Exclusive: Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry – and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate himI have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest | Gordon BrownThe former prime minister Gordon Brown has […]

Evidence suggests an elaborate cover-up. The Met must actFormer UK prime minister makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire The groundbreaking apology to Prince Harry from Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) has not closed an era of investigation and litigation […]

Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward say a huge industrial project will imperil its recovery from 2005’s Hurricane KatrinaResidents ofNew Orleans’ Ninth Ward, an area many declared dead after Hurricane Katrina, know their history – and the resurgent arts district that marks their comeback. They […]

Environment groups say Thursday order ignores effort to adopt rules to prevent harmful mining of ocean floorEnvironmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for minerals, saying it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ignores an ongoing […]

The private school will open its first US campus in Long Island. Will it assimilate Americans into the upper crust – or is it more about branding?This fall, the British boarding school Harrow will open its first offshoot in the US: a lush 170-acre waterfront campus in Long Island. For $75,000 a […]

Council housing microgrid and tube-powered heat network among schemes supported by Mayor of London fundLondon councils yet to spend £130m in local climate fundsCarbon offset funding received from developers should be spent mostly on energy efficiency, renewable energy and district heating […]

Number of visitors sinks 11.6% in March as deportations and tariffs make US a less appealing destinationEvery summer, Cheryl travels to Iowa, from her home in St Kitts. She rents a three-bedroom house for her and her US-based adult children. She usually rents a car, too, and the family go out for […]

Filming in Los Angeles is at a historic low, with some suggesting the city might go the way of DetroitWhen screenwriter David Scarpa visits the great Hollywood studios these days, he is struck by what is missing. “It used to be you’d walk around those back lots and you’d see many people and […]

Inadequate record keeping means councils do not know whether former waste sites contain toxic substancesMore than 100 old landfills in England that may be contaminated with toxic substances have flooded since 2000, potentially posing a serious safety risk, it can be revealed.Some of these former […]

The London-based company, the second largest food deliver app in the UK, said no ‘firm offer’ had been made yetDoorDash is offering to buy its UK-based rival Deliveroo for $3.6bn (£2.7bn), Deliveroo said on Friday.Deliveroo said that its board was in talks with DoorDash over the offer and that […]

Critical minerals, nuclear power and the ‘weaponisation’ of energy supplies were discussed at international conferenceThe UK and the International Energy Agency gathered ministers and high-level officials from 60 countries to Lancaster House in London for two days of talks on the future of […]

Few policymakers mention US president by name, but his tariffs dominate IMF-World Bank meetingKristalina Georgieva’s favourite film, the International Monetary Fund boss told the audience at a packed panel event in Washington on Thursday, is Tom Hanks’s cold war romp Bridge of Spies.In one of […]

Sandrine Zhang Ferron on how she created her online business, from building the website to signing up 100,000 customersVinterior may not have any showrooms or shops, but the home of the founder and chief executive, Sandrine Zhang Ferron, has plenty of finds from the classy secondhand furnishings […]

London professionals are taking advantage of reduced rents in vacant buildings in often unusual spacesA top-floor, open-plan property in a trendy east London neighbourhood would usually set you back thousands of pounds a month in rent, but Luke Williams is paying a fraction of that.The 45-year-old […]

Typical bill to drop by £166 as warm weather and global economic uncertainty drive down wholesale gas prices, says leading forecasterBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s trade war means lower energy bills for British households, according to a leading forecaster, after the economic […]

MPs like me are horrified by my government’s proposals to treat vulnerable people as suspects simply because they need state supportNeil Duncan-Jordan is the Labour MP for PooleReport: Starmer faces Labour revolt over plan to raid bank accounts of benefit claimantsLabour won last year’s general […]

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Public confidence in the UK biomass industry is low – robust checks are needed to ensure every wood pellet its power plant burns is sustainableMPs question value of billions in subsidies granted to Drax power plantEven government ministers sounded embarrassed in February when they threw yet more […]

UK prime minister tells energy summit his government is determined to transition energy system from fossil fuels to renewablesBritain will accelerate push to net zero, Starmer tells energy summit Continue reading...

Donald Trump has claimed that US officials were in talks with Chinese counterparts to resolve their tariff dispute, despite earlier denials from China. Beijing said on Thursday that any claims of trade talks with Washington were ‘baseless’Nissan warns of £4bn loss as costs rise and Trump […]

The UK is being dragged in opposing directions by international forces in its quest for growthRiding two horses is hard enough, but diplomats are joking in private that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are trying to ride three.At the International Monetary Fund summit in Washington this week, Reeves […]

They are everywhere – and they may be messing with your body more than you realise. They’re linked to obesity, gut issues, even chronic disease. But how exactly are UPFs making us sick?Neelam Tailor speaks to the food philosopher and former industry insider Prof Barry Smith, who breaks down […]

Victims include fans rushing to buy tickets at well over face value, data collected by Lloyds Banking Group suggestsOasis fans have collectively lost more than £2m to scams since tickets for its reunion tour went on sale last year, a major bank has estimated.Lloyds Banking Group based the […]

Ed Miliband’s looming decision on electricity market changes could mean regional bill disparities for householdsBritain’s most senior government ministers could soon be drawn into a deepening row over plans to charge some households higher electricity bills than others, as Ed Miliband […]

More trainers and overtime for examiners but target to cut queue to seven weeks will not be hit until 2026Thousands more driving tests a month have been promised in a government push to tackle a huge backlog of people waiting to take them in Great Britain, as the transport secretary admitted it […]

Owners of hybrids save only £13 a year compared with petrol equivalents, thinktank saysBritish households could miss out on savings of more than £800 a year on running costs if they choose a hybrid car over an electric one, amid concerns that recent government rule changes open the door for […]

Campaigners say most common problem are ‘sticky keys’ that fails to record registration numbers correctlyThousands of drivers in England are being sent demands for up to £170 from private parking companies because of faulty ticket machines, campaigners have said.Many private car parks require […]