Posted by The Guardian | Aug 7, 2026 | Business, England, Environment, The Guardian, Water, Water industry |
Last month in England was the driest July since records began almost two centuries ago. How concerned should we be?Half of England and all of Wales are officially in drought. But what does this mean and could the UK’s taps...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 7, 2026 | Health & wellbeing, London, Pubs, Smartphones, Social etiquette, Social media, The Guardian, UK news |
The time-honoured tradition of standing up with a drink, gossiping and putting the world to rights is under threat. If councillors ban it, we’ll all lose outIt is unbelievable: unconscionable. Westminster Council is moving...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 7, 2026 | Conservatives, Home Office, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Norfolk, Politics, Prisons and probation, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
More than double number of arrests made since 2024 compared with previous two-year periodMorning and welcome to our UK politics blog.The government said more arrests are being made for illegal working, with Home Office figures...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 7, 2026 | Communities, Conservatives, England, Housing, Immigration and asylum, Politics, Social housing, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
Housing charity says move would drive up homelessness, while Labour dismisses proposal as ‘unworkable’Plans to ban foreign nationals from social housing under a Conservative government have been condemned as “divisive”.Under...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 7, 2026 | Food, Life and style, The Guardian |
Felicity Cloake is the writer of the Guardian’s How to cook the perfect … and Masterclass cookery columns. If you’ve eaten it … she’s cooked it. Discuss her work or ask her a question below the line now. She’ll be online at 3pm...
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