4 h. ago Voices: Why, as a special needs parent, any changes to my child’s support frighten me

It took years of wrestling with bureaucracy before my local authority agreed to provide the services that my child is legally entitled to – so I won’t be handing back our hard-won SEND provision without a fight, says James Moore

Society

8 h. ago Rare bee attack leaves 24 injured and three fighting for their lives

A horrifying bee attack on the streets of a French town has left 24 people injured, including a pensioner who suffered 25 separate stings

Events

14 h. ago NHS bosses fear fresh strikes in England as resident doctors seek 29% pay rise

Hundreds of thousands of hospital appointments could be cancelled if BMA members vote for series of stoppagesHospitals are bracing for a fresh round of strikes by resident doctors seeking a 29% pay rise, amid warnings that stoppages could lead to hundreds of thousands of appointments and operations being cancelled.NHS leaders fear that a ballot of resident doctors, formerly junior doctors in England, which closes on Monday will produce a majority backing renewed industrial action. Continue reading...

Economics

31 h. ago Katie Price and Dwight Yorke's sad Harvey feud from DNA fury to heartbreaking phone call

Harvey Price, 23, who has complex needs, has been raised by his mother Katie Price and is now moving into independent living after the local authority cut his college funding

Technology

34 h. ago London council faces legal action after installing road crossing in colours of transgender pride flag

The local authority installed the blue, pink and white painted crossing in Bloomsbury at a cost of £10,464

Politics

54 h. ago Reform UK under fire for putting teenagers in charge of vital public services

Reform UK has drawn criticism for putting youngsters in charge of hundreds of millions of pounds of spending at local authorities

Events

61 h. ago Is THIS Britain's saddest seaside shopping centre? Locals say the once

EXCLUSIVE: A seaside resort's 'ghost town' shopping centre has become the latest casualty of a downward spiral which had seen the once proud area plagued by drunks and vandals.

Economics

65 h. ago Entire British ghost town left abandoned for over a decade as nature takes over

The huge town was built by the British government at the height of the Cold War but has been left abandoned since 2013.

Politics

69 h. ago ‘Catastrophic’ flood in Texas kills at least 13, including children, with more missing from summer camp

Up to 10in of rain fell overnight, prompting flash flooding in region west of Austin hit by long droughtThunderstorms and torrential rain triggered deadly flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas on Friday, killing at least 13 people and leaving more than 20 girls from a summer camp missing, according to local authorities.The region was beset by death and disaster on Friday after months’ worth of heavy rain fell in a matter of hours, leaving search teams to conduct boat and helicopter rescues in the fast-moving water that overtook riverfront communities and children’s summer camps. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Thomas Partey: the former Arsenal midfielder facing five rape charges

Ghanaian left club this week after playing a central role in Premier League title challenges under Mikel ArtetaFor the first time since Thomas Partey left his home town of Krobo Odumase in eastern Ghana at the age of 11, he woke on Tuesday without a club. Three days later the midfielder, who had departed Arsenal after his contract expired, was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.What happens next with Partey’s career will be determined by the outcome of legal proceedings scheduled to start with his appearance at Westminster magistrates court on 5 August. The allegations relate to three women who reported incidents between 2021 and 2022. Partey denies all the charges and “welcomes the opportunity to finally clear his name”, his lawyer said. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Matt Hancock admits care home pandemic plans 'as good as useless' as inquiry shown chilling texts

Appearing before the Covid Inquiry, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock lashed out at local authorities and Public Health England as messages between him and minister Helen Whately were revealed

Events

6 d. ago European stag do clampdown in two big European tourist hotspots

Stag parties are facing a backlash in two big European tourist destinations - with local authorities cracking down on the hard-drinking, party-happy groups

Politics

6 d. ago Moonlight Peaks: your chance to live as a tiny vegan vampire

Dracula’s daughter seeks a more peaceful life making plant-based blood substitutes in this Stardew-Valley-inspired, gently creepy farming gameWhat if you were a tiny, vegan vampire? That’s the question posed by Moonlight Peaks, the gen Z-coded, achingly TikTok-ready supernatural life sim. Inspired by the popularity of “cosy games” such as Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley, Moonlight Peaks drapes you in the cape of Dracula’s daughter, who has fled her father’s corpse-ridden home to start a new, peaceful life.Soon, she settles among werewolves and witches in the supernatural farming town of Moonlight Peaks, where she grows crops and rears animals instead of subsisting on the blood of innocents. Both cosy and creepy, the game has you creating your own plant-based blood substitutes, befriending the town’s residents and fixing a whole host of problems left in daddy Dracula’s wake.Moonlight Peaks is out on PC in 2026 Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Residents fear Falkirk care at home outsourcing will have serious impact

Falkirk Council staff will no longer provide care to residents at Tygetshaugh, who say that despite assurances that care support will not change they are still worried.

Politics

8 d. ago They call it Merseyside's 'worst seaside town', and it left one visitor furious

Journalist Emilia Bona visited New Brighton after it came bottom of Merseyside's seaside spots to visit

Politics

8 d. ago Severe heat waves hit Southern Europe as local authorities warn against wildfire risks

Major heat waves across Southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in countries like Italy, Spain and Greece

Events

9 d. ago We bought land behind our homes and erected a 6ft fence to keep yobs out... but then snobby neighbours complained to the council

Residents in Ramsey Court and St Michael's Court, Slough, fear they may have spent thousands on land they will never benefit from after being refused council permission to erect a fence.

Society

9 d. ago Glasgow parking fine scam alert over 'suspicious messages' amid cyber security incident

The local authority has launched an urgent probe into "suspicious messages" related to outsanding fines after it discovered "malicious activity" on servers last week.

Events

9 d. ago World famous Greek island left 'empty' as sad tourist season becomes 'ghost town'

Greece is famous for its stunning islands and one in particular has been a favourite with holidaymakers since the '70s - but despite people flocking there, businesses are struggling

Politics

9 d. ago Areas of Scotland with highest and lowest rates of crime 2025

Official statistics on crimes recorded by the police in Scotland have been shared.

Events