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Money, time, effort all wasted: you can wrap the new red tape three times around the world, one manufacturing boss told me, writes Polly Toynbee

Great Britain took home two golds on the first day, when world records tumbled in the velodrome

Lauren Bell, Sophie Capewell and Emma Finucane were beaten by Germany despite beating the previous world record in their sprint final.

Charlie Tanfield’s on-track accident resulted in Great Britain being eliminated in Glasgow, while para-cyclist Jody Cundy set a new world record

Editorial: Britain’s 14th successive rise signals a grim 2024 for the economy and for Rishi Sunak’s government

Charlie Tanfield's crash ends title defence in Glasgow

England's capital, which is among Europe’s largest cities by population and is also Britain’s business hub, slipped to eighth position this year.

Energy firm SSE hopes first turbines at Dogger Bank windfarm off Yorkshire coast will be installed by weekend

Charlie Tanfield slipped coming out of the final corner at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome as Great Britain failed to set an official time.

Something deeply unfortunate is happening to the Prime Minister on the world stage. Instead of growing and accumulating gravitas nine months into the job, Rishi Sunak is shrinking in political stature. From global warming to Ukraine, one after the other on issues his predecessor carved out a big place for…

These thefts are crimes of poverty. Ministers’ threats to send culprits to prison will never solve them, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones