Exclusive: experts say decisions apparently being made on ideological grounds Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A group of Britain’s leading virus experts say mistakes are being… »
Exclusive: scientists demand to see evidence behind decision to drop shielding on 1 August ‘I’d rather lose my job than my life’: vulnerable people on the end of shielding Up… »
The death of George Floyd in the US sparked the UK’s biggest anti-racism protests in centuries. We spoke to 50 young people at the heart of these rallies Continue reading…
Exclusive: across 260 towns and cities, thousands defied lockdown to join largest anti-racism rallies since slavery era In their own words: the voices behind the UK’s anti-racism protests ‘We couldn’t… »
Report warns of the looming impact of the climate emergency and hits out at faux-healthy sweets Up to 1.5 million more children in England should get free school meals to… »
Exclusive: former Cameron policy chief drafted in to help with Johnson’s pledge to fix social care in England Camilla Cavendish: the woman charged with shaking up social care Social care… »
Rights body condemns move to withdraw from treaty aimed at stopping violence against women The Council of Europe has said it is alarmed that Poland’s rightwing government is moving to… »
Exclusive: Matt Hancock is advocate of plan to raise tax to cover cost of care in later life Everyone over 40 would start contributing towards the cost of care in… »
PM concedes government did not understand the virus in ‘first few weeks and months’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has conceded there were “things… »
Exclusive: Survey reveals lack of childare played role in almost half of female layoffs ‘Sexist policies’: mothers struggle to return to work Economic fallout from pandemic will hit women hardest… »
Prime minister makes comments while promoting extension of free winter flu jabs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has said people opposed to vaccinations are… »
Exclusive: Undercover reporter finds warehouse staff unable to leave premises during breaks Have working conditions improved at the Sports Direct warehouse? Warehouse workers at Sports Direct, the retail chain controlled… »
Exclusive: proportion of close contacts being reached is below 80% in high infection areas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government’s flagship test-and-trace system is failing… »
Exclusive: King’s College hospital in London forced to shut ICU after it failed checks A newly built £100m intensive care unit at an NHS hospital has been closed after it… »
Additional 496 cases raise fears of a possible cover-up at Shrewsbury and Telford trust Hundreds more cases of potentially avoidable baby deaths, stillbirths and brain damage have emerged at an… »
Disclosures call into question UK’s reliance on ‘just in time’ logistics during pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The NHS was deprived of large amounts of… »
PM accused of making policy ‘on a wing and a prayer’ and passing the buck to business Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has held… »
Exclusive: Andrew Lansley says ministers made mistakes over lockdown, PPE and testing We must not let the government seize back control from doctors Coronavirus – latest updates See all our… »
Figures on two-child cap on benefits reveal women had to disclose child was result of sexual assault Official figures show 900 women were forced to disclose their child was conceived… »
Keir Starmer presses PM over scientists’ call for preparations for possible second wave Politics live – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has indicated he has not… »
Exclusive: more than half of NHS patients referred for imaging diagnostics are waiting six weeks or more Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospital trusts across England… »
Exclusive: five children have killed themselves in three months, council chief reveals Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Five children with special educational needs have killed themselves… »
Minimum salary thresholds to also remain in place, presenting additional barrier Care home staff will be excluded from the government’s post-Brexit fast-track visa system for health workers, the government has… »
PM says government will issue fresh guidance this week on the wearing of face coverings Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has urged the public… »
Exclusive: jobs and services at risk as investments such as airports and property hit by lockdown measures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage English local councils are… »
Exclusive: UCL findings shared with the Guardian underline mental health toll of pandemic ‘He was a big softie’: pub landlord remembered by family and friends Coronavirus – latest updates See… »
Exclusive: health secretary said to be frustrated by his lack of authority over NHS England boss Simon Stevens What might Boris Johnson’s restructuring plan mean for the NHS? Boris Johnson… »
Exclusive: Sarah Tedford issues letter saying outbreak was because some staff were not wearing masks, as 70 workers self-isolate Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The chief… »
Review into vaginal mesh and other products reveals much patient harm was ‘avoidable’ An arrogant culture in which serious medical complications were dismissed as “women’s problems” contributed to a string… »
Community Integrated Care’s Mark Adams says PM blaming ‘brave people on minimum wage’ is appalling Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The chief executive of a leading… »
Chancellor’s warning comes amid concerns France may lose its travel corridor status Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rishi Sunak has issued a warning that the UK… »
Chancellor’s warning comes amid concerns France may lose its travel corridor status Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Rishi Sunak has issued a warning that the UK… »
