In this issue

June 29, 2022

UK policies on net zero failing, say advisers

The government is failing to enact the policies needed to reach the UK's net zero targets, its statutory advisers have said, in a damning progress report to parliament.

2 mins

Windfall tax loophole could give £4bn incentive to fracking projects

Fracking companies are likely to be eligible for tax breaks, potentially worth billions, that the government is extending to oil and gas companies to encourage new exploration of fossil fuel resources.

3 mins

Wimbledon tests plastic fibre-stitched grass in bid to take lawn tennis global

Wimbledon is testing the use of grass containing plastic fibres in an attempt to bring lawn tennis to the world, an expert has said.

3 mins

Sporting bodies 'nervous' of call to boost female elite over trans rights

The culture secretary, Nadine Dorries, has been told by sporting bodies that they are nervous of legal challenges if they carry out the government's call to prioritise female sport over trans inclusion, multiple sources have told the Guardian.

1 min

'We Must Stand Together' G7 Leaders Unite Against Putin

Western leaders ended the three-day G7 summit in Germany promising to increase the economic and political costs to Vladimir Putin and his regime of Russia's war in Ukraine.

2 mins

Nato Turkey Agrees Sweden And Finland Can Join Alliance

A last-minute agreement has been reached between Turkey, Finland and Sweden to allow the two Nordic countries to become Nato members on the eve of the military alliance's summit in Madrid.

1 min

World Leaders Condemn 'Abominable' War Crime

World leaders have denounced Russia's deadly strike on a shopping centre in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk as "abominable" and a war crime.

3 mins

Stop Brexit Man Facing Prosecution Over Protests

The activist known as "Stop Brexit Man" is facing prosecution after his equipment was seized by police attempting to shut down his regular protest near parliament, as controversial protest laws came into force.

1 min

Deborah James dies after cancer campaign raises millions

Dame Deborah James, the headteacher turned podcaster who raised millions of pounds for charity with her campaigning to raise awareness of bowel cancer, has died, her family said last night.

2 mins

Profile From New York's elite to a web of sex crimes

When Ghislaine Maxwell arrived in New York City in 1991, she seemed like the perfect candidate for its elite social scene. The British daughter of UK publishing titan Robert Maxwell, she had been dispatched to launch an international magazine called the European, as part of his sprawling media conglomerate.

2 mins

'Volcanic' Male MPs find wearing 'hot flush' vest unbearable

"Volcanic" and "very uncomfortable" were just some of the reactions from male MPs trying out a vest that simulated menopause hot flushes, as part of an event raising awareness of the UK's acute shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) products.

1 min

Tories Warn Ministers May Lose Seats At Next Election If Johnson Remains At Helm

Conservative MPs are privately warning that a swathe of cabinet ministers and other high-profile Tories are on course to lose their seats at the next general election under Boris Johnson.

3 mins

TV review Narrative coils unwind to end spot on target

A crossbow is a silent weapon. It devastates, but quietly. The arc of James Graham's Sherwood, in the end, did likewise.

2 mins

Labour will not sack MPs who joined rail strike picket lines

Keir Starmer has backed away from sacking Labour frontbenchers who defied his instructions and stood alongside striking rail workers.

1 min

Scottish parliament to get early notice of bills Queen has right to veto

Scottish ministers have been told to open up the opaque mechanism in which the Queen gives her approval to draft bills that affect her personal property and public powers.

3 mins

Trump knew crowd had guns when he urged march on Capitol'

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Republican aide, testified yesterday that Donald Trump knew some of his supporters were armed when he urged the crowd to march to the Capitol on January 6.

2 mins

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