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Police officer allegedly had social links with suspects in Brighton racist attack

Officers in a police force that bungled the investigation into a suspected racist killing allegedly holidayed, dined and partied with suspects arrested over the attack, the Guardian has learned.

Young people rejecting jobs as they can't afford costs, says Prince's Trust

Unemployed young people are turning down jobs because they cannot afford associated costs such as clothes and transport, a Prince's Trust study has found.

London councils urged to protect school assets as pupil numbers fall

London's councils are preparing to mothball schools to avoid a boom and bust cycle of closures, as the falling birthrate, high housing costs and the aftermath of Brexit and the Covid pandemic drive down the number of children living in the capital.

Guterres calls on donors to halt funding freeze for relief agency

The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed to the 10 donor countries that have withdrawn funding from the UN Relief and Works Agency to reconsider, saying Palestinians in desperate need should not be penalised due to the alleged acts of a dozen staff.

'Art buildings' Revive defunct high streets with immersive art, says top designer

Empty buildings left by the demise of high street giants such as M&S and Debenhams mean councils have had to think creatively to bring life back to town and city centers.

Badenoch condemns Tory plotters sniping at Sunak

Kemi Badenoch has hit out at Conservative plotters for “stirring” by suggesting she could replace Rishi Sunak, saying prime ministers “cannot be treated as disposable”.

Woman stalked by ex issues warning ahead of his release

The target of a stalking campaign that ended with her being held hostage at gunpoint has warned other women to beware of her attacker, who is about to be released from prison.

'We'll be stuck without it' Elderly bus users hit hard by Woking's £1.2bn debt

When I was a child I caught polio, and I can’t walk to the bus stop and I can’t stand at the bus stop, so this door-to-door service, it’s just so necessary,” says Annabel Marsh as she climbs gingerly into the bright yellow Woking Bustler She is on her way to a daycare centre in the Surrey town together with four other elderly passengers, each picked up from home by a long-serving driver, John McDonald, who patiently helps them onboard.

Cost crises From social care to special needs, the issues fuelling insolvencies

Once vanishingly rare, the prospect of English local authorities going bust now offers no surprise – four councils have in effect done so in the past year; some declared a state of “financial emergency”; a further one in five believe it is “fairly or very likely” they will become insolvent in the next 18 months.

Scottish village sees 19C weather, setting provisional record

A village in Scotland has provisionally set the UK record for the warmest temperature in January after hitting 19.6C, the Met Office said.

Congo charity with prince Harry on board investigates itself over allegations of rape by guards

A wildlife charity that boasts the Duke of Sussex as a board member is investigating allegations of rape and torture by its guards in the Republic of the Congo.

More than 100,000 trees to ensure future of Devon's Celtic rainforest

More than 100,000 trees are being planted in north Devon as part of efforts to boost temperate or Celtic rainforests, some of the UK’s most endangered environments.

Choirs and playing music linked to better mental focus in old age

Playing a musical instrument and joining a choir are both linked to better memory and thinking skills in older age, research has found.

After acid, a rock and a cake, now the Mona Lisa is doused in soup

Two environmental protesters have hurled soup at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris , calling for “healthy and sustainable food”.

Disposable vape ban planned in drive to curb use by young

Ministers will ban disposable vapes as part of a UK-wide attempt to curb the youth vaping epidemic.

Murder inquiry launched after two teenagers fatally stabbed in Bristol

A murder investigation has been launched after two teenage boys were killed in a stabbing attack in Bristol that may have been witnessed by passengers on a bus.

Fears of US-Iran conflict intensify after troops killed in drone attack

Biden blames militia backed by Tehran and vows to seek revenge

Car insurance Young drivers battle massive price rises

Insuring a teenager who is taking to the road has become almost unaffordable. But there are still some options

Barclays face second inquiry into takeover of Telegraph

A second investigation was launched yesterday into the Barclay family's deal to transfer control of the Telegraph newspaper group, pushing the deadline for regulators' reports on the public interest threat it poses by more than six weeks.

'We're fed up and exasperated' Struggling organic farmers join protests across France

Pierre Bretagne woke at 4am to feed the cows on his organic farm near the coastal town of Pornic in western France, then did something he had never dared to do before.

Orbán foreign policy is a fantasy, US envoy says, amid delays to Sweden joining Nato

The US is disappointed that Hungary's ratification of Sweden's Nato membership is taking so long, Washington's ambassador has said, adding that Budapest is \"really alone\" and that the Hungarian government is pursuing a \"foreign fantasy\" instead of foreign policy.

Ministers' culture wars over species reintroduction must end-expert

Culture wars by ministers around reintroducing animals such as beavers and lynx must end if we are to restore nature in this country, the head of the government's species reintroduction taskforce has told the Guardian.

Hollywood-on-Tees Action thriller set in north-east hopes to attract film industry

It is sometimes seen as the backdrop to kitchen-sink dramas and gritty series about working-class communities, but a new film hopes to showcase a different version of north-east England.

The Traitors TV show's art of dressing for deception

The wrong word can be the difference between surviving or not on The Traitors, the parlour game turned reality TV show that has again gripped the nation.

Eats, shoots - and thrives? IVF helps species back from brink

Najin and her daughter Fatu, the world's last two living northern white rhinos, inhabit an evolutionary twilight zone: the last living proof of a lineage that stretches back millions of years, but is functionally extinct.

UK in worse position than before Brexit as trade talks with Canada come to nothing

The UK has halted trade talks with Canada, with discussions breaking down after a disagreement over beef and cheese.

Who's in the army now? Uphill battle facing Britain's military recruiters

Yesterday, soldiers from the British army's Royal Anglian regiment were practising their part in a Nato exercise due to take place in Poland in March.

Calls to criminalise deepfake explicit imagery as Taylor Swift is targeted

The rapid online spread of \"deepimages of Taylor calls, including from US politicians, to criminalise the practice, in which artificial intelligence is used to synthesise fake but convincing explicit imager fake\" pornographic Swift has renewed

British dancer dies in US after eating biscuit labelled in error as peanut-free

Tributes have been paid to a dancer from Lancashire who moved to the US and died after eating a biscuit that contained peanuts.

Cameron's activities at Greensill 'matter of interest' to Fraud Office

David Cameron's activities at the scandal-hit Greensill Capital finance company are a \"matter of interest\" in a wider investigation by the Serious Fraud Office, the Guardian understands.