Andrew Sparrow    PM also refused to say what he would do if inquiry into Dominic Raab found justice secretary bullied officialsThe UK government has announced a m funding package to support Northern Ireland charities and community organisations facing a financial crisis due to a loss of European money PA Media

PA Media    Boys arrested in connection with death of year old woman who was robbed at her home in PakefieldTwo teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly woman who died after she was robbed at her home The year old and year old both from the Lowestoft area were being held

Andrew Gregory Health editor    Exclusive England on track to become first country to eliminate disease after landmark deal for new drugsMore than children in England have been cured of hepatitis C in a world first treatment programme on the NHS that is likely to eradicate the disease Hepatitis C is a devastating virus that

Safi Bugel    After eight years of operation staff statement blames financial challenge of running independent media outletGal Dem the online and print publication for women and non binary people of colour is to fold after eight years In a public statement shared today staff at Gal Dem said We are

Jillian Ambrose and agencies    ScottishPower British Gas and E ON alleged government s decision making process was flawed The biggest UK state bailout since will move ahead after justices threw out a high court challenge to the government s sale of the collapsed energy firm Bulb Three big energy suppliers ScottishPower

Rob Davies    Helen McCabe joins from BP where she worked alongside Rolls Royce CEO Tufan ErginbilgicBusiness live latest updatesRolls Royce has appointed its first female finance chief as part of a boardroom shake up by the chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic who has promised to instil a winning culture at

Rob Davies and Anna Isaac    Staff at outsourcing firm resort to radios pen and paper as they are unable to access computers and emailComputer systems have abruptly stopped working at the outsourcing group Capita triggering fears that the company that runs crucial operations for the NHS and the military could be under cyber

Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent    Stoppage by members of Unite union mainly affects Terminal and is due to last until Easter SundayBusiness live latest updatesHeathrow airport said it was operating as normal as the first of days of strikes by security staff got under way at the start of the Easter holiday period

Heather Stewart    April dates come as GMB union prepares to test support for stoppages at five other sitesWorkers at Amazon s Coventry warehouse have announced six fresh strike dates as the GMB union prepares to test support for stoppages among staff at another five of the delivery company s sites Strikes at the

Kalyeena Makortoff    Decision raises fears that company founded by Sir Richard Branson may be on verge of collapseVirgin Orbit the satellite launch company founded by the billionaire Sir Richard Branson is cutting of its workforce after failing to secure fresh funding raising fears that the firm may be on the

Helena Horton    Figure comes despite barely any rainfall during year and prompts call for environment secretary to resignRaw sewage was spilled into English rivers times a day last year despite the fact there was barely any rainfall and most of the country was in drought Thérèse Coffey the environment

Peter Walker Political correspondent    Lib Dems criticise shocking waste of taxpayers money as Cabinet Office document reveals PM s flight costsPolitics live latest updatesRishi Sunak took private jet trips costing almost in just over a week last year government data has shown prompting opposition claims that he is out

Kiran Stacey Political correspondent    Comments threaten to worsen already tense relationship between senior ministers and civil servantsPolitics live latest updatesKemi Badenoch has cast doubt on her department s projections for how much the Asia Pacific trade deal the UK government has signed will help economic growth The government

Phillip Inman and Rupert Jones    Study commissioned by Guardian details scale of hit to household finances from April UK national price hike day what to expect We live from month to month people brace for April bill risesA wave of rising bills and tax hikes coming into effect in April will leave a family on a annual

Diane Taylor    Questionnaire system at heart of effort to reduce backlog is fundamentally flawed say immigration lawyersImmigration lawyers have accused the Home Office of building delays into a scheme meant to speed up decisions on asylum claims The plans announced last month to cut the asylum backlog

Tom Ambrose and agency    Department of Health and Social Care in England has removed pallets of PPE from its stockThe government has disposed of more than bn items of personal protective equipment PPE it bought during the pandemic figures have revealed An estimated bn items have been shed through a mixture

Pippa Crerar Political editor    Exclusive Bosses of childcare firm part owned by PM s wife were at No reception hours after he was quizzed by MPs about linksBosses of the childcare firm at the centre of a Rishi Sunak conflict of interest row attended a Downing Street reception just hours after he was pressed by MPs over his

Pippa Crerar and Severin Carrell    Possibility of byelection in Rutherglen and Hamilton West after sanctions recommended for MP who took train in despite positive test Politics live latest updatesAn MP who broke Covid rules in the early stages of the pandemic is facing a day suspension from the House of Commons raising

Dan Milmo and Alex Hern    Chinese owned firm caught in geopolitical standoff with US lawmakers leading charge against itSitting at the heart of youth culture TikTok is beloved of its more than billion users worldwide With a range of compelling content that extends from viral dances to comedy skits cleaning hacks

Phillip Inman    Osborne says the scheme which closes Friday helped hundreds of thousands of families but critics argue it was only a gimmick George Osborne s Help to Buy scheme officially shuts this Friday a little over a decade after the then chancellor launched it with the aim of revitalising what was a

Fiona Harvey Environment editor    Major omissions and a last minute refocus on energy security rather than net zero suggest a prime minister buffeted by internal factionsRishi Sunak the UK prime minister headed to Oxfordshire on Thursday to visit a development facility for nuclear fusion the early stage concept that promises

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor    Former military bases and cruise ships are among alternatives to hotels to house people seeking asylum in UKAsylum seekers will get the most basic housing possible says Robert Jenrick Ministers led by the home secretary Suella Braverman are desperate to stop the use of hotels at a cost of m

Kiran Stacey    Former head of Conservative Christian Fellowship will look at religion s positive impact as well as how faith groups cause harm Ministers urged to be more aggressive in tackling issues within religious groupsA sweeping review of the relationship between faith and the state in recent times is due

Severin Carrell Scotland editor    Humza Yousaf must reunite the party fill its coffers and face opposition MPs who believe he is the SNP s weak pointHumza Yousaf s confirmation as Scotland s new first minister the sixth since the devolved parliament was convened in may well be the easiest task he faces during his first week

Jim Waterson Media editor    Duke of Sussex and other high profile claimants including Doreen Lawrence are making allegations of illegal behaviour by Associated NewspapersPrince Harry has joined with Doreen Lawrence and five other high profile individuals in bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers the parent

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor    About of the people who arrived in Britain since the fall of Kabul are still living in temporary accommodationSince the fall of Kabul in August people have arrived in the UK from Afghanistan nearly all of whom had at least one family member who served with the British

Pippa Crerar Political editor    New leader needs to convince Scotland that he can take the SNP in a fresh directionThe first act of Humza Yousaf s leadership of the SNP was to fire off a letter to Rishi Sunak demanding a section order which if granted would trigger the mechanism to allow a second Scottish independence

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor    Tory critics of PM s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda say failure could do lasting damage to partyRishi Sunak s proposed bill which hopes to fulfil his promise to stop the boats is part of a significant gamble which aims to pull off an unexpected Conservative win at the next general

Chris Wiegand    Incident at Peacock theatre in London comes amid growing concerns about antisocial audience behaviourA performance of the musical Bat Out of Hell in London s West End was halted for several minutes on Thursday evening due to a disruptive audience member who eventually left the venue before the show

Josh Halliday North of England correspondent    Venue that helped launch careers of many actors forced to close after losing m Arts Council England grantOne of Britain s oldest theatres the Oldham Coliseum will close on its own terms on Friday night its artistic director has said with a star studded final show The year old venue

Kevin Rawlinson    ACC Liverpool admits long queues at M amp S Bank Arena led to problems for people coming to Jamie Webster gigCrowd congestion at the Liverpool venue due to host the Eurovision song contest later this year was not acceptable its operator has reportedly admitted ACC Liverpool which runs the M amp S

Keith Stuart    The were gasps in the crowd as a cult indie shooter beat the blockbusters to the key award of the nightIt must be one of the biggest shock wins in the history of the Bafta Games Awards Up against huge blockbuster titles such as Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarök the best game winner at this year

Tom Ambrose    Publisher pays tribute to genius who was an inspirational leader Peter Usborne the founder of the children s books publisher Usborne and the co founder of Private Eye magazine has died aged the publisher has announced He died unexpectedly but peacefully surrounded by his family this

Amelia Hill    Final evaluation of Unboxed science and arts festival finds it delivered on its economic objectivesAt a cost of m to the taxpayer it was hoped that the Unboxed science and arts festival would bring the UK together in a post Brexit love fest and enhance our international reputation to

Chris Wiegand    The Hammersmith arts centre which faces soaring energy bills and debt from its redevelopment said it has struggled to rebuild revenue streams after the pandemicLondon s Riverside Studios has begun to enter administration citing eye watering energy bills and the debt incurred by its recent

Guardian Staff    Former headteachers on the personal and professional toll of dealing with inspections I was deeply saddened to read about Ruth Perry the headteacher of Caversham primary school Headteacher killed herself after news of low Ofsted rating family says March Over years ago I was an inner

Alexandra Topping    Pledge comes after teachers call for clear guidance on minefield of how to support trans pupils in EnglandRishi Sunak has pledged to publish guidance for schools on issues around gender identity within weeks after teaching leaders accused the government of dragging its feet and leaving schools

Oliver Holmes    Exclusive group says military is compromising children s right to education with its campaign against militantsEgyptian forces have taken over schools and transformed them into military bases while dozens more have been destroyed during a year war with militants in Sinai a rights group has

Guardian Staff    Catherine Scarlett responds to an article about US teenagers who claim to have proved the theorem using trigonometryWhile it is heartening to see enthusiastic mathematical inquiry in young people and the academic community encourage teenagers it is not possible to prove Pythagoras s theorem using

Kevin Rawlinson    Inspectors say deeply troubling behaviour found at fire and rescue services across England may be tip of the iceberg Every fire brigade in England is plagued with bullying harassment and discrimination complaints a damning report has found and officials have called for drastic measures to

Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent    Exclusive End headline grabbing policymaking on social justice equality and poverty eradication say charitiesSenior figures across civic Scotland have called on Humza Yousaf to bridge the delivery gap between progressive rhetoric and the reality of policy implementation that they say

Clea Skopeliti and Sammy Gecsoyler    Young people in the UK tell how the emergency is affecting their psychological wellbeing and how they are copingJem has started losing sleep over the climate emergency Over the last two years I have felt growing anxiety at the state of the environment It keeps me up at night Jem who

Aletha Adu    Party leader says Labour would use windfall tax profits to stop rises in England as local election campaign beginsPolitics live latest updatesKeir Starmer has pledged to use an extended windfall tax to freeze council tax for one year as Labour kicked off its local election campaign on Thursday

Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent    Merseyside gangs using submachine guns capable of firing rounds a minute say officersPolice have issued a stark warning about the increasingly deadly weapons circulating on Britain s streets in the aftermath of the murder of Olivia Pratt Korbel Gangs in Merseyside are using battlefield

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   Scottish first minister s questions was disrupted five times on Thursday as Yousaf took questions from MSPs When FMQs eventually got going Douglas Ross leader of the Scottish Conservatives queried Yousaf s appointment of an independence minister asking if it was a fair use of taxpayers money

   King Charles III became on Thursday the first monarch to address Germany s parliament the Bundestag The monarch spoke to MPs and dignitaries as part of a high profile visit aimed at bolstering ties between the two European powersFor Hamburg devastated by allied bombing King Charles s visit is

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