Politicians who speak their minds and believe what they say are so rare that voters will forgive them almost anything

Exclusive: ‘An officer said to me that “if this goes to court your name will be blackened and dragged through the mud and you will be made out to be the biggest liar and slag going”,’ says Carol Higgins

Count Binface has vowed to rename London Bridge after Phoebe Waller-Bridge if he wins May’s mayoral election. His other flagship policies for the capital include price-capping croissants at £1.10 and granting grade-one listed status to Claudia Win ...

The supermarket giant reported a better-than-expected 1.6% rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £701 million for the year to 2 March

Innovative Bites Ltd wins case brought by UK tax authority after its ‘mega’ product deemed to be an ‘ingredient’

Cooper Wallace wore a costume and lunged at some chips at the impersonation contest in Belgium

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper reiterated Labour’s promise to scrap the scheme if it wins the next election

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is celebrating after a series of candidates supported by his party won weekend races for mayor

Voters back President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional ally India

The Duke of Sussex claims he was targeted by journalists and private investigators working for Rupert Murdoch’s publisher

But the Duke of Sussex could still follow in the footsteps of Hugh Grant and choose to settle out of court

Watchdog rules that vote should be held at Coventry warehouse to test support for union recognition

Press Awards recognise newspaper’s cross-platform Cotton Capital series amid wins for several Guardian reporters

Promotional images show youngsters looking excited – but possibly more for the task ahead than the clothes they are wearing

Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem captured this year’s prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award Thursday with his heartrending image of a Palestinian woman cradling the body of her young niece — a powerful depiction of loss and sorrow in ...

Billed as a rival to the Olympic Games, the Enhanced Games, set to take place in 2025, is a sporting event with a difference; athletes will be allowed to dope. Ian Sample talks to chief sports writer Barney Ronay about where the idea came from and ho ...

Objections had been made about the serious problem’ the area is having with street drinking

Painting by Graham Sutherland is being displayed at Blenheim Palace before being auctioned in June

Alison McGovern says UK would ‘grind to a halt’ without unpaid carers and confirms party will review system if it wins power

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of April 21-27 include musicians and twins Jake and Josh Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet, actor Hank Azaria and singer Lizzo