Czech Republic To Deliver Artillery Shells To Ukraine In Global Initiative

The Czech Republic has said it is on the verge of delivering thousands of extra artillery shells to Ukraine, just weeks after it announced an initiative to source the much-needed supplies from outside the EU.

All New Schools In England Face Unsafe Levels Of Pollution-Study

Every new school in England is being built in an area with unsafe air pollution, according to a report that says thousands of children will experience "alarmingly poor" air quality.

Visitors take charge in front of record crowd

Chelsea secured a commanding lead in their Champions League quarter-final with a controlled 3-0 first-leg defeat of Ajax in front of a record women's football crowd in the Netherlands of 35,991.

John Mitchell: "The future's going to be a female coach'

England's head coach on his first Women’s Six Nations, the squad's ambitions at a World Cup and karaoke confidence

"The past year has been rocky' How a Norwich family coped with the cost of living crisis

'I think we've got used to it,\" says Jess Daly with some resignation of the experience of juggling finances in a cost family of living crisis that is now into its third year.

Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs and spin off its ice-cream division

Unilever is to cut 7,500 jobs globally and spin off its ice-cream division as part of an overhaul aimed at saving about €800m (£684m) over the next three years.

Belgian designer Dries Van Noten to step down

The Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten has announced he is stepping down as creative director of his fashion label this summer.

Germany bars far-right Austrian nationalist

A far-right Austrian nationalist has been banned from entering Germany after addressing a meeting about mass deportations that sparked large protests across the country.

Brazil's former leader indicted for 'falsifying Covid jab data'

Brazil's federal police have accused Jair Bolsonaro of criminal association and falsifying Covid-19 vaccination data. It marks the first indictment for the embattled far-right former president, with others potentially to come.

Anonymous composer is Spotify's most played artist in Sweden

A \"secret\" composer who has released music under hundreds of different names has been identified as Sweden's most listened-to artist on Spotify - pulling in more plays than Britney Spears or Abba.

Missing migrants’ families are asked to pay for information’

Families of people who disappeared on the perilous journey from Africa to Europe have said they were asked to pay hundreds of euros in exchange for information about what had happened to their loved ones.

Critics fear tilt towards Russia as Slovakia goes to polls

Slovakia risks moving further away from the west, critics have warned, as a report alleges that a presidential candidate aligned with the country's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, had sought an invitation to Russia to boost his position at home.

Hong Kong parliament passes draconian law to crack down on dissent

Hong Kong's parliament has passed a controversial national security law granting the government more power to quash dissent, widely seen as the latest step in a sweeping political crackdown triggered by pro-democracy protests in 2019.

Documents reveal alleged Israeli harassment of Unrwa staff in West Bank

UN staff working with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been subjected to a systematic campaign of obstruction and harassment by the Israeli military and authorities since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza, according to internal UN documents obtained by the Guardian.

administration, Ted Baker faces putting almost 1,000 jobs at risk

Ted Baker's European retail and online arm is to appoint administrators, putting almost 1,000 jobs at risk at the British brand.

Finds from 'Pompeii of the Fens' offer glimpse of life in bronze age Cambridgeshire

Abronze age settlement built on stilts that dropped \"like a coffee plunger\" into a river after a catastrophic fire has provided a window on our past lives, according to the archaeologist who led the investigation of the Cambridgeshire site.

First person to be convicted of cyberflashing jailed for a year

The first person in England to be convicted of a cyberflashing offence has been jailed for 66 weeks.

'People were shocked' Villagers puzzled after hares dumped at shop

It was a typically tranquil day at the community shop in the picture-postcard village of Broughton on the banks of the Wallop Brook.

Second 'enhanced' royal photo flagged by picture agency

A second photograph of members of the royal family has been flagged by a global picture agency after it was discovered to have been \"digitally enhanced at source\".

'It sends a terrible signal' Civil service and MI6 chiefs urged to quit membership

The UK's top civil servant and the head of MI6 have been urged to quit the Garrick Club amid criticism that their membership of an organisation that has repeatedly blocked women from joining showed poor leadership and judgment.

Legal profession's most powerful among members of men-only Garrick Club

Some of Britain's most powerful judges, including a serving member of the supreme court, along with about 150 leading barristers, are members of the Garrick Club, which has repeatedly blocked attempts to allow women to join.

Edinburgh court jails American pilot impaired through alcohol’

A pilot who was found to be almost two and a half times the aviation alcohollimit as he prepared to take charge of a transatlantic flight has been jailed for 10 months.

The beaten generation? A long list to worry about - but with a few hopes, too

Zainab Shehzadi has a long list of worries: robots stealing jobs, the damage wreaked on the climate by previous generations, turmoil in other countries, fierce competition to secure a job that pays enough to live a comfortable life.

James Corden will make return to London stage in political drama

James Corden is set to return to the London stage for his first role since the National Theatre's 2011 blockbuster farce One Man, Two Guvnors.

Less sex, please, we're skittish: film rankings reflect 'ever-evolving world'

Stricter guidelines for sex scenes and nudity in 12 and 12A films have been introduced amid growing public concern about explicit content - but rules on trailers have been relaxed and they can now include the F word.

Hunt hints at October election as Sunak sets July summit date

Jeremy Hunt seemed to suggest yesterday that a general election could be held in October.

Alternative housing for asylum seekers to cost more than hotels

Rishi Sunak's plan to save public money by moving asylum seekers out of hotels is in tatters after Whitehall's spending watchdog disclosed that the government's alternative sites will cost millions of pounds more.

Hirst formaldehyde works dated to 1990s were made in 2017

Three Damien Hirst sculptures that were made by preserving animals in formaldehyde were dated by his company to the 1990s even though they were made in 2017, an investigation by the Guardian has found.

Super-rich personalising Bentleys as never before’

The luxury carmaker Bentley is cashing in as more of the world's richest people opt to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on \"levels of personalisation that we've never seen before\", the company said yesterday.

Ten Hag is not safe but Cup win will resonate for decades

A victory for the ages over Liverpool may not preserve United manager's job, yet it does ensure lasting goodwill