‘Deal breaker’: Muslims in Leicester mull vote over Labour stance on Gaza Keir Starmer’s remarks on the Israel-Hamas war have cast doubt on his winning over a city that was traditionally a safe bet The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
Spurs to Skem: Pascal Chimbonda starts as non-league manager in a gale Former France World Cup defender aims to bring success and style to ninth-tier Skelmersdale – and has bet a steak on it The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
Ban on wood burners threatens British boat-dwellers with winter freeze A new law allows British councils to impose on-the-spot fines for emitting smoke The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023
New museum explores 6,000 years of faith in Britain Exhibits in Bishop Auckland range from immersive work featuring burning iris, to Binchester ring and Bodleian bowl The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023
Farmer’s wife Helen Rebanks: ‘There was a fire in me about speaking up for the women who hold things together’ The wife of bestselling author James has written a book of her own shining a light on small-scale farming. She talks about the pressures of Brexit and preposterous trade deals The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023
‘Soaked and shivering, I order a spritz’: how I holidayed in Venice – without leaving York Unable to get to Italy, I spent a day recreating a Venetian mini-break in my home town. Who needs the Grand Canal when you’ve got the Ouse? The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023
No swearing, no singing, no fancy dress: UK’s ‘strictest pub’ calls time Landlord Shaun Collinge has run the York pub for 31 years and says the rules are harder to enforce post-pandemic The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023
Moon Palace: the observatory bus bringing ‘awe and wonder’ to Leeds Project inspired by John Smeaton, a keen astronomer who is seen as the father of civil engineering, is touring Leeds for four months The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
‘Think like an engineer’: Wonderlab to open at National Railway Museum Interactive exhibits in £6m gallery aim to spark children’s imaginations and an interest in engineering The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2023
The Who review – rock operas get an orchestral uplift in a show stuffed with classics Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are as playful as ever in a crowd-pleasing set featuring strings, brass and, in the audience, thousands of air guitars The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2023
‘I’m being forced to make difficult choices’: outrage at telecoms price rise EE customer living on boat to escape surging rents is ‘astonished’ by jump in broadband bill The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023
‘There’s a lot of anger’: the mortgage trap ensnaring the Tories in their heartlands In Selby, site of a key byelection, hardship may be opening the door to Labour even in comfortable Conservative North Yorkshire The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2023
Rugby league’s tackle-height trial begins at Bradford to mixed reactions The trial to protect players from concussion will span 24 games but high penalty count in first match is not encouraging The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2023
Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips were killed in the Amazon: A year later their Indigenous allies risk death to carry on the work The Brazilian Amazon and its Indigenous people remain under siege but a patrol group the killed activist helped form is fighting back The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023 ‘We should be closer to Europe’: Brexit regrets simmer in leave-voting Boston People in the Lincolnshire market town were enthusiastic leavers, but seven years on support for the move is on shakier ground
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2023 Rats, crime and inflation: fears for future of Manchester’s famed Curry Mile Businesses are struggling and gangs have moved in, say locals, as custom on the popular Wilmslow Road strip continues to dry up
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023 Dark choice for off-grid families: pay £60,000 or use a torch For England’s 2,000 homes without mains electricity, daily life is difficult but the cost of getting a connection is prohibitive
The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2023 Four-day week: ‘major breakthrough’ as most UK firms in trial extend changes Nearly all companies taking part opt to continue with new pattern as staff report better work-life balance
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023 ‘He’s a bit of a prat’: voters in Ashfield turn on Lee Anderson The Tories’ new deputy chairman thinks he has the support of his constituency. But a tour around Kirkby-in-Ashfield says otherwise
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023 Turning tables: the UK’s new vinyl manufacturer riding the music revival For the past year a Middlesbrough pressing plant has been helping artists make records, and there is no sign of demand slowing down
The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022 ‘We didn’t vote for this’: anger over Brexit failures is haunting the Tories All along the red wall, those who gave the Conservatives their election victory in 2019 feel betrayed, with some turning to the Reform UK party to deliver on policies such as immigration
The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2022 The Cure review – the doyens of doom A devoted multi-generational audience aren’t disappointed as Robert Smith and band double down on desolations old and new
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022 Fear of the F-word: Somalia avoids famine declaration as hunger spreads Government fears interference from foreign aid agencies could destabilise development policy in a country hit by conflict and the climate crisis – yet people are dying of malnutrition
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022 ‘It has hit Grimsby very hard’: health in decline after years of austerity Tory council leader dismisses suggestions years of cuts have played role, but others beg to differ
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022 ‘We’re left to die of snake bites, hunger, disease’: Somalia’s people of the drought – a picture essay Drought, hunger, conflict and rampant inflation have pushed about 130,000 people into camps around Galkayo in central Somalia. Many arrive with children suffering acute malnutrition only to face a new set of dangers