London festival will feature an intimate Styles performance as well as appearances from Warpaint, Kamasi Washington, Devonté Hynes and more Harry Styles has announced the lineup of artists he has curated for this year’s
Lord Richard Walker, Iceland’s chair, says Walker Smith is ‘welcome to a job with us’ as public fundraiser hits £7,500 Keir Starmer’s cost of living tsar, who is the chair of Iceland, has offered a job to a worker who wa
Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflict UK politics live – latest updates The interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will be capp
Mixed stock market reaction to president’s comments, while IMF chief warns of inflation and slower growth Business live – latest updates Oil traded at more than $110 a barrel on Tuesday after Donald Trump said all of Ira
Rapper who has previously made antisemitic remarks responds to criticism over his booking at London festival The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has broken his silence and offered to “meet and listen” to members of t
The health secretary and the BMA trade accusations over who bears responsibility for the collapse of talks Good morning. Resident doctors in English hospitals started a six-day strike at 7am this morning.
Billionaire claims world’s biggest music company has suffered due to postponement of US listing Business live – latest updates Billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund has offered to buy Universal Music Group (UMG) in a deal
The ‘bank is closed and the door is locked’, says Zia Yusuf as calls grow for compensation to remedy historical wrongs Reform UK has said it would stop issuing visas to any person from a country which continues to demand
CBI figures showing surprise jump in financial sector’s growth will be welcome news for Rachel Reeves Britain’s financial services companies have reported a strong recovery in activity at the start of the year, in a surp
Exclusive: Health secretary says industrial action in England also threatens to derail NHS progress on waiting times Wes Streeting has accused resident doctors of “torpedoing” their own pay rises and training jobs by wal
Withdrawal of additional speciality training roles amid strike deadlock has left some doctors with uncertain future After almost two years on the NHS frontline as a resident doctor, Heather Gunn says she is bracing herse
Exclusive: Call for nudity-detection tech on phones as number of under-18s reporting blackmail attempts rises by 34% • ‘I felt ashamed and scared’: how an online friendship became a sextortion nightmare Children are repo
State-funded savings accounts set up for children at birth going unclaimed, with £1.5bn estimated to be sat in bank accounts As Elle Middlemas approached her 18th birthday, she began wondering if she had a child trust fu
With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead In four weeks, the shape of British politics is likely to change dramatically.
Government should look at ways to help as firms are paying disproportionate bills, says MakeUK British manufacturers have said they will have to pay an extra £940m a year in business rates because of changes by Rachel Re
The Guardian columnist speaks about why we need to tackle global food insecurity “There are lots of different components to food security,” the Guardian columnist George Monbiot tells Nosheen Iqbal.
At least 432 ebike fires and 147 e-scooter fires recorded in 2025, up 38% and 20% respectively on previous year Ebike and e-scooter fires in the UK reached a record high last year, an investigation has found, renewing co
Home Office will use mapping technology and crime data to identify up to 250 schools in areas of greatest risk Schools across England are to receive dedicated support to prevent knife crime incidents in a hyper-targeted
Performer is being extended ‘forgiveness’ over antisemitic remarks, says managing director of festival’s promoter Kanye West is still due to perform at the Wireless festival, one of its organisers has said, despite calls
As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement Middle East crisis live – latest updates Donald Trump has appeared to compare Keir Starmer to Neville
Police say 26-year-old man died at scene outside nightclub in Peckham and two others remain in hospital Four men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed to death and two other men were injured o
Analysis of more than 500 brain scans finds LSD, psilocybin and other psychedelics increase cross-talk between brain systems Scientists have identified a hallmark signature produced by psychedelic drugs in the human brai
With some misgivings, families and aviation enthusiasts bring stepladders and picnics to the perimeter fence It was a 4.40am start for the Wilkinson family.
Increased recognition of crime and perpetrators using technology to track victims are behind rise, say experts The number of stalking offences recorded by police has soared over the past decade, with experts saying the r
The retailer has been criticised over treatment of Walker Smith, 54, who worked in London store for 17 years Waitrose is under growing pressure to reinstate an employee of 17 years who was sacked after tackling a shoplif
Exclusive: Seven of England’s 24 stroke centres still not providing mechanical thrombectomy 24/7 despite ministers’ pledges The NHS has not made a “life-changing” treatment for stroke available around the clock across En
South-east England could reach 24C as short period of settled weather replaces rain and 70mph winds Parts of the UK are set to enjoy the warmest temperatures of the year so far in the wake of Storm Dave, which caused wid
From September, trans girls, and trans young women who volunteer, will have to hand in their memberships Angela has two daughters, aged 13 and 10, who both attend their local Girlguiding group.
Tougher ethical certification process requires companies to meet standards in every one out of seven categories Dozens of companies may be at risk of losing their coveted B Corp ethical status after the organisation behi
Keir Starmer ‘is not a bystander’, says Campaign Against Antisemitism as it calls on him to stop rapper entering UK Kanye West should be banned from entering the UK to perform at Wireless festival, the Campaign Against A
Companies using heating oil have already begun rationing their fuel use, says Federation of Small Businesses Middle East crisis – live updates Thousands of independent businesses across the UK are braced for their energy
BFI and National Portrait Gallery to mark centenary of the film star’s birth with ‘the summer of Marilyn’ Though often reduced to a sex symbol frozen in time, or a tragic figure at the centre of several scandals, Marilyn
Even if motorists can provide evidence they’ve paid for parking, they are threatened with bailiffs and court Drivers have accused a leading car park management company of issuing “false” parking fines – leaving one mothe
More than half of NHS trusts have cap on availability of products, forcing patients to pay for products themselves Millions of people across the UK living with incontinence are facing shortages of sanitary products due t
Figures suggest if £500,000 limit set for Great Britain 30 years ago was adjusted for inflation the maximum would be more than £1m A 30-year freeze on compensation for victims of crime should be lifted, campaigners have
Union says new entitlements, part of Employment Rights Act 2025, will help lower-income households Up to 9.6 million UK workers are to benefit from the changes to sick pay rules, according to unions.
In part two of our interview, Kiran Stacey speaks to the political scientist Prof Rob Ford about the voters Labour and the Conservatives are losing to the Greens and Reform, and how May’s elections could play out Buy Pro
People encouraged to ‘come forward as normal’ when BMA members begin industrial action over pay on Tuesday The NHS is urging patients not to put off seeking the care they need when resident doctors press ahead with strik
Councils urged to crack down on misuse of parking permits that help people with disabilities and health conditions Councils in England have been urged to crack down on the misuse of blue badge parking permits – legitimat
Levy on inherited farms and family businesses worth £2.5m or more comes into force 6 April A new inheritance tax regime for UK farms and family businesses comes into force on Monday and will present “significant challeng
Announcement of eight young futures hubs made as concerns grow over the number of knives on the streets Eight young futures youth hubs aimed at giving young people support towards work and away from street crime are to o
PM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on Monday • Workers, pensioners and children: all better off.
Protesters held on Sunday after joining a Lakenheath Alliance for Peace encampment outside airbase in Suffolk Seven people have been arrested under suspicion of supporting banned group Palestine Action after a protest in
Concerns raised over minors placed in adult detention centres since removals began under scheme in September More than 70 children from various conflict zones whose ages were disputed by the Home Office have been held in
The National Trust’s wetlands project officer has described the effect of four Eurasian beavers on the ecosystem as astonishing, a year after they were reintroduced into the wild in England for the first time in 400 year
Exclusive: Animal welfare charities ‘bitterly disappointed’ that Labour plans to backtrack on manifesto commitments The government is to break a manifesto commitment to ban foie gras imports, and has declined to stop fur
Average traditional funeral now costs £4,623, up 1.3% since January, says report from Pure Cremation The war in Iran is pushing up the cost of living in the UK but it is also driving up the “cost of dying” as higher gas
Road and rail travel was also disrupted across the UK before weather warnings lifted Storm Dave left thousands of homes across Wales and Northern Ireland without power and disrupted road and rail travel across the UK bef
PM says antisemitism is ‘abhorrent’ after booking of West, who has song called Heil Hitler and last year advertised swastika T-shirt Keir Starmer has said it is “deeply concerning” that Kanye West, the US rapper who has
Shirine Khoury-Haq and other managers did not receive annual bonus after damaging cyber-attack in 2025 The former boss of the Co-op collected almost £2m before her sudden departure last month despite a difficult year whe
Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite boss The government has asked its new employment rights watchdog to reduce the regulatory burden on business, it has emerged,
Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPs A number of ministers concerned about Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes are working behind the scenes with
Walker Smith, 54, who worked for retailer for 17 years, says he grabbed bag from thief before they escaped A Waitrose employee of 17 years has described his devastation after being sacked for stopping a shoplifter who ha
Archbishop of Canterbury to issue urgent call for peace, as PM exhorts Britons to ‘choose community over division’ Religious and political leaders in the UK are highlighting the conflict in the Middle East in their Easte
Charities suggest ‘gendered understanding’ of crime means services often fail to recognise girls and young women as victims An increasing number of girls are being identified as victims of county lines exploitation, figu
Met police say 19-year-old man held at Westminster magistrates court, where three other men charged over attack A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the arson attack on Jewish volunteer ambulances in nort
Influencers and athletes are among those claiming substances can help with injury repair, weight loss and angi-ageing Medicines watchdog to investigate UK peptide clinics over health claims From influencers to athletes,
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds several clinics making potentially unlawful claims about benefits of unregulated therapies What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype?
Storm Dave expected to cause Easter weekend travel disruption, though warm weather could return next week Storm Dave is expected to cause travel disruption this Easter weekend, with warnings for heavy snow and gale-force
UK reportedly considering aligning with EU rules allowing all conserves to be labelled as marmalade The story is, in Fleet Street terminology, a marmalade-dropper. The name marmalade is being dropped. But is it?
Senior figures express concerns over medical union’s refusal of pay rise that is higher than offer to other NHS staff Trade unions have privately expressed qualms about the forthcoming doctors’ strikes, expressing frustr
Exclusive: research finds Jackdaw field would provide only about 2% of current demand, and Rosebank only 1% Opening major new fields in the North Sea would make almost no difference to the UK’s reliance on gas imports, r
Amid closures and soaring costs, food halls are booming as a cheaper, lower-risk alternative to traditional restaurants Beeps chirp through the cavernous Cambridge Street Collective on a busy weekday, as buzzers alert th
Fears of Easter chaos over scaling up of new EU border system are eased, with no facial IDs for Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers Passengers crossing the Channel from the UK to France will not face new biometric checks
Two people in police custody after a fatal incident in Cudworth area on Friday evening Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man died after a collision in the Cudworth area of Barnsley.
Reports on English policies seen in Wales as relating to whole of UK contribute to widespread confusion, researchers say UK media is failing to report properly on devolved issues in Wales, leaving voters ill-informed abo
Ray Blanchette admits he may be a ‘little crazy’ as he outlines chain’s hopes of building 1,000 outlets globally “I am a little crazy maybe,” admits Ray Blanchette, a former TGI Fridays kitchen manager who has taken on t
Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerate seasonal change Bluebells are flowering, swallows are returning and orange-tip butterflies are flying in what could b
Royal visitors have long been popular in the US, and Charles has decades of diplomacy under his belt. But can soft power save the special relationship?
Misogynistic abuse of female staff is increasing, leaving teachers feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘humiliated’ Teachers’ leaders have said a “masculinity crisis” is fermenting in schools across the UK, with misogynistic abuse
Met police investigate incident, removing five officers from frontline duties after member of the public discovers items Armed police officers protecting the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, allegedly left a bag containing guns
Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old boy are due to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Saturday Three people have been charged after four Jewish community ambulances were targeted in an alleged arso
PM gets widespread backing after president’s mocking impersonation takes US-UK relationship to new low Keir Starmer has been warned his relationship with Donald Trump may be beyond repair after the US president derided t
Academics and youth workers say cuts to services, not social media, help explain recent unrest in south London It started with a flyer sent around on Snapchat.
Petrol has risen 19% and diesel 35%, and in England the north has had the sharpest increases Fuel prices have risen faster in Northern Ireland than in any other UK region since the beginning of the Iran war.
NASUWT says full entitlement should be increased from four weeks to 26 and paternity pay also improved Full maternity pay for teachers across the UK should be increased to 26 weeks to help stem the exodus of women in the
Fourteen-, 16- and 18-year-olds arrested on suspicion of murder after incident near Woolwich Dockyard station Police have launched a murder investigation after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in Woolwich, south-east L
Body that funds Alan Turing Institute says it should offer better strategy and more value for money The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer fundin