Nigel Farage’s £5m gift, the Cottrell family’s links and donations, and Richard Tice’s business dealings form part of an increasingly clear nexus of relationships

The scientific consensus is that burning fossil fuels drives the climate crisis, yet the world’s biggest oil companies are planning to increase production

Europe punished Russian billionaires over the war in Ukraine. It should do the same to those abetting an ecocidal regime, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Let me tell you what’s happening in Germany right now – and why the UK should be paying very close attention. In Germany: The AfD is under heavy surveillance. In May 2025, Germany’s domestic intellige...

Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says

Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows

Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it

Keir Starmer's decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo

Second chambers are a good idea, but they should not be able to overturn clear decisions reached by an elected body, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Almost a decade after the referendum, there are challenges to be tackled at Monday’s gathering hosted by Keir Starmer

Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments

Beleaguered UK universities have a golden opportunity. If the government passes it up, it risks billions in revenue, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Scale of environmental damage attributed to huge number of dogs globally as well as ‘lax or uninformed behaviour of dog owners’

Women’s rights – especially abortion – are truly at risk, says writer and broadcaster Deborah Frances-White

I asked some well-known names for their thoughts on the ultimate existential question. Their answers were fascinating, funny – and could help us frame our days on Earth

Social media is lurching to the right like a tapeworm scenting offal – and X’s algorithms make it hard to find opposing opinion

US betrayal of Ukraine is the rehearsal for a grander bargain with Moscow and an assault on continental solidarity, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries

Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like it

Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in the US today to sign at least a draft of a resources trade deal, discuss ongoing peace negotiations, and address the...

Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security

To Europe, where a deranged despot threatens Ukrainian sovereignty.

Exclusive: Lack of understanding by ‘progressive activists’ of other voting blocs has led to rise of far right, authors argue

Welcome to the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference, a fatuous echo chamber of self-congratulation

Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries