21 h. ago Manchester Arena bomb families say MI5 failed them and must face tougher scrutiny

MANCHESTER Arena bomb families have said MI5 failed them and must be more open to scrutiny in future.  In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, they demanded the security service be fully included in a new law designed to prevent cover-ups in public life.  They said MI5 had shown it could not be trusted. "How...

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27 h. ago Manchester Arena attack families demand MI5 held accountable in 'Hillsborough Law'

Families of those who lost their lives in the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanding action over MI5 as part of a new law designed to prevent cover-ups

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55 h. ago Ayrshire mum demands law change to protect victims of bullying

Ashley Stirling claims her seven year-old son Josh has been the victim of bullying at an East Ayrshire primary school.

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4 d. ago How to avoid your pension being dragged into inheritance tax net

Government plans to slap inheritance taxon pensions are already galvanising families into action to protect estates before rules change in just over a year's time.

Economics

5 d. ago Eight Epstein survivors call for Trump to be impeached over handling of file release

After reading heavily-redacted documents which appear to break the law, the survivors of the convicted pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein, are demanding accountability from the president

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5 d. ago The perfect way to look after your health if you work shifts

There are many knock-on effects of working nights or early mornings, and often employers could do more to protect staff. But there are small, simple changes that can make all the difference• Sign up here to get the whole series straight to your inboxApproximately 8.7 million people in the UK work night shifts, but humans are not meant to be awake at night. “It goes against our natural circadian cycle,” says Steven Lockley, visiting professor at the Surrey Sleep Research Centre, University of Surrey. “We have a clock in the hypothalamus in the brain, and that clock has evolved to control many aspects of our physiology.” This includes metabolism and immune system, hormones, and heart, lung and brain function. “We’ve evolved to be awake in the daytime and asleep at night. When we do shift work, we’re going against what our natural rhythms want us to do.”This is true not just for those who work in the dead of night, but for those who work early and evening shifts. It means, says Lockley...

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7 d. ago Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025

Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plansThis year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris agreement. It is also a decade since another key moment in climate justice, when a state was ordered for the first time to cut its carbon emissions faster to protect its citizens from climate change. The Urgenda case, which was upheld by the Netherlands’ supreme court in 2019, was one of the first rumblings of a wave of climate litigation around the world that campaigners say has resulted in a new legal architecture for climate protection.Over the past 12 months, there have been many more important rulings and tangible changes on climate driven by legal action. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Two young British women went on a dream backpacking holiday. Only one came back alive

Bethany Clarke’s friend was one of six foreigners who died after drinking tainted vodka at a Laos hotel last year. More than a year later, the family and friends of those killed are calling for changes to protect travellers – and justice for their deaths. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

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2 w. ago Spain to introduce air conditioned 'climate shelters' to protect locals and tourists against heatwaves

To combat 46C heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change, Spain is introducing a national network of 'climate shelters' to protect citizens and tourists from extreme heat.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump expands travel bans to more countries as 40 nations now affected

The United States has imposed further restrictions on more than 20 countries, with President Donald Trump making the changes 'to protect the security' of the country

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3 w. ago All new homes must be built with 'swift bricks' to protect endangered birds under Labour's planning changes

The requirement was included in the Government's proposed overhaul of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Ayrshire mum walks 100km with baby to raise funds for Alzheimer Scotland in honour of dad

Madi Train, 31, and seven-month-old Leo will be clocking up the kilometres together throughout December.

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on combating Europe’s national populists: protect the less well

As EU countries face multiple challenges in a new era, they must fight to preserve the continent’s social model. That means a new economic approachMore than a year after the election that handed Donald Trump a decisive comeback victory, the Democratic party has still not released its postmortem analysis. But last week, an influential progressive lobby group published its own. Kamala Harris’s campaign, its authors argued, failed to connect with core constituencies because it did not focus enough on addressing basic economic anxieties. By prioritising the menace to democracy that Maga authoritarianism represented, progressives neglected the bread-and-butter issues that were uppermost in many people’s minds.As the EU braces for a tumultuous period of politics between now and the end of the decade, that is a lesson that needs to be fully absorbed in Brussels, Paris and Berlin. The White House, as its recently published national security strategy makes clear, is hopeful that “patrio...

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3 w. ago Restaurant chain makes huge plastic change to protect environment

The change will eliminate large amounts of plastic and reduce carbon emissions

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3 w. ago MSP Ash Regan demands Scots Government enforces law on women’s rights to single

Ash Regan’s comments come following a partial win by nurse Sandie Peggie, who was suspended by NHS Fife after complaining about having to share a changing room with transgender medic Dr Beth Upton.

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3 w. ago Heartbroken mum told her cancer was shrinking while husband was dying from the disease

"We literally went from being that happy family with years ahead of us to having months left, then only hours and that was heartbreaking."

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3 w. ago Five things people should never do when shopping online in December

There are some simple changes you can make while shopping online that will help protect you, your purchase and your hard earned money

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3 w. ago Six lifestyle changes to help protect against winter bugs and colds

From stomach flu to the common cold, there are a number of viruses that can leave you bed-ridden for days. But a nutritionist has shared simple changes that may help support your immune system

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4 w. ago 'I know the pain of losing my daughter through extreme violence' says campaigning mum

Bereaved families are demanding action on Jade's Law saying Government delays mean children orphaned by domestic homicide remain exposed and without vital legal protection

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