Guardian wins award for exposé of founders’ links to transatlantic slavery

theguardian.com The Guardian has won a diversity award at the prestigious Press Awards after its exposé on its founders’ links to transatlantic slavery, as one of its reporters took home…

Still offline? Are you missing out on compensation for failed broadband?

theguardian.com Broadband customers who suffer service failures may be missing out on money they are owed because they are unaware of their rights to automatic compensation. Under the…

‘We’ve been taken for granted for too long’: equal pay strikes by women spread across Scotland

theguardian.com Hundreds of women have gone on strike in Scotland as three more councils face claims over equal pay. Almost 500 workers walked out of their council roles in Falkirk,…

Viagogo boss Cris Miller: Carrying on ticketing, despite the controversy

theguardian.com Cris Miller is confident that his musical hero, Bob Marley, would have approved of how his company makes its profits. “I think after some education, yeah, he would,” says…

Crippling mortgages and £16 olive oil: how much have UK prices risen in the past two years?

theguardian.com Two years ago, a two-litre bottle of supermarket olive oil cost about £7. Step into your local branch today and that same bottle will set you back more than £16. Grab a…

Government still buying properties along HS2 route

theguardian.com The government has paid more than £1m to buy properties along HS2’s northern leg since Rishi Sunak announced he was cancelling the scheme, the Observer can reveal. The prime…

Secret home insurance commissions raking in millions for landlords in England and Wales

theguardian.com Landlords of developments in England and Wales where residents face hefty service charges face calls to disclose millions of pounds in “secret commissions” raked in over the…