Decision came out of the blue, say sources, as Tory MPs ask what prime minister knew and when
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/30/nadhim-zahawi-sacking-the-questions-still-facing-rishi-sunak

Environmental Improvement Plan includes many ambitious pledges but hard-pressed agricultural sector will need effective support
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/31/farmers-will-be-key-to-plan-to-restore-englands-green-spaces-and-wildlife

While all are dedicated to teaching, exhaustion, falling real-terms pay and a sense of social crisis have pushed them to act
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/30/every-year-more-is-asked-teachers-in-england-on-why-they-are-striking

Social workers did not carry out adequate checks on woman later found dead after three years, coroner hears
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/30/failure-to-check-on-laura-winham-a-sign-of-systemic-problems-court-told

Hundreds of environmental activists in Newark march towards their local MPs office, as the EU retain law bill threatens to abolish up to 4,0..
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2023/jan/30/nature-at-risk-protests-as-thousands-of-protection-laws-on-verge-of-being-scrapped-video

Twenty years ago, Alice was raped by the Met police officer. In an exclusive interview she relives the attack, the aftermath, and why giving..
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/30/david-carrick-victim-recalls-rape-ordeal-met-police

Staff employed by Pathways of Hope in Hampshire made it appear they spent far longer looking after 78-year-old Susan Beswick, who has Alzhei..
https://www.theguardian.com/society/video/2023/jan/30/footage-reveals-three-minute-visit-for-dementia-patient-by-homecare-staff-video-report

More than 10m people consume alcohol at levels that pose a risk to their health, experts say
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/31/doctors-england-wales-urged-monitor-peoples-drinking-habits

Noel’s House Party costume originally listed on eBay for £39 by anonymous former BBC employee
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/30/winner-of-mr-blobby-ebay-auction-backs-out-of-62000-bid

Brief letters: Teachers’ strike | Cryptic crossword | Radio blah blah | Pity Chipping Norton | Woodpeckers
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/30/work-will-go-on-for-this-teacher-despite-wednesdays-strike

Campaign charity Rest Less says figures illustrate not only a national health issue but an economic one
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/30/long-term-sickness-leaving-16m-uk-adults-aged-50-or-over-unable-to-work

Exclusive: Sighting of ex-PM looking at schools fuels speculation he may run for former seat of Henley at next election
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/29/boris-johnson-spotted-househunting-in-oxfordshire-henley-election

Exclusive: Letter to home secretary says bill echoes ‘dangerously broad laws’ that result in jailing of protesters
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/29/hongkongers-in-uk-ask-suella-braverman-to-ditch-repressive-anti-protest-bill

PM acted swiftly after receiving adviser’s report but there was little in it he could not have found out a fortnight ago
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/29/nadhim-zahawi-saga-is-blow-to-rishi-sunak-bid-to-rebuild-trust

Exclusive: from physical and mental health to education and careers, two studies detail ways in which young still suffer
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/29/debilitating-effects-pandemic-young-people-uk-health-education-careers

Former prime minister’s comments about call to Russian president just before invasion come in new BBC documentary
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/30/boris-johnson-says-putin-claimed-he-could-send-missile-to-hit-uk-in-a-minute

Young people across the UK reflect on how the pandemic affected them – and continues to shape their futures
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/29/were-on-permanent-catch-up-how-covid-has-changed-young-britons-lives

PM’s judgment in question as Zahawi fails to apologise after inquiry finds breaches of ministerial code
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/29/rishi-sunak-under-pressure-after-sacking-nadhim-zahawi-tax-ethics-code

Experts warn plan does not address staff vacancies and £1bn fund pledged is not new money
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/30/rishi-sunak-set-to-unveil-emergency-care-plan-to-slash-nhs-waiting-times

Justice secretary pauses transfer of all transgender prisoners after outrage about rapist Isla Bryson being sent to all-female prison
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/29/scotland-says-transgender-prisoners-with-violent-pasts-wont-go-to-womens-jails

Neonicotinoids kill bees and destroy the environment. A truly green government would find a better solution to the problem of aphid-borne di..
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/29/the-observer-view-on-the-uks-toxic-stance-on-sugar-farming

Alleged traffickers abducted three children from outside a Home Office-run hotel in Brighton last May. They were lucky to evade capture – ma..
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/29/children-child-asylum-seekers-escape-kidnap-abducted-home-office-hotel-brighton

He may yearn for a period of calm, but the prime minister faces some daunting challenges in the stormy months ahead
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/29/rishi-sunak-prime-minister-pitfalls-challenges

Inquiries into Partygate, Nadhim Zahawi, Dominic Raab and the BBC chairman… how does the prime minister sleep at night?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2023/jan/28/rishi-sunak-and-his-demons-cartoon

As his promise of ‘integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level’ disintegrates, and with the shadow of Boris Johnson looming..
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/29/is-the-prime-ministers-job-just-too-big-for-rishi-sunak

South Wales police say man and women, both 32, died at scene of incident on Friday
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/28/two-die-after-crash-involving-pedestrians-in-pontypridd

Two hundred years on, Austen’s take on the pressures of friendship and love is winning over young readers
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/29/jane-austen-tiktok-generation-heroine-fans

Whistleblower tells of threats and illegal detention in fresh revelations about failures that drove children into hands of criminals
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/28/child-migrants-racially-abused-home-office-hotel-brighton-criminals

Lord Young suggests ministers should feel able to step aside for the duration of any investigation
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/28/zahawi-should-quit-as-party-chair-until-tax-inquiry-ends-top-tory-peer-infers

Abused, kidnapped and lost – the government should hang its head in shame over its lack of care towards vulnerable minors
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/29/the-observer-view-on-britains-shameful-failings-on-child-refugees

Labour gains fans as dyed-in-the-wool Conservative Rod Stewart joins Carol Vorderman in lambasting Rishi Sunak’s government
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/27/carol-vorderman-and-rod-stewarts-attacks-on-tories-are-a-boost-for-starmer

Scottish Trans and Nicola Sturgeon say decisions must be made on case-by-case basis
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/27/trans-rapist-isla-bryson-prison-case-must-not-lead-to-blanket-rule-says-scottish-trans

Grime star was found guilty last year of assaulting Cassandra Jones during “chaotic” row at her London home
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/27/dizzee-rascal-loses-appeal-against-conviction-for-assaulting-ex-fiancee

‘Never again will Labour allow hate to spread unchallenged,’ Labour leader will say at annual conference in London
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/27/starmer-to-pledge-labour-is-party-of-sound-money-and-public-service

Reports that the line could permanently stop at Old Oak Common, not Euston, would mean even less value for money from HS2
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/27/pruning-hs2-cuts-short-term-costs-but-loses-bigger-long-term-benefits

Proposals to change legislation in part rejected due to government fears it would discriminate against men
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/27/readers-on-end-plans-change-menopause-law-uk

Performer starred opposite Dirk Bogarde in Victim as well as playing the mother of Helen Mirren’s monarch in The Queen
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/27/sylvia-syms-prolific-british-actor-dies-aged-89

Founded in 1963, the group includes Well Pharmacy and the Costcutter and Best-one chains
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/27/bestway-from-london-cornershop-to-multinational-conglomerate

There is private grumbling among Tory MPs over lack of decisive action as party struggles to maintain united front
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/27/nadhim-zahawi-dominic-raab-inquiries-rishi-sunak-reputation-on-line

Property market has defied gravity for years but analysts say rising mortgage rates will mirror the 1980s price crash
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/28/why-uk-house-prices-could-plunge-by-20-after-the-latest-interest-rate-hike

Actor is suing White Lantern Films and SMC Speciality finance for fee for A Patriot but two firms are countersuing
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/26/eva-green-high-court-case-patriot-film

Senior civil servant admits budget of £220,000 for ex-PM to defend claims he misled parliament could rise
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/26/boris-johnson-may-get-more-taxpayers-money-for-partygate-defence

Tory party chair urged to explain how he has managed his family’s fortune, after controversy over his tax affairs
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/26/nadhim-zahawi-faces-questions-over-source-of-30m-unsecured-loans-to-wifes-property-company

Case of soldier charged with being ‘disorderly in female attire’ among stories told in Queer Lives tour
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/27/theatrical-tour-tells-lgbtq-history-of-tower-of-london

But ‘ban on excessive displays of skin’ feels subjective and hats rule is currently unfashionable
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/jan/26/law-has-lagged-behind-trends-towards-casual-dressing-for-too-long

Analysts warn of legal challenges if bill makes inmates’ access to gender recognition certificates easier – though jail allocation is decide..
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/26/trans-prisoners-in-scotland-case-by-case

Suella Braverman’s abandonment of key commitments is the latest in a series of blows to those seeking justice
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/26/stringing-us-along-windrush-u-turns-disappoint-those-whose-lives-were-ruined

Rishi Sunak defends appointing Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative party chairman after the Guardian revealed the minister paid a penalty to HMRC ..
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2023/jan/26/no-issues-were-raised-when-nadhim-zahawi-was-appointed-says-rishi-sunak-video

From an Edwardian gem by the sea to a historic townhouse
https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2023/jan/27/english-homes-for-sale-where-your-money-goes-further-in-pictures

Klein Hollandia discovery ‘opens up fascinating chapter in rich, shared maritime history between UK and Netherlands’
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/27/remarkable-eastbourne-shipwreck-identified-as-17th-century-dutch-warship