to account, report reveals Families of gambling addicts who took their own lives have told of being let down by the coroner service, which they say failed to properly…

United Utilities has dropped legal fight to block access to data on the discharge of treated sewage in Lake District The water company United Utilities has conceded defeat in its legal battle to block public access to data on treated sewage it is…

Communities across the UK are fighting ‘catastrophic’ proposals to build new energy-from-waste plants Labour faces a growing backlash across the country over proposals to build a new generation of more than 40 waste incinerators to burn household and…

Communities across the UK are fighting ‘catastrophic’ proposals to build new energy-from-waste plants

Hewlett Packard, American Express and Pfizer among firms to have frozen increases in payouts despite inflation

Hewlett Packard, American Express and Pfizer among firms to have frozen increases in payouts despite inflation Some of the world’s richest companies are accused of exploiting a loophole in pension law to freeze increases in payouts for many former UK…

Failing passenger service is a ‘national embarrassment,’ says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

Failing passenger service is a ‘national embarrassment,’ says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham Just 2% or fewer of trains on some of the busiest Avanti West Coast services between London and Manchester are leaving and arriving on time, analysis of…

Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controls Labour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation of “slum” homes by converting office…

Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controls

Journalists at the Guardian & Observer are taking strike action in opposition to the hurried sale of the title.

Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes

Warnings that genuine products are bulked out with cheaper sugar syrup prompt international congress to withdraw prizes The World Beekeeping Awards will not award a prize for honey next year after warnings of widespread fraud in the global supply chain.…

Warnings that genuine products are bulked out with cheaper sugar syrup prompt international congress to withdraw prizes

Paris medallists join people on Isle of Portland in opposing proposals that could damage air quality and environment British Olympic athletes who train at an internationally renowned sailing academy on the south coast are threatening to quit the site…

Paris medallists join people on Isle of Portland in opposing proposals that could damage air quality and environment

Chain says it won’t be able to stop buying fast-growing breeds by 2026 because poultry industry cannot supply enough higher-welfare animals The fast food chain KFC has ditched its pledge in the UK to improve animal welfare by sourcing its chicken from…

Campaigners blame United Utilities for blighting famous lake with raw effluent

Water company claims information is not in the public interest despite widespread pollution of UK waters