Category: Politics

The City regulator plans to intervene in the growing car loan mis-selling scandal in a move that could give lenders up to a year to respond to a growing flood of customer complaints after a shock court ruling. The Financial Conduct Authority has been under pressure to take action after a court of appeal ruling […]

Ukraine claims Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for first time during war Ukraine’s military has claimed that overnight Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (IBM) for the first time during the war. Ukraine’s air force said the launch took place from the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, an area to the south-east of […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Protesters call for climate justice at Cop29 Photograph: Dharna Noor/The Guardian In the COP29 halls on Thursday morning, activists called for rich nations to “pay up, pay up, pay up for climate finance.” Those dollars should be put toward a swift […]

The former British deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, his family has announced. His family said he had “spent his life trying to improve the lives of others, fighting for social justice and protecting the environment”. The former trade union activist and ex-merchant seaman had Alzheimer’s and died “peacefully” surrounded by relatives […]

Thousands of farmers descended on Westminster this week, to protest against changes made in last month’s budget over inheritance tax. The government claim that this will affect a small minority of farms. But with slim profits and many farmers saying it will spell the end of their businesses, has the government got it wrong? The […]

The US Senate has blocked legislation that would have halted the sale of some US weapons to Israel, which had been introduced out of concern about the human rights catastrophe faced by Palestinians in Gaza. Senator Bernie Sanders had introduced what are called joint resolutions of disapproval, seeking to block the Biden administration’s recent sale […]

Tuesday marked 1,000 days of the Ukraine war – a conflict that for months had seemingly no end in sight. Russia has been advancing, but its progress has been grindingly slow, with Ukraine’s resistance struggling with a lack of weapons and aid. Both sides have had problems with morale and recruitment. Over the past week, […]

China has renewed efforts to curry favour in Pacific island nations, a new report has found, after charting a “resurgence” in Beijing-backed aid and infrastructure funding. Over the past decade, China has lavished billions of dollars on Pacific island nations, part of ongoing efforts to build influence in competition with the US and its allies. […]

Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork involving a banana duct-taped to a wall has sold at auction for US$5.2m, besting its estimates of between US$1m and US$1.5m. One of three editions for the 2019 work, titled Comedian, made its auction debut on Wednesday evening at Sotheby’s New York, as part of its contemporary art auction. In a […]

The family of the NHS charities fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore personally benefited from the charity set up in his name through a series of lucrative deals worth more than £1m, the charities watchdog has ruled in a highly critical report. A Charity Commission inquiry concluded the late Captain Tom’s daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore and her […]