Posted by The Guardian | Aug 6, 2026 | Childbirth, Health, Hospitals, NHS, Politics, Pregnancy, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Women's health, Yvette Cooper |
Yvette Cooper’s maternity reforms must change a system that too often fails women when they’re at their most vulnerableOn the third day of being in labour with my first child, I entered a new state of being. It was time to dig...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 6, 2026 | Culture, Film, River Phoenix, The Guardian |
As Stand By Me is re-released for its 40th anniversary, we look at the late actor’s most intense, enduring roles – from a goofball boffin to a narcoleptic hustlerIssue-of-the-week TV movie about elder abuse, with Tuesday Weld as...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 6, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Conservatives, Green party, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Nigel Farage, Politics, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news, Zack Polanski |
A spokesperson for the Greens says figures had ‘quadrupled’ in the last year since Polanski became leaderA Reform government will introduce national licensing for vape shops, which Zia Yusuf says will see a decrease of 70% in...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 6, 2026 | Business, Energy, Energy industry, Octopus Energy, Politics, Renewable energy, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news |
GMB says that as a top-rated ethical company, UK’s largest energy firm should welcome involvement of unionsWorkers are pushing for union recognition at the UK’s largest energy company, Octopus Energy, known as a progressive...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 6, 2026 | Antisemitism, Climate crisis, Environment, Far right, Kemi Badenoch, Politics, The far right, The Guardian, UK news, World News |
As another summer of extreme heat rumbles on, warnings about excess deaths, ageing infrastructure and potential food shortages are growing louder. So how well prepared is the UK to cope, both now and in the years ahead? Jessica...
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