27 h. ago UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record

Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recordedRecord heat and drought cost Britain’s arable farmers more than £800m in lost production in 2025 in one of the worst harvests recorded, analysis has estimated.Three of the five worst harvests on record have now occurred since 2020, leaving some farmers asking whether the growing impacts of the climate crisis are making it too financially risky to sow their crops. Farmers are already facing heavy financial pressure as the costs of fertilisers and other inputs have risen faster than prices. Continue reading...

Society

62 h. ago Hillsborough investigation finds 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct charges

A long-running investigation into the 1989 Hillsborough stadium soccer tragedy has found that 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct proceedings for their failings during and after Britain’s worst sports disaster

Events

8 d. ago Bullying boyfriend preyed on vulnerable woman in long campaign of abuse

Anthony Manson quickly realised the woman was vulnerable and in the middle of a marriage breakdown when he "worked through the abuser's work book" to prey on her

Events

9 d. ago The scandal of one of Britain's worst mass poisonings: How deadly toxic water claimed lives, burned families and pets and caused 40 years of misery in idyllic town

Thousands were suddenly drinking and washing themselves with contaminated water after 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were poured into the wrong water tank.

Events

1 week ago Voices: Want a Budget millennials won’t hate? Start by taxing life’s biggest nuisances

From boy racers to ultra-processed foods and doomscrolling, Britain’s worst habits cost us dearly, says Sophie Wilkinson – why doesn’t the chancellor put levies on them before taxing us again?

Economics

1 week ago Hospital under investigation for poor maternity care chased 'natural birth' ideology that 'led to newborn deaths'

In the period that Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust had the lowest number of caesareans - between 2012 and 2023 - its rate of stillbirths and newborn baby deaths soared to the worst in Britain.

Events

1 week ago Man wrongly jailed for murder for 38 years struggles with smartphones, apps and self

In one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice, Peter Sullivan spent 38 years behind bars for the murder of 21-year-old florist Diane Sindall.

Events

1 week ago Britain’s tax system combines the worst of the US and Scandinavia

The UK’s experiment in eating the rich while shrinking the state has left everyone worse off

Politics

2 w. ago Roblox to block children from talking to adult strangers after string of lawsuits

Gaming platform to use facial age estimation to limit chats to similar age groups, as allegations of grooming growThe online games platform Roblox is to start blocking children from talking to adult and much older teen strangers from next month as it faces fresh lawsuits alleging it has been exploited by predators to groom children as young as seven.Roblox has reached 150 million daily players of games including viral hits Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot but has been hit by legal claims alleging the system’s design has made “children easy prey for paedophiles”. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago ‘No boyfriends’ fakery reveals how Instagram influencers put ‘evil eye’ on the vulnerable

One person who seems to live a charmed life on Instagram pointedly calls it ‘Instasham’

Technology

3 w. ago Prisoner once labelled 'Britain's worst sex offender' learns his fate from parole board

Kevin Lakeman was previously released in January 2019 on parole, but then taken back into custody just two months later

Events

3 w. ago Inside the depraved borstal where Britain's worst paedophile preyed on vulnerable young boys

In the early 1950s, Medomsley Detention Centre was well known for its 'strict and tough nature' enforced on inmates through a brutal military style regime.

Politics

3 w. ago The victims who exposed Britain's worst paedophile: How brave boys' testimony finally unmasked beast Neville Husband

Neville Husband (pictured) led a campaign of prolific sexual and physical abuse for well over a decade at Medomsley Detention Centre. 

Events

3 w. ago Abuse by UK’s ‘most prolific sex offender’ was ignored at Medomsley detention centre, report finds

Neville Husband committed hundreds of offences while working at facility in County Durham from 1969 to 1985A man who worked as a prison officer and caterer in a youth detention centre was able to rape and torture boys for three decades while the abuse was “ignored and dismissed”, according to a report labelling him as possibly Britain’s worst ever sex offender.Neville Husband carried out at least 368 sexual offences against young men and boys between 1969 and 1985 while working at Medomsley detention centre in County Durham, but is believed have committed hundreds more crimes, taking the total past the 450 committed by Jimmy Savile. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Flu symptom that's MUCH worse this year and makes horror new H3N2 strain more deadly

New H3N2 strain tends to cause more severe illness amid expectation that Britain is about to face ‘worst ever’ flu season

Events

3 w. ago Moment Robert Jenrick is confronted by angry sellers at Britain's 'worst' car boot sale for 'stolen tools'

Robert Jenrick was subjected to a torrent of abuse at a West London car boot sale after challenging sellers over fears they were offering stolen tools for sale.

Politics