PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour

Scheme planned for England could also curtail tradition of releasing pheasants for people to pay to shoot

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

Paula Akpan should never have been hit with a harsh charge for direct action opposing Israel’s genocide – two years later the court has cleared her name

Rewilding is not the cause of Britain's worsening upland wildfires. Increasingly, it looks like one of the most promising solutions.

Forty GPS transmitters will track White-tailed Eagles across western Scotland, helping researchers investigate predation, movements and habitat use.

Sarah Pochin, Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, is facing pressure over a £5,000 donation from food industry millionaires that stand to benefit from her campaigning.  According to an investigation ...

Private water companies have hiked up prices while pumping sewage into our lakes, rivers and beaches. The prime minister says he wants water run for the public interest – now he needs to keep his word

Thames Water CEO lied about public ownership on the BBC. It is time Ofcom and the BBC corrected the record

It is now two years since Thames breached the terms of its licence by losing its investment grade ratings

Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son

Rivers across the European continent, including some of its most important waterways, are drying up as an unrelenting heatwave refuses to go away.The Danube, Rh

A land value tax makes sense in theory. Could it work in practice – and will Andy Burnham implement the property tax?

The brutal crackdown on our right to protest is happening right now, with people standing in solidarity with Palestine bearing the brunt – so we’re supporting people who refuse to be silenced

Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot

If you faced prosecution for protesting, would you want a barrister to defend you as best as they can? Or one unable to risk a judge putting them on trial too? No barrister in British legal history has ever faced contempt proceedings over the content of a closing speech. Yet Rajiv Menon KC, a barrister […]

This briefing intends to inform MPs and NHS Leadership about the potential to move away from the FDP, and invest in NHS-led data infrastructure.

The brutal crackdown on our right to protest is happening right now, with people standing in solidarity with Palestine bearing the brunt – so we’re supporting people who refuse to be silenced

Microsoft wants to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.

Nigel Farage didn’t listen to voters and he tried to dismiss our legal action – but the court wasn’t buying it

The government is failing to tackle global heating – so we’re forcing it to take action

Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...

The Reform leader should be made to understand that transparency is part of standing for high office

On Monday, Sir Keir Starmer was given a largely respectful farewell by the ‘mainstream’ media, portraying him as a ‘decent’ man who put his country first.

From a hopeless candidate to botched strategy, this latest byelection defeat is telling. But for Labour, there is still a long and arduous journey ahead, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Nigel Farage didn’t listen to voters and he tried to dismiss our legal action – but the court wasn’t buying it

TUC, GMB and Unison leaders reject invitation to affiliate to Reform amid rising support for party among their members

Doctors in Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted. This emerges from research by de Volkskrant, ...

Reform says it has no plans to change abortion laws but payments raise concerns about American anti-abortion groups’ access to a party with rising influence over British politics

Councils are sending vulnerable kids to homes ran by money-grabbing cowboys and private-equity vultures, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Exclusive: Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate advocates public ownership of water companies as he prepares for potential leadership bid Thames Water should be nationalised, Andy Burnham has said, revealing public ownership of water companies would “absolutely be an option” under his potential leadership of the Labour party. Burnham, Labour’s candidate in the Makerfield byelection, has previously called for “greater public control” over the companies. In an interview with the Guardian, he has confirmed this could mean nationalisation. Continue reading...