Midwives win £750,000 in compensation for dangerous exposure to laughing gas
More than 120 midwives at Basildon University Hospital were awarded the settlement Almost £750,000 in compensation has been awarded to over 120 midwives and maternity workers exposed to high levels…
‘Universal appeal’: Celebrity Traitors producer reveals secrets to its success
For the celebrities chosen as traitors in the BBC’s juggernaut reality show, the task is simple – kill off fellow contestants without getting caught. Yet with the new series of…
TikTok star Glamour Gran, 71, makes history as oldest ever Miss Great Britain finalist
The beauty queen launched her own cosmetics brand aged 66, which sells a make-up palette called the Glam Goddess Collection A 71-year-old contestant taking part in this year’s Miss Great…
Lobbying, lawyers and a media blitz: the fight to kill the Church of England’s £100m slavery compensation fund
“This is virtue signalling,” said Nigel Biggar. “These are elites who are trying to demonstrate that they are being progressive.” The target of his scorn was one that has obsessed…
Shein and Amazon accused of misleading shoppers over online sales
Exclusive: Which? has raised concerns over time-limited sales at the two online retailers after tests were carried out Two major online retailers have been accused of misleading consumers in the…
BT charged me for more than a year despite landline being dead
I’ve had no landline since May 2025 when BT switched it to Digital Voice. Weeks passed, and each call to BT involved at least an hour waiting on hold and…
Burnham vows the British public will be the ‘boss’ on forging closer ties with the EU
Andy Burnham told MPs in the Commons it would be a ‘dereliction of duty’ to ignore an opportunity to seek a new deal with the EU Andy Burnham has promised…
Revealed: Nigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firm
A close adviser to Nigel Farage had an influential role at a national polling company despite not being publicly associated with the firm, the Guardian can reveal. Chris Bruni-Lowe, Farage’s…
Police name man charged after ‘mocking of A66 crash’ at Middlesbrough football match
The crash on A66 killed two police officers and five young men in the early hours of 22 August A 20-year-old has been charged with a public order offence after…
Children and women included in Reform plan to immediately deport 90,000 asylum seekers
Children and mothers would not be exempt from plans by Reform UK to immediately deport 90,000 asylum seekers and impose a five-year ban on people being granted asylum. The party’s…