Former Cambridge Analytica director told MPs Brexit campaign group may have used data from MoneysupermarketPersonal information gathered from price comparison websites may have been used without people’s knowledge or consent by pro-Brexit campaigners in the European referendum.An ex-director of Cambridge Analytica told parliament last week that she believed the Leave.EU campaign, headed by Nigel Farage and bankrolled by Arron Banks, may have breached data protection laws by using people’s...

The government’s ‘hostile environment’ policy has caused pain and heartache for many long-term UK residentsHow the Guardian broke this storyAbout 50,000 people who arrived from Caribbean countries after the second world war, at the invitation of the UK government, face eviction, NHS bills and deportation if they have not formalised their residency status or no longer have the documentation to prove it. The problems have arisen as a result of the government’s “hostile environment...

Jones tells Welsh Labour party conference he will stand down in autumnThe first minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, will stand down in the autumn.He made the surprise announcement at the Welsh Labour party conference in Llandudno on Saturday. Continue...

Sales have slumped in the scandal’s wake and left manufacturers gasping for a breath of fresh airPlummeting sales of diesel cars have driven Britain’s auto industry to the brink of a crisis, with the axe falling on thousands of manufacturing jobs, and dealerships threatened with savage restructuring.Vauxhall, which was bought by Peugeot’s parent company PSA last year, last week revealed plans to slash UK dealerships from 326 to about 200 as part of the French owner’s drive to return the...

Residents of the estate near where the teenager died discuss the legacy of a brutal killing that forced the UK to rethink its attitudes to raceCheryl Clarke is still seething that Stephen Lawrence was granted special treatment, as she sees it. Gesticulating towards the bustling street where the black teenager was murdered 25 years ago today, Clarke says: “A Paki – an Indian boy – was stabbed down there just days after Stephen and he never got a plaque. Why is he the only one? What about...

Heatwave boosts supermarkets and fashion stores with sales of sandals, sun lotion and ice-cream soaringThe mini-heatwave that has hit much of the country has seen shoppers rushing to buy shorts, sun lotion, ice-cream and barbecue food, providing a shot in the arm for beleaguered retailers.Sales of sun cream jumped almost 400% last week, purchases of burgers and other barbecue-style food were up 270% at Waitrose, and Argos sold twice as many barbecues as normal. Orders of rosé wine, which...