Zack Polanski’s media‑savvy, combative campaign has pulled him ahead in the Green Party leadership contest, prompting endorsements and internal alarm as rivals warn his push for mass mobilisation risks alienating voters seeking affordable, pragmatic policies on cost of living and energy security. Zack Polanski, the insurgent figure who has recast…

A summer of legal disputes over multi‑club ownership culminated in Crystal Palace’s demotion from the Europa League to the Europa Conference League, a CAS ruling that elevated Nottingham Forest — and sent fans from both clubs into a heated on‑air confrontation that mixed sporting grievance with governance rows. A summer…

At Riding House in Bloomsbury a Guardian‑arranged meeting between a 38‑year‑old data engineer and a 19‑year‑old Workers Party campaigner laid bare sharply divergent frames on migration, the Israel‑Palestine conflict and gender politics — a civil conversation that resolved little but highlighted how differing moral and economic priors shape debate. They…

Clinicians report growing numbers of cannabis‑induced psychotic episodes concentrated among daily users of high‑THC products, prompting calls for health‑led interventions, better addiction services and limits on the most harmful strains even as national use declines. Cannabis-induced psychosis is emerging as a growing clinical concern in the UK, even as overall…

After years of relentless client meetings and sleepless nights in London, sustainability manager Isabella Pastore uncovered vitamin D and iron deficiencies and lactose intolerance via an at‑home test, then moved to the countryside to recover — a story that highlights mounting work‑related stress, the rise of consumer health testing and…

A Thamesmead couple with three children say paying about £1,400 a month left them unable to save for a deposit; after three years and roughly £50,000 in rent they moved to a Rent to Buy scheme in Kent — a short‑term relief that highlights wider shortages of affordable, family‑sized homes…

Opposition MPs say freedom of information disclosures and invoices suggest the Deputy Prime Minister’s grace‑and‑favour flat could have three bedrooms and trigger a Westminster second‑homes premium, while ministers insist internal layouts are routinely withheld for security and operational reasons. Angela Rayner is under fresh fire after opposition MPs used freedom…

The UK now hosts 65 private companies valued at $1bn or more and dozens of fast‑growing challengers, but volatile private valuations, mixed company fortunes and a push to make London more listing‑friendly mean the country’s unicorn story is far from settled. Britain today hosts an unusually dense cluster of highly…

Equity indices are flirting with fresh records even as warnings from Goldman Sachs, Longview Economics and others point to rising downside probabilities driven by higher yields, trade risks and episodic sector shocks — a case for tactical trimming and hedging rather than complacency. It is a strange, jittery moment for…

Britain’s oldest private bank reported a fall in profit before tax to £63.7m for the year to 31 March 2025, blaming a Bank Rate cut and customers shifting into higher‑paying alternatives even as deposits and lending grew. C. Hoare & Co, Britain’s oldest private bank, reported a marked fall in…

In a candid Money Q&A with the Daily Mail the actor and author describes early money anxieties, patchy earnings, and property choices that led him to favour a cautious, ‘middle‑way’ approach to finances while pursuing stage, screen and writing projects. Paterson Joseph’s recent Money Q&A with the Daily Mail offered…

After two decades across comedy, soap and drama, Sally Lindsay has emerged as a creator‑star of The Madame Blanc Mysteries — recommissioned for a fourth series and released as a complete Series 1–4 DVD box set in June 2025 — underscoring her shift into writer‑producer roles even as she remains…