‘It’s for the future’: NHS doctors in Manchester striking for pay that ‘keeps workforce’ Consultants say they are taking action because below-inflation pay rises are damaging retention The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023
‘Lots of Tories won’t vote’: can Labour really take Selby and Ainsty? Voters in the former mining constituency turned Tory stronghold suggest the Conservatives have their work cut out in the forthcoming byelection The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023
Liverpool Biennial 2023 review – horror and healing At the 12th Liverpool Biennial, bold works from Isa do Rosário, Binta Diaw, Torkwase Dyson and more focus on colonialism and the slave trade. But the aim is to spiritually awaken rather than shock The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023
‘If you want cartwheels, I’m not your person’: Rachel Reeves on charisma, U-turns and rescuing the economy Labour’s shadow chancellor is proud of her background, sure of her ability – and miserable about the choices she might face after a general election The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023
British army admits soldier was victim of ‘anti-Islamic bias’ Exclusive: Ebrima Bayo accepts settlement of religious discrimination case after five-and-a-half-year battle The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023
Last surviving gaslit cinema in world to reopen in Leeds Exclusive: £4.8m refurbishment, which has taken eight years, will include extension to building, restored interior and 50-seat second screen The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023
CPS admits it could have charged stalker before he held woman at gunpoint Senior prosecutor says it had enough evidence against Gareth Wyn Jones for harassing his ex-partner in Wales The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2023
‘Definitely a lot busier’: TV show lures visitors to coin gang’s Yorkshire home Associations with 18-century counterfeiters can be seen across Calderdale, where The Gallows Pole tourism has mainly been welcomed The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
Lake District tour boat firm accused of ‘censoring’ Windermere links to slavery Boatmaster says skippers barred from saying some lakeshore houses were built by those who profited from slavery The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
River in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dry Experts are warning of disastrous conditions for wildlife at upper River Derwent in Borrowdale The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023
‘Anyone but Tory’: blue wall Yorkshire village questions loyalty ahead of byelection Bolton Percy residents who were ‘true blues’ say party has lost its direction in recent years The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023
Liverpool Biennial 2023 review – devastating insights into the horrors of slavery The theme is slavery and colonialism and – from instruments used to measure facial features to a ship made out of soil – these works have an astonishing power The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2023
Manchester City’s odyssey from Dickov to the brink of immortality After escaping the third tier in 1999, City are one win from the treble. We chart the defining moments that transformed their fortunes The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023
Past senses: English Heritage signs point out historic sites’ sounds and smells Playful takes on cautionary Ministry of Works signs encourage visitors to have a sensory experience The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 A great ridge walk to a fine old pub: The Pheasant, Tattenhall, Cheshire With views of distant hills this walk high on Sandstone Ridge takes in castles and a brilliant hostelry
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023 Lucy Ward: ‘I loved Leeds … now I look at the club through different eyes’ Commentator talks to Donald McRae about fighting a sex discrimination case against her former club and tackling online trolls
The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023 ‘One guy uses us like a larder’: the British shoplifting crisis – as seen from the tills In Britain, shop thefts have more than doubled in the past six years, reaching 8m in 2022. We spent a day talking to shopkeepers in Manchester, where raids on the shelves are a regular occurrence
The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023 Housing crisis drives £1bn-a-year boom in UK self-storage Revenues rose to £990m last year as people unable to upsize their home opt to pile their possessions elsewhere
The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023 From boatbuilding to barge painting, traditional British crafts at growing risk Traditional artisanal skills may be lost for good due to ‘perfect storm’ of economic stresses, says heritage charity
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023 Ditch your spade, forget fertiliser, listen to the weeds: Alys Fowler’s guide to laid-back gardening Itching to whip your flowerbeds or veg patch into shape now spring has finally arrived? Not so fast! Life’s much easier when you work with nature rather than against it
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023 Rochdale cling to future hope as their 102-year stay in EFL comes to end Club fall out of the league after more than a century but a hostile takeover has been resisted in favour of fan ownership
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023 More than 67,000 celebration lunches planned for coronation weekend in UK Annual Big Lunch project becomes part of official events to mark crowning of King Charles III
The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023 ‘We feel more prepared’: Farne Islands face another season battling avian flu Hazmat suits have replaced tourists at the important UK sanctuary for breeding seabirds off coast of Northumberland
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023 ‘All I know is it won’t be Tory’: local elections anger and apathy in Stafford Outlook mixed in ‘blue wall’ town, with many turning away from Tories – but not necessarily towards Labour
The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023 ‘A place to watch’: Bolton’s Tory council faces local election reckoning Amid cost of living crisis and reneged promises, Thursday’s outcome could swing on more local concerns