Posted by The Guardian | Jun 28, 2026 | Business, Education policy, Local government, NHS, Politics, Private equity, Public finance, Public services policy, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Transport policy, UK news |
Almost £24.4bn of government money went to private equity-run firms in year to April 2025, Guardian analysis shows‘Treating children like cattle’: what happens when private equity takes over a UK care home?Nurseries, vets and...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jun 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Devolution, Economic policy, Ed Miliband, Labour, Labour party leadership, Lucy Powell, Politics, Steve Reed, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news |
Labour deputy leader says she thinks energy secretary would suit Treasury but ‘tittle-tattle’ over posts ‘unedifying’Ed Miliband would make a “good” chancellor to Andy Burnham, Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has said,...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jun 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Defence policy, Military, Ministry of Defence, Nato, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Adm Sir Tony Radakin says UK currenly ‘falls short’ of level required to keep Russian threats at bayThe former head of the armed forces has told Andy Burnham that plans for defence spending must meet a “Moscow test” to keep...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jun 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Business, Communities, Economic policy, Economics, Energy industry, Housing, Labour, Nationalisation, Politics, Society, Thames Water, The Guardian, Transport, Transport policy, UK news, Water industry |
In the first of a series on nationalisation, we look at the critical tests ahead for the PM-in-waiting, from choosing a chancellor to the future of Thames WaterAs he swept towards victory in the Makerfield byelection, Andy...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Jun 28, 2026 | Extreme heat, Fitness, Health, Health & wellbeing, Life and style, Nutrition, Society, The Guardian |
The hotter it gets, the faster our bodies lose water. Obviously, we need to replace it – but is anything better than plain H₂O? And does timing matter? Here’s what the science saysHydration is important. In temperatures like...
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