Dewy-eyed gathering at fan park in Swansea united in delirium as Gareth Bale goal secures draw A chilly wind whipped across the bay, ruffling the roof of the giant marquee that had materialised on the edge of Singleton Park, but the atmosphere inside couldn’t have been warmer as the Swansea section of the “Red wall” roared their support for the Welsh football team. “Amazing, isn’t it?” said diehard supporter Paul Cullen, 34, drinking in the

New Earth Theatre said ‘damaging tropes, misogyny and racism’ in show contradict its values A touring theatre company has pulled a play from the Sheffield Crucible because of the venue’s decision to also stage Miss Saigon, a musical often criticised for its portrayal of the Vietnam war and Vietnamese people. In a statement, New Earth Theatre, a company of British east and south-east Asian artists, and co-producers Storyhouse, said: “Miss Saigon remains a very contentious

Exclusive: Source says MoJ permanent secretary made move to prevent incident from escalating into formal complaint Dominic Raab behaved so badly in a meeting with the Home Office during his first stint as justice secretary that his department’s top official had to personally apologise to counterparts afterwards, the Guardian has been told. Whitehall sources said the deputy prime minister, who is facing two official complaints over alleged bullying, had acted “so badly and inappropriately” at

Britain’s biggest supermarket chain limits customers to three boxes as avian flu outbreak hits supplies Tesco has become the latest grocer to ration eggs due to supply issues. Customers are now limited to buying three boxes of eggs at the checkout because of the dual blows to poultry farmers of rising costs and an avian flu outbreak. Continue reading… ​Britain’s biggest supermarket chain limits customers to three boxes as avian flu outbreak hits suppliesTesco has

Housing secretary says landlords have been ‘defensive’ over dangerous conditions, after death of Awaab Ishak Michael Gove has accused social landlords of “complacency” and putting bureaucracy above tenants, as he stepped up his demands for higher standards after the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak from long-term exposure to mould. The housing secretary told MPs too many landlords had shown “defensive behaviour” when receiving complaints about squalor, but also admitted the extent of dangerous conditions was

Campaigners say poorest people will suffer most as NHS is ‘neglected and private practice becomes the norm’ Rishi Sunak is registered with a private GP practice that guarantees that all patients with urgent concerns about their health will be seen “on the day”. The west London clinic used by the prime minister charges £250 for a half-hour consultation and, unlike most NHS GPs across the country, offers appointments in the evenings and at weekends, as