Written by The burglar who stole £10m worth of jewellery in one of Britain’s biggest ever heists broke into a London mansion through a bathroom window and escaped with his haul in a rucksack on his back. Police are hunting for the suspect, described as a “lone wolf”, after the theft in Avenue Road, north London, just […]
Airport delays ensue and fog ensures 1000 flights are delayed across UK. Credit: Manchester Evening News The UK has been ravaged by a storm – a storm of chaotic fog, and as the mist dawns over the main airports, serious inconveniences have plagued thousands of travellers. Many citizens across the UK have been eager to […]
Tackling the “scourge of femicide” in the UK will be a central part of the government’s promise to drastically reduce violence against women and girls, the minister leading the policy has said. Revealing details of one of Labour’s central missions in office for the first time, Jess Phillips said the success of the government’s target […]
Since I was small, I have liked sitting on stairs to read. In my childhood home, in Nuneaton, I favoured the square of carpet between the two flights, positioned directly opposite the wall-mounted clock, so I could keep an eye on how many pages I could squeeze in before bed. My favourite place to read, […]
It famously once had a glass and a half of milk in every bar, but one thing that Cadbury no longer has is royal approval, after it has been dropped from King Charles’s list of warrants. The chocolatier was first given royal endorsement in 1854 by Queen Victoria, and was reportedly a favourite of Queen […]
What is “common” these days – and is it even OK to say it? Some might say it’s a controversial term, but for Nicky Haslam, the 85-year-old English designer, socialite and self-appointed arbiter of taste, defining what is common is not something to shy away from – on the contrary, it has become an annual […]
Diplomats welcome Peter Mandelson’s expected appointment as next ambassador to US – UK politics live
This is from Pippa Crerar, the Guardian’s political editor, on the potholes announcements. (See 9.53am.) NEW: Transport secretary has announced £1.6bn for councils to repair roads and fix an extra 7 million potholes next year. This is the Morgan McSweeney style of government: deliver small material changes that public will notice. Same tactic he deployed […]
The UK will not tolerate attempts by foreign countries to harass or intimidate British citizens, the security minister has warned, after a number of Sikhs complained they were being targeted either by or on behalf of the Indian government. Dan Jarvis has written to the Sikh Federation after reports of harassment involving British Sikhs, including […]
Margaret Hodge will oversee a review into regional inequality in the arts after the culture secretary described some areas of Britain as “cultural deserts”. Sky News first reported a week ago that Hodge, who was last week named as the government’s anti-corruption champion, would take control of the review into Arts Council England, which was […]
The EU has launched an ambitious €10bn (£8.3bn) space programme with a constellation of 290 satellites to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink, further widening the post-Brexit security gap with the UK. The constellation is intended to ensure the bloc’s security for governments and armies amid increasing global concerns over cybersecurity. Officials said the UK had not […]