‘World’s most beautiful village’ pulls in £900 a week in parking fines after crackdown on tourists
The surge in number of parking tickets issued in Bibury has been welcomed by the parish council chairman who says villagers face a ‘nightmare’ over the number of tourists Parking…
BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring
BP has reported its highest quarterly profits since the first year of Russia’s war on Ukraine because of rising oil and gas prices caused by the Middle East crisis. The…
Metro Bank customer fights for £14,000 refund after AI-linked fraud
A Metro Bank customer has told of his fight to get more than £14,000 back after its systems failed to stop a fraud involving the AI chatbot Claude. Zoli Rutter,…
Tuesday briefing: Inside the right’s heated climate-denial debate
Good morning. Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought, wildfires have burned through parts of the Cairngorms, Suffolk and the Isle of Wight, and reservoirs are…
GPs’ breast cancer guidelines ‘miss’ 95% of women who will develop disease
Young women in England who later develop breast cancer are not being referred for early tests or preventive treatment because current guidelines used by GPs miss 95% of patients, research…
UK plastic manufacturer could face legal action over toxic emissions
A plastic manufacturer in the north of England is facing potential legal action over emissions of benzene, a carcinogenic chemical with no safe level, the Guardian can reveal. The Environment…
Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy
A £500m redevelopment of the Truman Brewery estate in Brick Lane, east London, has been approved, clearing the way for the construction of a datacentre, offices and apartments despite opposition…
What chaos? Farage tries to distract with immigration plans – podcast
Read about Richard Tice being investigated by parliament’s standards watchdog here You can read Alexandra’s report on Andy Burnham’s trip to Dover here and about constitutional reform here Please keep…
July was driest month in southern England since records began
July 2026 was the driest month in southern England since records began nearly 200 years ago, the Met Office has said. England and Wales also provisionally recorded their driest July…
Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible?
The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, whose summer has been dominated by the Guardian’s disclosure of a £5m undeclared gift and his connections with a fraudster, emerged on Monday to…