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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift
Nigel Farage has been interviewed by the standards commissioner for an investigation into whether he should have declared a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
Thousands of Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in one of UK’s biggest fire-and-rehire plans
Unison union refuses to ballot members on offer that would make 11% of council employees worse off
‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on UK trains soar to record high
When a train was halted outside Exeter St Davids station on Monday, rail staff leapt to one conclusion: there had been a violent incident on board.
Lack of inspections at fish slaughterhouses a ‘disgrace’, says Animal Equality UK
Charity calls for faster progress on humane slaughter laws for farmed fish in England and Wales
‘They call every week’: the phishing attacks targeting past victims
Scammers reuse personal details harvested from fake Esta websites – and texts and calls can keep arriving for months
‘We are in a kind of war’: row over viral Amsterdam chip shop lands in court
People living in one of Amsterdam’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have taken the city to court for licensing a chip shop that has gone viral on TikTok .
UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets
Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures
Australia’s Chalmers blames US-Iran war for higher inflation, borrowing costs
Australia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the fourth time this year on Tuesday, pushing borrowing costs to the highest level in nearly 15 years as policymakers struggle to contain inflation that re…
OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” about developing the technology.
Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman
Andy Burnham said he wanted to “rewire” the economy. Then he seemed to slam on the brakes, kicking most reforms into the 2030s.
Smoke and fire reported near Aramco facility in Riyadh as Houthi tensions escalate
A fire was reported at the Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan on Saturday following what social media reports and satellite fire-detection data described as a Houthi ballistic missile and drone attack.
UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict
The United Arab Emirates has reportedly warned the government it could cancel big investments in the UK after Manchester City were found guilty by an independent commission.
Nitrite-free bacon sales boom in UK amid fears over curing chemicals
Bacon has long been a favourite of carnivores, but there is growing consumer concern about the health risks posed by nitrites, chemicals used to cure meats.
They embraced the Fiat 500, the Vespa, even tuk-tuks. But will Romans draw the line at the golf cart?
Authorities crack down on trade they says risks spiralling out of control – but operators say they are being targeted unfairly
UK urged to act as Polymarket takes bets on whether HSBC and Lloyds will fail
Revelation comes amid mounting concern over online prediction market’s effects on integrity of financial system
London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%
A flagship Labour authority has warned it may have to impose a 150% council tax rise on residents to maintain current services following central government cuts under a new funding settlement.
Bailiffs and 100 unpaid teachers: inside the collapse of ‘groundbreaking’ yoga studio Triyoga
Formerly a favourite of the A-list, the chain has abruptly ceased trading, leaving teachers and customers blindsided
BT accused of ‘bullying’ customers by pausing broadband in digital landline push
Companies race to switch households to ‘voice over internet protocol’ services by the end of January
'There’s no such thing as democracy': Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty – podcast
Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty speaks to the former Greek finance minister…
‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?
For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areas
OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day
Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation
Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
British farmers are experiencing the worst bluetongue season on record, with the number of cases surpassing the past three years combined.