The Conservative party is failing business in the pursuit of pushing through a Brexit deal, the head of one of Germany's largest industrial firms in the UK has said. Terry Sargeant, the chairman and CEO of ThyssenKrupp in the UK, said the party was…
What tells you most about a society is how it treats its poor and vulnerable, the UN special rapporteur on poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, told a packed public meeting held in the UK's poorest neighbourhood on Sunday. He said a wealthy…
The comic writer Stan Lee, co-creator of iconic characters including Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Daredevil and the X-Men, has died aged 95. Teaming up with artists such as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, Lee revitalised the comics…
A rape victim is facing 20 years in jail charged with attempted murder, after she gave birth to her abuser's baby in a latrine in El Salvador. In a case that highlights the rigidity of the country's abortion laws, Imelda Cortez, 20, from an…
Three years ago, when I took over as editor-in-chief, we were faced with the urgent challenge of how to make the Guardian sustainable. The situation looked bleak across the media. Print advertising was in steep decline, and digital advertising…
Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has become the most significant European leader to call for a second vote on Brexit and lamented the UK's decision to give into “self-absorption”. “If I was Theresa May, I…
In May, a video appeared on the internet of Donald Trump offering advice to the people of Belgium on the issue of climate change. “As you know, I had the balls to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement,” he said, looking directly…
Amnesty International has withdrawn a prestigious human rights award from Aung San Suu Kyi, following what it described as a “shameful betrayal” of the values she once stood for. It is the latest in a series of accolades to be…
Eight more members of the Windrush generation who may have been wrongly deported by UK authorities have been found to have died, taking the total to at least 11, the home secretary has confirmed. Sajid Javid said British officials had also been…
