The number of learning-disability nurses in England has fallen by more than 84 percent since the 1970s, leaving specialists and families warning that the crisis can no longer be ignored. Trade unions are demanding immediate government intervention before the workforce shrinks beyond recovery.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was ‘very pleased for my family’s sake’ after two men were convicted of carrying out a series of arson attacks connected to him in early 2025. The verdicts came after an 11-day trial at the Old Bailey.
Newly elected union leader Andrea Egan has warned that Labour is handing an open door to Reform UK by failing to deliver for working people. Her shock election victory, she says, was members screaming to be heard.
A Canadian lynx is among 15 big cats reported across Wales since January 2020, raising fresh questions about whether large exotic predators could be living wild in the British countryside. The sightings span more than five years and cover multiple regions, with no confirmed physical evidence yet produced.
Far-right demonstrators and anti-racist counter-protesters clashed in at least seven British cities on Wednesday, with over 90 arrests made nationally. The violence follows days of serious disorder in Belfast that has now spilled onto the mainland.
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was stopped and detained at Heathrow Airport under counter-terrorism legislation, raising immediate questions about the circumstances of his return to the UK. The detention marks the latest chapter in Robinson’s long and turbulent legal history with British authorities.
Wheelchair users including jurors, barristers and social workers are facing broken lifts, hazardous ramps and locked accessible toilets across England’s court buildings. Disability campaigners say the failures amount to a daily “resilience test” for anyone who needs accessible facilities to do their job.
A 10-year-old boy with more than 20 severe allergies has to fly to the United States regularly for specialist treatment unavailable in the UK. Yann Jennings can now eat some nuts daily thanks to groundbreaking therapy.
Former Defence Secretary John Healey wanted Britain to join an international defence investment bank before Treasury officials blocked the plan. The proposal would have given the UK access to billions in multilateral defence funding.
The UK government will ban children under 16 from high-risk social media platforms in one of the world’s strictest online safety crackdowns. Companies face fines up to £25 million for non-compliance.
