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
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‘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
Kyle Clifford charged with murdering Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt
A man has been charged with murdering three women in Bushey in Hertfordshire in July. Kyle Clifford, 26, is accused of the murders of Carol,
Ovo Energy to pay out nearly £2.4m over customer complaint failures
The energy supplier Ovo has agreed to pay £2.37m in compensation to customers and towards a redress scheme over failures in how it handled customer
Campaigners tie baby slings to statues in call for better UK paternity leave
Men campaigning for enhanced paternity leave have attached lifesize model babies in slings to bronze statues of men across central London and called on the
Tackling UK ill health is vital to economic growth, says IPPR
Tackling Britain’s growing ill-health crisis holds the key to increasing growth and the government needs to invest £15bn a year on a radical programme of
Labour MPs who missed winter fuel vote given ‘feudal’ warning by whips
Labour MPs who missed a controversial vote on removing the winter fuel payment from most pensioners have been stripped of potential privileges and warned about