A lifeboat had to make four trips to recover seven people from Worms Head island due to very challenging conditions It turned out to be a dangerous trip to a tidal island in Wales that, thanks to the RNLI, seven American students will never forget. The group had to be […]
Year: 2025
Survey for patient watchdog finds over half of those who made complaint were not satisfied with process or outcome A quarter of people in England experienced poor NHS care over the last year but fewer than one in 10 of them complained about it, a report by the patient watchdog […]
Journalists and bloggers to have greater access under ‘open reporting provisions’ after pilot scheme launched in 2023 A scheme allowing journalists increased access to family courts is being rolled out in an effort to improve transparency. The initiative permits accredited journalists and legal bloggers to report on cases as they […]
Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to forge closer economic links with Europe five years on from Brexit, as a major new poll shows voters clearly favour prioritising more trade with the EU over […]
Steve Reed says plans for 1km curved structure to protect bats from high-speed railway are ‘batshit crazy’ A bat shelter costing more than £100m near HS2 has been described by the environment secretary as “batshit crazy”. HS2 Ltd is spending the sum on the protection structure in Buckinghamshire, it emerged […]
Return and reunion with families of four soldiers brings bittersweet joy and relief after 15-month hostage ordeal • Middle East crisis – live updates Nineteen-year-old Naama Levy became an indelible symbol of Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. In footage from that day, an armed man dragged the barefoot […]
Source says: ‘The Danes are in crisis mode’ after US president’s call with prime minister Mette Frederiksen Donald Trump had a fiery phone call with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen over his demands to buy Greenland, according to senior European officials. Speaking to the Financial Times, officials said that Trump, […]
Home Office review will criticise counter-terrorism officers for not taking into account Southport killer’s obsession with extreme violence Counter-terrorism officers did not believe Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was “in danger of being radicalised”, leaks from a Home Office report have revealed. The Prevent learning review will criticise counter-terrorism officers for […]
Investigators fear it could be years before they get Axel Rudakubana’s search data which could hold vital clues Police have been unable to see what Axel Rudakubana was searching online before his “sadistic” Southport attack as they are locked in a lengthy US legal process to obtain the data from […]
The women were taken in Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack that ignited the Israel-Gaza war and have had no contact with the outside world since Hello and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East, with a focus on the four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in […]