Emergency services continue the search for the child, who fell into a river in Leicester. Source link
Read More »A5 road upgrade among Dublin cross-border funding projects
The Irish government is set to announce substantial new funding for cross-border projects later. The cabinet in Dublin will meet to approve the plans, which will include the restoration of the £400m funding promise for the A5. Highly anticipated funding for Casement Park in west Belfast is also set to …
Read More »General election: Cost of living fears rife in north Wales
Wrexham soon beckoned, one of the traditional Labour seats won in 2019 by the Conservatives. There was plenty of food for thought at the city’s Tŷ Pawb food hall. Steffi Williams, from Coedpoeth, who was there with her baby, said the cost of living was “massive”. “Everyone I know in …
Read More »More women investigated for illegal terminations, says abortion provider
Dr Jonathan Lord, medical director at MSI, which is one of the UK’s main abortion providers, believes the “unprecedented” number of women now falling under investigation may be linked to the police’s increased awareness of the availability of the “pills by post” scheme – introduced in England and Wales during …
Read More »Probe after 'Israel crossed out on birth certificate'
The Campaign Against Antisemitism claimed the word “Israel” was scribbled out “just because it is the Jewish state”. Source link
Read More »One of UK's 'most advanced' vertical farm opens
Salad crops are grown indoors under lights three times faster than in traditional agriculture. Source link
Read More »Who is Julian Assange and why is he facing extradition?
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is facing extradition to the US for revealing military secrets. Source link
Read More »Assange in last-ditch bid to avoid US extradition
The Wikileaks founder is trying to overturn an extradition order signed in 2022 by then UK home secretary Priti Patel. Source link
Read More »Bowel cancer checks for anyone with inherited risk
Offering regular colonoscopies to people with Lynch syndrome at any age will save lives, NHS England says. Source link
Read More »LGBT veteran in 'last battle' for army ban compensation
Joe Ousalice has cancer and fears he will die before he gets any money from the UK government. Source link
Read More »Prince William to hear of suffering in Gaza and Israel
Prince of Wales visits will recognise “human suffering” in the Middle East and concerns about antisemitism. Source link
Read More »Hacker group's site taken over by law enforcement
LockBit is a major criminal gang that uses its software to steal sensitive data until a ransom is paid Source link
Read More »Cameron government knew Post Office ditched Horizon IT investigation
Paula Vennells, the former chief executive of the Post Office, did not respond to the BBC’s requests for comment. Chris Aujard, then Post Office general counsel, and Richard Callard, the civil servant who represented the government on the board, declined to comment while the public inquiry was ongoing. Source link
Read More »Newspaper headlines: Navalny wife blames Putin and US’s move to block Rafah offensive
Image caption, The Daily Telegraph features a picture of Yulia Navalnaya, promising readers more information on the video inside. The paper leads with a headline stating that the United States is trying to stop Israel’s offensive in Rafah – in the southern Gaza Strip. It says that US President Joe …
Read More »Farmers in 'crisis' say PM needs to give more help
Rishi Sunak is to unveil support for farming and food production, at the NFU’s annual conference. Source link
Read More »Parents' fears over drop in teachers of the deaf
Fears children will have to “fend for themselves” if numbers of teachers of the deaf keep falling. Source link
Read More »ME services at 'rock bottom', say campaigners
A charity voices concerns about the care on offer following the death of Scotland’s only specialist nurse. Source link
Read More »Mum gives birth in traffic jam on way to hospital
Freya delivered her 9lbs 8oz son with no pain relief while her mum drove her to hospital. Source link
Read More »Stonehenge tunnel: Campaigners lose High Court challenge
During the hearing last year, David Wolfe KC, for SSWHS, said the Government gave “unlawful consideration of alternatives” to the project, and that campaigners believed National Highways had provided “fundamentally flawed” information over these that “failed to acknowledge the heritage harm”. Source link
Read More »The unprecedented case of a migrant manslaughter trial
If jurors believed Bah had freely gone to sea, they could convict him of manslaughter only if sure that reasonable people would have realised that the journey risked death and, crucially, his steering had contributed to the tragedy. The jurors could also consider whether Bah was guilty of causing the …
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