Posted by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2026 | Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Coronavirus, Covid inquiry, Michelle Mone, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning reportBoris Johnson’s Conservative government wasted public money on a “vast” scale with flawed buying of personal...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2026 | China, Investigative journalism, Laos, The Guardian, Wildlife |
Chinese tourism is booming in Laos and the illegal wildlife trade is booming with it. Pangolin scales, rhino horn and elephant ivory are all being sold at secret shops and restaurants as a new high-speed rail line brings...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2026 | Culture, Film, Jane Campion, New Zealand, Sam Neill, The Guardian, The Piano |
The Piano director shares her memories of the actor on set – and the last time she saw him in hospitalSam Neill’s final interview and his life in pictures ‘A true gentleman’: actors, directors and leaders pay tribute to Sam...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Keir Starmer, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, World Cup |
World Cup victory for England next week could raise expectations the likely new prime minister can’t live up toAndy Burnham yesterday got himself clear of the magic number – the 323 Labour MPs who had to support him to make any...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2026 | Alison Steadman, Culture, Gavin & Stacey, James Corden, Mathew Horne, Ruth Jones, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian |
To kick off Making Love, our new series in which the stars behind TV’s hottest relationships relive their romances, Mathew Horne and Joanna Page talk about meeting the one, snogs with strangers – and saving people’s livesIt’s a...
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