Rare metal assets, 4,000 workers, a Canary Wharf HQ… but does this billion-pound firm really exist? A bizarre mining business’s fake audit reveals the potential for fraudsters at Companies House The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
We didn’t click ‘consent’ on any gambling website. So how did Facebook know where we’d been? In an experiment, we surfed sites without making a wager or agreeing to data sharing. Our Meta feed filled up with betting ads The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission Betting companies secretly track visitors to their sites before sending data to parent company Meta The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Thames Water chairman accused of conflict of interest over £37m share dividend payment Defra officials concerned about ‘conflicted position’ of Sir Adrian Montague over dual role chairing holding company The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Save our cider: apple growers and producers call on government to protect traditional ‘native wine of England’ Nine in ten traditional orchards in England have been lost since the second world war. Farmers and cider makers are now fighting for their survival The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Trump’s Gaza power-trip tells us this: he is just another coward denying the need for a Palestinian state Benjamin Netanyahu called it ‘groundbreaking’ thinking but it isn’t. It is idiocy that will make a bad situation worse, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in January Authors and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025
I Want to Talk to You by Diana Evans review – a fascinating overview of a writer’s evolution In this collection of social commentary and interviews, the novelist sheds light on the artistic process and her need to help shape the cultural landscape The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked Sam found himself getting sucked deeper and deeper in to betting, sometimes risking £10,000 in a day. Now a judge has ruled he was unlawfully targeted The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
Settled, industrious, essential: it’s time we saw immigration as a British success story New arrivals are set to push the population to 72.5 million but the numbers matter less than how well people fit in once here The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
Mould, money and murder accusations – residents try to oust management on their London housing estate The organisation managing the Loughborough Estate in Lambeth is beset by complaints of disrepair, damp and vermin – and has made some big claims of its own The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
Only 3% of new housing approved in London is accessible, study finds Shocking shortage of suitable homes for disabled and elderly, with less than 1% designed for wheelchair users The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
Tension and defiance in Panama after Trump threatens to ‘take back’ canal Diplomatic frenzy and rattled nerves in republic as officials and former president reject US president’s comments The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025
Reeves thinks big on planning and growth with housebuilding project Chancellor to apply ‘zoning scheme’ around commuter train stations to boost fragile UK economy and encourage investment The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025 ‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025 ‘I can’t sleep, I’m terrified’: the rise in mothers having their babies taken away within days of giving birth in England Charity finds ‘inhumane’ system is forcing women to defend themselves in court, sometimes from their hospital beds, while in fear of having their newborn child taken from them
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025 Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2025 Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally Companies supplying ‘freelance’ workers contacted by minister over practices that could breach employment law
Texas Observer · Jan 23, 2025 ‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny Questions Steven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
Texas Observer · Jan 22, 2025 In Austin, a Rare Prosecution over Worker Death in Trench Collapse Travis County’s progressive DA has secured indictments for the 2021 death of Juan José Galvan Batalla, remembered as a “cheerful” hard worker and beloved sibling.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 The Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal hangs by a thread. This is what must happen for peace to last Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas both have reasons to collapse the agreement. Honest brokers must do all they can to keep it alive, says Simon Tisdall, the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025 Call for ‘censorship culture’ to end as Unity Mitford’s German diary is revealed Extracts from Mitford’s papers published but many more archives concerning British fascists remain concealed
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025 ‘Young women can fall pregnant very easily’: inside the wild west of smartphone fertility apps Observer analysis finds unregulated products being promoted as contraception despite concerns about their accuracy
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025 Marcus Rashford’s holiday scheme for kids wins reprieve from spending cuts Concerns had been mounting over future of £200m a year scheme providing food and activities for vulnerable children
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2025 As a writer, Neil Gaiman is a serial fantasist. That, it seems, also applies to his feminism Allegations of sexual misconduct are proving hard for fans and friends of the ‘geek royalty’ author to process