Three construction industry employees arrested after police allege unsafe scaffolding materials may have been behind fire’s rapid spread
A boom in places offering petting sessions is linked to a rise in the illegal movement of exotic and endangered species, say experts
As they struggle with the cost of living, people weigh up whether Rachel Reeves’s measures will help them
Councils welcome move but OBR says it is a significant fiscal risk and could lead to 4.9% real fall in spending per pupil
Rachel Reeves’s new council tax surcharge on homes worth £2m or more earns mixed reception in well-heeled London borough
Scottish Labour’s Anas Sarwar and the Welsh first minister, Eluned Morgan, both face humiliating defeat in next year’s elections, according to polling
The chancellor’s statement will be remembered for the many taxes it raised, rather than the big one – income tax – it did not, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Some would argue airflow is silent, and that only the objects in its way give rise to vortex shedding or sough
Treasury says concession could be worth £30m next year and £70m a year until 2030
Quirky and characterful, our gift ideas run from socks and chocs to sleep aids and lovely homeware – and all of them with affordability in mind
Legislation to reform the EPBC Act runs to hundreds of pages – here are the main changes
Government agrees to prevent fast-tracking of coal and gas projects and subject native forest logging to national environment standards over 18 months
Swimmers aged in their 20s bitten by shark at Kylies beach in Crowdy Bay early on Thursday morning, with woman dying at the scene
The minister says quick approvals can happen while protecting the environment, but my experience tells me that haste brings unintended consequences
Noah Jones and Macy Neyland, both 15, are supported by a digital rights group led by NSW Libertarian MP John Ruddick
Welsh Marches, Shropshire: All the ditches and drains from the hills of mid-Wales to here burst with rain. The Severn has a deadly seriousness now
President calls the shooting in Washington an ‘act of terror’, as officials name Rahmanullah Lakanwal as suspected shooter
Abolition is popular with backbenchers and is expected to stabilise precarious positions of the PM and chancellor