Our energy bills are out of control. Meanwhile, the banks are making huge windfall profits and paying bumper bonuses. Sign this petition calling on the chancellor to introduce a windfall tax on bank ...

Significant setback for US technology company’s bid to establish itself as key supplier to British law enforcement

Prime minister had been due to speak at the TUC conference in Brighton * UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has cancelled his engagements for Monday and Tuesday after his father, Roy, died. Among other plans, the prime minister had been due to speak to the TUC conference in Brighton on Tuesday. Continue reading...

From youth clubs in the village hall to coffee mornings in the community centre, these are the building blocks of a strong community. They wouldn't be possible without the dedication of volunteers, the support of locals and of course – the community buildings and spaces that make it all possible.

Nazir Afzal to focus in review’s first stage on support given to professor in immediate period before his death The University of Cambridge has asked Nazir Afzal, a former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England, to lead the first part of its review into the death of the scholar Jason Arday. Arday died at his home in south London on 14 August, nine days after his resignation as a Cambridge professor amid swirling allegations of plagiarism and inconsistencies in statements about his career. Continue reading...

A bill proposing a cap on donations is up for debate this week. We must seize this chance to keep big money out of our politics, says MP Stella Creasy

Government data will add to calls for reform of tuition fee system in England

The most senior civilian in the US military has resigned, unable to work with defence secretary Pete Hegseth. Is he running America’s army into the ground, or is this all about running for president…

Consumer watchdog Which? set up and accepted payment for fake listing for ‘1 bed apartment in heart of London’ Successive politicians have clawed their way past colleagues over the years to call the residence home. Yet in an offer that probably seemed too good to be true, the property site Booking.com has been accused of “systemic security failures” after it was able to set up and accept payment for a fake listing for 10 Downing Street. A property listed as a “1 bedroom apartment in the heart of London” – with the exact address and a picture of the prime minister’s home – was listed on 18 June by researchers from the consumer watchdog Which?. Continue reading...

Investment in climate-resilient irrigation enables this year’s haul to rise 6% on 2025’s already bigger-than-usual yield British farmers have faced a sweltering summer tested by heatwaves, wildfires and water shortages – but a bumper berry harvest could prove a rare bright spot. With two-thirds of the harvest now picked, this year’s haul is 6% up on last year’s already unusually large crop, according to British Berry Growers (BBG). Volumes of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries picked have been particularly strong, the trade body said. Continue reading...

Scale of NHS practices going private revealed in most comprehensive ever analysis for Mirror's Dentists for All campaign - showing areas of England worst affected

Global heating is an outrage, not a tragedy. We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it’s one of the few places left to share them honestly

Professor Jason Arday Black Leaders in Higher Education extend our deepest condolences to Professor Jason Arday’s family, friends, colleagues and all those who knew and loved him. We are deeply sadde...

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Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them.

The academic and farmer was the first and only white man to lead an African democracy

Mariana Mazzucato rejects the idea that Britain's new government must choose between centralized power and an empowered periphery.

Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.

Narratives are increasingly extracted, curated, managed, and circulated within systems that remain fundamentally unchanged.

Thirteen MILLION of us are still locked out of dental care. After two years of ministers promising to finally fix NHS dentistry, shocking new data just revealed that almost nothing has changed. That ...

Nature - Having a greater tissue volume in some parts of the cerebellum is linked to higher scores on cognitive tests.

Justices overturn verdict in case alleging manufacturer failed to warn on herbicide’s alleged cancer risks

Capitulating to populism: how American institutions enabled authoritarian drift

Report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an ⁠independent UN inquiry has found. The report by the UN independent international commission of inquiry examined violations against Palestinian children since the start of the war in Gaza, and said about 30% of those killed by Israeli forces have been children. Continue reading...

Kennedy overrides CDC order saying an American who came into contact with hantavirus can self-quarantine

Did you hear that Essex's Reform council have banned libraries from "promoting" LGBTQ+ events and materials? It's outrageous! Sign the petition now to make them scrap this hate-filled decision!

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Our cartoonist offers up some observations after the tournament’s group games got under way in the US, Mexico and Canada

NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

Ask the government to stand firm on its pledge to ban zero hours contracts. This is a key moment: some businesses are pushing for the protections to be watered down ahead of the government’s upcoming...

Surfers Against Sewage are about to meet with the government to discuss the sewage pollution scandal in UK waters. Sign the petition to show just how many of us demand change. Over 270,000 people have...

Dame Judi Dench's petition is getting handed in on Tuesday. Let's help her get as many signatures as possible before then. Add your name now:

MPs must back amendments to make sure the Railways Bill delivers real public ownership.

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are abusive legal threats and lawsuits  filed to silence critical speech. They are used by oligarchs, public officials, sexual abusers, wa...