The people behind the violence in England this summer were “largely racially motivated criminal thugs”, the Metropolitan police commissioner has said, as he revealed that
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Thames Water trying to stay afloat by rewriting loan deals, says source
Thames Water is trying to buy time to avoid running out of funds by rewriting loan agreements with its lenders as its future hangs in
Farage rejects claims he helped trigger riots with video publicising false claims about Southport attacker – UK politics live
a video he posted online that led to him being widely accused of provoking the summer riots. In the video released shortly after three young
Google says UK risks being ‘left behind’ in AI race without more data centres
Google has said that Britain risks being left behind in the global artificial intelligence race unless the government moves quickly to build more datacentres and
European court rejects Paterson appeal over report into improper lobbying
The European court of human rights has dismissed an appeal by the former MP Owen Paterson against the parliamentary report that preceded his political downfall.
UK inflation stays at 2.2% as lower petrol prices offset by higher air fares
The UK’s annual inflation rate rose by 2.2% in August, matching the increase in July, as lower petrol prices at the pump were offset by
‘Butterfly emergency’ declared as UK summer count hits record low
A national “butterfly emergency” has been declared by Butterfly Conservation after the lowest Big Butterfly Count since records began. An average of just seven butterflies
Superyacht and private jet tax could raise £2bn a year, say campaigners
Fair taxes on superyachts and private jets in the UK could have brought in £2bn last year to provide vital funds for communities suffering the
More than £494bn subsidies a year are harmful to the climate, says report
More than $650bn (£494bn) a year in public subsidies goes to fossil fuel companies, intensive agriculture and other harmful industries in the developing world, new
UK overseas aid spend will reach 17-year low without urgent action, NGOs warn
UK aid spending will fall to its lowest level since 2007 unless the government takes urgent remedial action in the autumn budget, a group of