Politics
Gardiner hits out at ‘cowardly’ Tory efforts to delay ‘fire and hire’ reform
The Labour MP said the government was aiming to stop his bill despite it having cross-party support.
Here’s every Tory who voted against stopping sewage dumping in rivers
The House of Lords amendment sought to prevent companies discharging raw sewage in rivers. It was rejected.
Celebrities urge Johnson to ditch ‘horrendous’ asylum reforms
Olivia Colman and Stephen Fry are among those urging the prime minister to "think again".
UK Covid response being cited by world leaders as a great example – of what not to do
Cases in the UK topped 50,000 for the first time in three months yesterday, with a further 115 deaths.
Greens call for household helicopter money to ease winter fuel crisis
Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay will urge helicopter payments for every household to avert a winter "national emergency".
Laura Kuenssberg to step down as BBC political editor – report
Kuenssberg has faced accusations of bias from across the political spectrum through the UK’s departure from the EU.
Greta Thunberg accuses UK government of spinning carbon statistics
The climate activist mentioned a "heavily subsidised" plant which is the third biggest CO2 emitter in Europe and said that despite this, the UK government "still considers itself to be a global climate leader".
Science pupils to send CO2 in bottle to Tory minister in awareness bid
The students think they know more science than adults.
‘Remain’ twice as popular among those who didn’t vote in 2016 referendum
Electoral Commission figures from five years ago show 28 per cent of UK voters did not turn out to cast their vote - about 13 million people.