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Frances D’Souza wrote to Met commissioner in apparent attempt to evade sanction for exceeding 20mph speed limit Former lord speaker Frances D’Souza is facing suspension from the Lords after writing to the Metropolitan police commissioner to try to “influence a police investigation into alleged speeding offences”. Lady D’Souza wrote to Mark Rowley saying she feared … Read more
Exclusive: Source says senior legal figures appear reluctant to head investigation launched by Keir Starmer in June Keir Starmer’s national grooming gangs inquiry has stalled amid wrangles over its remit and difficulties in finding a senior legal figure willing to become its chair, the Guardian has been told. Terms of the statutory investigation are still … Read more
Citizens have enrolled with little opposition, albeit with some concerns over security and privacy, as UK plans system For Danish teenagers, getting enrolled for MitID (my ID) has become somewhat of a rite of passage. From the age of 13, Danes can enrol for the national digital ID system, which can be used for everything … Read more
Home secretary to tell meeting of interior ministers that international cooperation is way to curb irregular migration The failure to bring order to European borders is eroding trust in politicians and the concept of nation states, Shabana Mahmood will warn. As she hosts a meeting of fellow interior ministers to discuss migration routes through the … Read more
Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate Britain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate. Heatwaves will occur in at least … Read more
One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research. The report on … Read more
Legislative change comes five years after treaty suspended in response to city’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists Exiled Hong Kong dissidents say they fear UK government plans to restart some extraditions with the city could put them in greater danger, saying Hong Kong authorities will use any pretext to pursue them. An amendment to UK extradition … Read more
The Advertising Standards Authority agrees with River Action that the food safety body’s 2023 advert misled the public The UK’s advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that Britain’s biggest farm assurance scheme misled the public in a TV ad about its environmental standards. The Red Tractor scheme, used by leading supermarkets including Tesco, Asda and … Read more
Communications regulator finds ‘millions of important letters are arriving late’ and ‘persistent failures’ Royal Mail has been fined £21m for missing its annual delivery targets for first- and second-class mail, leading to millions of letters arriving late across the UK, according to the regulator Ofcom. This is the third time the 509-year-old postal service has … Read more
Crown Prosecution Service denies it blocked publication of material and says decision rests with the government Downing Street is under pressure to publish its evidence in the collapsed China spy case after the Crown Prosecution Service denied having blocked its release. Keir Starmer is likely to come under scrutiny at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday … Read more