Posted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Climate crisis, Environment, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Wildfires |
PM to look at imposing restriction on devices in public spaces, though campaigners fear it does not go far enoughThe government will look at banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to rage across the UK, Andy Burnham...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Bridget Phillipson, Labour, Media, NCA (National Crime Agency), Newspapers, Newspapers & magazines, Party funding, Politics, Press freedom, Reform UK, Richard Tice, The Guardian, UK news |
Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairsUK politics live – latest updatesRichard Tice has been accused by Labour’s Bridget Phillipson of mounting a “deeply...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Energy bills, Energy efficiency, Energy industry, Extreme heat, Extreme weather, Heat pumps, Home improvements, Money, The Guardian, UK news |
It might seem an unlikely way to stop overheating, but many owners have found the tech a lifeline in hot weather“If it is 35C outdoors, I can get the temperature down to 21C,” says Andrew Ingram of the sanctuary that his living...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Byelections, Clacton byelection August 2026, Conservatives, Immigration and asylum, Labour, Local politics, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news |
There are more votes in tolerance and decency than in toxic division. It doesn’t take a great leap of political courage to fight back against ReformNigel Farage can be confident of victory against a man posing as an ennobled...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2026 | Books, Culture, Health, Jazz, Language, Mental health, Music, Pop and rock, Society, The Guardian |
As a teenager, I was so ashamed of my speech disability that even my family didn’t know about it. When Scatman John came on the radio, celebrating his own stammer in a hit about self-esteem, I knew I had to meet him For most of...
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