Campaign group says firm is ‘taking the mickey’ by paying fee and Andy Burnham should nationalise it * Business live – latest updates Thames Water has paid its chief financial officer, Steve Buck, a £1m signing fee despite intense scrutiny of Britain’s biggest water company’s finances as it tries to avoid being taken into public control. The utility revealed that it made the payment last month, in a letter sent last week by Sir Adrian Montague, its chair, to MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs select committee, Sky News first reported. Continue reading...

Far right newspapers are trying to run a smear campaign against Misan Harriman. Add your name to the open letter, and stand against hate and division.

The Guardian columnist speaks about why we need to tackle global food insecurity

The White House says it is making the entire region safer by eliminating short and long-term threats.

Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%

An interview with Sana Atef, a reporter with the Zan Times who covers the lives and work of women in Afghanistan.

Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei moved to safe place as explosions rock Tehran

GENEVA: Israel’s increased attacks and forcible transfers of Palestinians “raise concerns over ethnic cleansing” in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the United Nations said Thursday.

It's via a new standalone offence - which will apply to the prime minister - of "misleading the public", punishable by up to two years in jail.