The fact that some migrants pay people smugglers thousands of pounds makes them well off, MP claims

As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot

Charity condemns ‘disgraceful’ intimidation and insists it will continue core purpose of saving lives at sea * UK politics live – latest updates The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has had a “significant” boost in donations since becoming a target of far-right agitators protesting over small boat crossings. The charity’s staff and volunteers have been subjected to “online and physical abuse” after involvement in a rescue on Sunday in which a dingy carrying asylum seekers was brought into Portsmouth. Continue reading...

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities

The BBC blamed changing viewing habits and financial concerns after dropping Ski Sunday, amid scrutiny over its approach to sports rights

Recycling system in Cambridgeshire development ready since 2021 is deemed not in line with drinking water rules

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

Critics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarily

The arrangement, which could enable the Reform UK leader to lower his tax bill, falls outside parliamentary transparency rules