The Guardianadded this to Politics You ken me? Hunt desperate to show he's more than just a dollThe Guardian - John CraceSince Team Boris managed to rig the vote to get him into the final two, Jeremy Hunt has been on a media blitz to persuade Conservatives there is more to him than being Barbie’s eye-candy Ken. He has been
The Guardianadded this to World NewsChristchurch Anti-Islamic extremist permanently excluded from entering UKThe GuardianA prominent anti-Islamic extremist whose organisation is being investigated in Austria over links to the Christchurch shooting suspect has apparently been permanently excluded from entering the UK. Martin
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsMiddlesex Sad story of former Middlesex bowlerThe GuardianI was slightly puzzled by Amelia Gentleman’s piece on “former Middlesex bowler Richard Stewart” (Another Windrush victim dies without payment or apology, 22 June), as I did not recognise the name despite
The Guardianadded this to MusicOpinion (UK) The joys of being a female conductorThe GuardianThe present state of the Conservative party brings to mind the Greek saying: “Whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad.” Dick Taverne Liberal Democrats, House of Lords • Perhaps Mr Johnson (Johnson:
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsOpinion (UK) Democracy lacking in the race to be prime ministerThe GuardianPolly Toynbee rightly attacks the unprecedented system whereby a small number of Conservative party members are choosing our next prime minister and possibly determining the Brexit outcome (Britain is
The Guardianadded this to MoneyOpinion (UK) Give MPs six months’ parental leave without delayThe Guardian - LettersWe write as an alliance of charities and campaigners to express our support for the development of a transparent procedure and budget that would allow all MPs to have access to six months’ parental and
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesMonty Python Still flying: Monty Python to mark 50th anniversary with record bidThe Guardian - Ben QuinnThey return – it would appear – to a time where no one is the messiah but there is no shortage of naughty boys. Fifty years after the first broadcast of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the men who revolutionised
The Guardianadded this to Donald TrumpEric Trump Stephen Colbert to Trump: 'You ran on a racist, anti-immigration platform'The GuardianLate-night hosts discussed recent issues of the Trump administration, including a new allegation of sexual assault against Trump and the crisis at the border. Stephen Colbert opened his show with the that
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesSocial Work Social care funding crisis 'putting tens of thousands at risk'The GuardianThe government’s failure to get to grips with the escalating financial crisis in social care has put tens of thousands of older and disabled people at risk of being denied basic support such as help with
The Guardianadded this to MediaAbortion Medical experts criticise BBC for use of phrase 'heartbeat bill'The Guardian - Tara ConlanAn international alliance of medical experts has accused the BBC of using “medically inaccurate” and biased “dangerously emotive” language after the corporation refused to stop describing US legislation
The Guardianadded this to LifestyleKim Kardashian Body foundation to cover your veins? Why Kim Kardashian's new product has caused a ruckusThe GuardianAs with most things Kim Kardashian does, the reality star’s latest beauty product – an already sold-out Skin Perfecting Body Foundation – has sparked an online back-and-forth about whether makeup for legs
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsCressida Dick Cressida Dick calls for public consent on data use to help battle crimeThe GuardianThe Metropolitan police commissioner has hit out at “woefully low” rates for solving crimes, with courts “emptying” despite some offences rising. Cressida Dick used a keynote lecture to call for better
The Guardianadded this to BooksVirginia Woolf Cecil Woolf obituaryThe GuardianThe publisher and editor Cecil Woolf, who has died aged 92, was a nephew of Virginia and Leonard Woolf and the last person to have known Virginia Woolf personally, taking her tea in bed as a little boy.
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsLabour Party Chris Williamson back in Labour party after antisemitism remarksThe GuardianMP Chris Williamson has been readmitted to the Labour party after he was suspended for suggesting the party had been “too apologetic” about antisemitism. The Guardian understands the Derby North MP is
The Guardianadded this to TechnologyTechnology Schoolchildren to get online safety advice on catfishing and fake newsThe Guardian - Jessica MurrayNew guidance on teaching online safety in schools to make children more resilient to catfishing, fake news and other online harms has been announced by the education secretary. The guidelines will combine
The Guardianadded this to US NewsPlay buttonBorder Patrol ‘The river is treacherous’: the migrant tragedy one photo can't captureGuardian US - Patrick Timmons in Piedras NegrasMore than eight children have drowned in the river this year. It’s insane Claudio Bres Garza, mayor of Piedras Negras We are trying to figure out what to do. Do we turn ourselves in or try to keep going?
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsNews (Scotland) Scotland to aid poorest families with extra £10 a week for each childThe Guardian - Severin Carrell Scotland editorThe Scottish government is to boost the incomes of the country’s poorest families by offering them £10 a week for every child in addition to child benefit payments. Aileen Campbell, the communities secretary,
The Guardianadded this to FilmFilm (UK) Eyes Without a Face star Édith Scob dies aged 81The Guardian - Andrew PulverÉdith Scob, the French actor best known for her first starring role in the creepy 1960 Georges Franju horror film Eyes Without a Face, has died aged 81. Her agent confirmed the news to AFP, saying she
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsHighlands Caledonian Sleeper suffers setbacks with Highlands train delayThe Guardian - Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentThe troubled Caledonian Sleeper has suffered a fresh setback, with new trains on its Highlands service now unlikely to appear until after the summer holiday season. The flagship overnight train, billed
The Guardianadded this to BusinessPlay buttonInvesting 'I’m devastated': Gavin Woodhouse care home investor speaks outThe Guardian - Simon GoodleyVijay Devadoss is a 62-year-old retired NHS orthopaedic surgeon who invested £450,000 in nine rooms in Gavin Woodhouse’s Clifton Moor development in June 2015. He was told that Clifton Moor would be operational
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentOpinion (UK) Climate crisis, tree planting and new left economicsThe Guardian - LettersScotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has acknowledged that our planet faces a climate emergency. Inextricably linked to this is the growing ecological crisis. We must not let Brexit derail us from
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesWalgreens Boots Alliance Boots to open concept store in London with YouTube studioThe Guardian - Rebecca SmithersBoots is opening a concept store featuring a beauty hall with its own YouTube studio as part of one of the biggest makeovers in the retailer’s 170-year history. The health and beauty chain’s new outlet,
The Guardianadded this to BusinessEntrepreneurship Gavin Woodhouse: entrepreneur says he is 'a man who delivers'The Guardian - Simon Goodley“When it comes to an insatiable appetite and passion for business, an infectious enthusiasm for life and a boundless energy and determination to achieve results, Gavin Woodhouse is a man who delivers.”
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonBear Grylls Uncovered: the £200m theme park, the businessman – and the missing millionsThe Guardian - Simon GoodleyA new £200m outdoor adventure park, which is being launched with the support of the celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls, is being fronted by a financier who has raised millions of pounds from private investors
The Guardianadded this to BusinessPlay buttonInvesting How Gavin Woodhouse raised millions for a string of stalled projectsThe Guardian - Simon GoodleyGavin Woodhouse says he began funding his business via private investors because the high-street banks would not lend to him. His model is to offer investors the chance of investing in a room in a care
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Police say abducted Norwegian woman probably murderedThe Guardian - AFP in OsloThe wife of a wealthy Norwegian businessman who disappeared nearly eight months ago was probably killed and the murder made to look like a kidnapping, police have said. Anne-Elisabeth Hagen, whose husband,
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentCoal US in energy landmark as renewables produce more electricity than coalThe Guardian - Oliver MilmanThe US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time ever in April, new federal government data has shown. Clean energy such as solar and wind provided 23% of US electricity
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesWorld News Hong Kong protesters seek support from G20 leaders over extradition lawThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongThousands of people have gathered by the harbour front in the heart of Hong Kong’s central business district to continue the fight for the withdrawal of a controversial extradition law and to demand democracy.
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Europe heatwave: cities take steps to limit effects of record temperaturesThe Guardian - Jon Henley Europe correspondentEuropean cities are taking exceptional steps to limit the impact of a historic early summer heatwave as temperatures across the continent approached monthly and, in some places, all-time records. Authorities
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) An Islamophobic security agenda shouldn't mix with arts fundingThe Guardian - Naz ShahHad this government cared, it would not continuously brush Tory Islamophobia under the carpet The last few days have seen a furore over the Bradford literature festival’s decision to accept funding from
