England is officially in drought – how do we fix our water woes?
With the drought hitting millions and putting Southern Water weeks away from completely running dry, Helen Coffey looks at what we can do as individuals – and as a nation…
Prisons are full – who should be released early? – podcast
At the last count, two weeks ago, there were almost 86,500 people in prison in England and Wales. That’s about 5,000 more than even the Ministry of Justice accepts can…
Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities
Andy Burnham has put regional inequality at the top of his agenda as prime minister, and nowhere is the need for doing so clearer than in education. As England’s A-level…
UK universities face ‘financial crisis’ amid collapse in international students
University leaders are warning of financial turmoil in British higher education after new figures suggested a collapse in international student numbers would deprive the sector of vital income and undermine…
Nearly 100 children detained as adults under UK-France migration deal
Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood’s “one in, one out” deal with France, the Guardian can disclose. Home Office staff said that…
Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM
A Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister has said. Donald Tusk said…
Four taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires
Four people have been taken to hospital and several homes damaged as fires tore through residential neighbourhoods in the West Midlands. A 16-hectare (40-acre) grassfire near a golf course in…
Two seriously injured after passenger train derails near Lewes in East Sussex
Two people have been seriously injured after a passenger train derailed between Haywards Heath and Lewes in East Sussex on Thursday. The South East Coast ambulance service said two people…
Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton
Voting has closed in one of the UK’s more unusual and least tense byelections, with Nigel Farage set for a decisive if arguably empty victory against dozens of independent, fringe,…
Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready
Young people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the…