EU institutions, UK-EU relations, and Brexit aftermath
Lisa Nandy says defence spending negotiations are continuing, days after John Healey resigned from cabinet over a clash with the Treasury on military funding. The government is yet to set a firm timeline for reaching its spending targets.
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.
Coventry barman Darren Summers, 34, scooped a £3.5 million National Lottery scratch card prize — and hung up the phone when winners told him he’d won. The £5 card was bought on a whim from a petrol station during a late shift.
The assisted dying bill is heading back to Parliament after it narrowly cleared the Commons but stalled in the Lords. MP Lauren Edwards says she’s bringing back the exact same legislation and wants peers to get it done.
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.
Two men face charges after allegedly stealing $18,000 worth of equipment from England’s World Cup training base in Kansas City. Police arrested the suspects within 48 hours of the reported theft.
Three teenagers between 15 and 17 have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his twenties died from injuries sustained in an assault. Essex Police continue their investigation as the community reels from the shocking incident.
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.
A police officer in Derbyshire has been pulled from frontline duties amid serious allegations of fabricating evidence using artificial intelligence. The case marks a troubling first for UK law enforcement as AI technology becomes increasingly accessible.
Britain stopped investigating UFO sightings in 2009, but a former MoD official says that’s created a dangerous blind spot. He’s calling for the government to resume formal investigations as other nations take the issue seriously.
