Month: January 2025

A zero alcohol limit could be introduced for young drivers to boost road safety, a minister has suggested. Transport minister Lilian Greenwood said the Government is analysing the effectiveness of such a policy in other countries. The drink-drive limit in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 80mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. Nowhere else in Europe has a limit above 50mg/100ml, and the Scottish Government reduced its limit to […]

The driver of a 4×4 that ploughed into a primary school killing two eight-year-old girls has been rearrested after bereaved families criticised the police investigation into the tragedy. Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, both eight, died in the incident at The Study Prep school in Wimbledon, south-west London, in July 2023 while celebrating the last day of the summer term. In June last year, the Metropolitan Police said the driver […]

Young people leaving home for the first time and patients with mental health problems should be asked about their gambling habits when they visit the GP, health leaders have said. Young people leaving home for the first time and patients with mental health problems should be asked about their gambling habits when they visit the GP, health leaders have said. People who have problems with gambling should be identified “as […]

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will meet top executives from some of Britain’s major businesses on Tuesday as they continue their quest for economic growth. Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will meet top executives from some of Britain’s major businesses on Tuesday as they continue their quest for economic growth. The meeting will see the Prime Minister and Chancellor seek to persuade bosses from businesses including Tesco, BT, […]

Bereaved families and survivors are expected to gather at the Strule Arts Centre in the Co Tyrone town on Tuesday for the inquiry which will examine whether the atrocity could reasonably have been prevented by UK authorities. Scottish judge Lord Turnbull is overseeing the probe into the 1998 Real IRA bombing which claimed 29 lives, including a woman pregnant with twins. Commemorative and personal statement hearings will be held over […]

The King has described his historic visit to Auschwitz as “something that I will never forget” and said remembering the “horrors” of the concentration camp was a “sacred duty”. The King has described his historic visit to Auschwitz as “something that I will never forget” and said remembering the “horrors” of the concentration camp was a “sacred duty”. Charles and other world figures joined Auschwitz survivors for a poignant ceremony […]

Rising deaths from extreme heat will “far exceed” reductions in numbers dying from cold temperatures in Europe with climate change, researchers suggest. A study modelling the change in deaths related to high and low temperatures found that there could be more than 2.3 million excess deaths across hundreds of European cities by the end of the century if urgent action is not taken to cut emissions. While efforts to adapt […]

Seven people convicted of being part of a Scottish child abuse ring which plunged to “the depths of human depravity” have been jailed for terms ranging from 20 years to eight years. The two women and five men will all be monitored for life after being convicted of gang raping a child and abusing other children in a drugs den in Glasgow where heroin and crack cocaine were used. Iain […]

The King has said the testimony of Holocaust survivors teaches us to “never be a bystander in the face of violence and hate” as he met those who lived through one of humanity’s darkest hours. Charles visited the heart of Krakow’s Jewish community as commemorations began marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He told those gathered at the Jewish Community Centre (JCC) […]