72 m. ago Call for action to protect prison officers ‘before there is a fatality’

A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.

Events

2 h. ago Sperm donor by post who fathered more than 180 children 'lacks empathy' and 'seeks to control others', High Court judge rules

Unregulated donor Robert Albon, who advertises his services on social media under the name 'Joe Donor', claims to have fathered children in countries as far away as Argentina and Australia.

Events

8 h. ago Call for 'urgent action' to tackle 'epidemic' that could be altering the structure of your brain

Alarming new research suggests working too hard many physically change the shape of your brain

Politics

8 h. ago Campaigner seeks urgent action to address lack of wheelchair

Dermot Devlin said it is alarming that just 6% of taxis in Northern Ireland are wheelchair accessible.

Politics

10 h. ago Campaigners say women deserve better as they seek to decriminalise abortion

A new amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill is being brought by Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.

Events

34 h. ago World’s favourite fruit at risk of being wiped out by climate crisis, study warns

Nearly 60 per cent of banana-growing areas in Latin America and Caribbean could become unsuitable for cultivation by 2080 if urgent action is not taken

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3 d. ago Revealed: Iranian man arrested over 'foiled terror plot on Israeli embassy' is asylum seeker who was living in taxpayer

Footage on social media showed Special Forces and armed police dragging the semi-naked 40-year-old from the house in Rochdale on May 3.

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3 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: 'All rise, if able'... yet another confected attack on our language by the grievance seekers who gave us 'chest feeders' and 'birth people'

QUENTIN LETTS: For centuries, those two words 'All rise!' were sufficient for the commencement of judicial proceedings and a show of respect for the so-called majesty of the law. Until now.

Events

5 d. ago Mother convicted over unpaid £8.75 car tax bill while grieving death of baby in latest fast

The Labour government has not taken urgent action to fix the Single Justice Procedure

Economics

8 d. ago UK falling behind on tackling microplastic pollution, scientists say

Researchers call for urgent action as fragments of plastic found in human brains and pollute food, water and airThe UK is falling behind on international efforts to tackle microplastics, scientists have said, as the pollutants continue to infiltrate food, ecosystems and human bodies.The tiny fragments of plastic have been found in human testicles and brains, and they burrow into plants, inhibiting their ability to photosynthesise. The impact on human health is largely unknown, but they have been linked to strokes and heart attacks. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago Major report by MPs says social care review 'doomed to fail' unless urgent action taken

MPs said the current inadequate social care system is putting 'unsustainable pressure' on unpaid carers who are being forced to provide care worth £184billion a year

Events

1 week ago 'Britain wants Reform!': Nigel Farage hails 'unprecedented' local election results and says his councils will resist taking asylum seekers

Nigel Farage has declared 'Britain wants Reform' as he boasts of the party's 'unprecedented' results in yesterday's local elections, sparking a political earthquake for Labour and the Conservatives. 

Politics

1 week ago Downing Street ramps up efforts to stop housing asylum seekers in hotels after Reform surge in local elections

Senior Labour politicians believe the approach is having a negative effect on the government's popularity and is playing directly into Nigel Farage's hands.

Politics

1 week ago Canary Island airport hell as Brits land and face chaos before they even get to the hotel

British tourists arriving at Lanzarote airport face an "uncomfortable and chaotic experience" amidst calls for urgent action.

Society

1 week ago Sand groomers v turtles: how wildlife is falling foul of the demand for Insta

From the turtle-nesting beaches of Italy to Greek island bird havens, across the Mediterranean campaigners are fighting to protect habitats from tourists seeking a picture-perfect holidayIn the summer months in Puglia, southern Italy, the battle for the beaches begins before dawn. Armed with tractors, beach owners flatten every imperfection from the sand, dragging it to sift out anything large enough to be considered waste. As the sun rises, tourists flood the coastline, often unaware of what lies hidden beneath their feet.Two feet below the surface, delicate eggs laid by loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are waiting to hatch. For the turtles, the beach is not a beauty spot but a habitat. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Campaigners call for urgent action to protect infants from unhealthy food

It follows the findings of Leeds University research, featured in the BBC Panorama investigation The Truth About Baby Food.

Society

1 week ago Lack of access to antibiotics is driving spread of superbugs, finds research

Focus on overuse contributes to antibiotics reaching less than 7% of people with drug-resistant infections in poorer countries, say researchersLess than 7% of people with severe drug-resistant infections in poorer countries get the antibiotics they need, a new study suggests, with researchers warning that not only is this causing suffering and deaths, but is also likely to be driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR).With AMR forecast to cause 1.9m deaths a year by 2050, they are calling for urgent action, akin to the fight earlier this century to get HIV drugs to Africa’s virus hotspots. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Should shops be forced to take cash? Take our poll and have your say

As more and more shops go card-only, MPs are warning the government to step in and protect those who rely on cash. A recent report highlights the need for urgent action before a cashless society becomes the norm. What do you think?

Economics

2 w. ago Ghanaian asylum seeker wins right to remain in UK because he is too traumatised by getting Covid to return to his home country

Winfred Kwabla Dogbey was diagnosed with PTSD after he was hospitalised with the virus in 2020, where he suffered an extreme version of the illness with multiple organ failure.

Events

2 w. ago As immigrant arrests surge, complaints of abuse mount at America's oldest detention center in Miami

As President Donald Trump seeks to make good on his campaign pledge of mass arrests and removals of migrants, the U.S. immigration detention system is being overrun with prisoners

Events