Month: February 2025

The government wants new powers to tackle knife crime in England and Wales.

Contracting Covid-19 or being vaccinated against it during pregnancy does not increase the risk of child developmental health issues, research indicates..

Children are going to be warned on YouTube and Instagram about getting addicted to vaping as part of a new Government campaign..

Andy Murray will continue to coach Novak Djokovic through to the French Open – and possibly at Wimbledon. Djokovic confirmed the Scot had agreed to continue their partnership, which began in the build-up to last month’s Australian Open. The 24-time grand slam champion said the collaboration was “indefinite”, opening the possibility of the former rivals also linking up at Wimbledon this summer. Djokovic’s Melbourne campaign ended when he had to […]

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden spoke about the “impact of chemotherapy” with the King as she was honoured at Buckingham Palace, she said. The Welsh dancer, who has Crohn’s disease, said being formally made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to fundraising and raising awareness of inflammatory bowel disease was an “out-of-body experience” after the ceremony on Tuesday. In 2023, Dowden was diagnosed […]

The number of women in England who are up to date with breast screening is the highest on record, according to new figures. Coverage is also at its highest percentage in the last four years. Annual data from NHS England shows 4.61 million women are up to date with screening. Women are automatically invited for breast screening between the ages of 50 and 53, and then every three years until […]

Defence Secretary John Healey said details of a US security guarantee for Ukraine are “being developed” and decisions made in the next few weeks will define “the security of our world for a generation”. Mr Healey also said the messaging from US defence secretary Pete Hegseth on European countries’ need to increase defence spending was “not new”. US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks […]

A British husband and wife who were detained in Iran have been charged with espionage, the Iranian judiciary is reported to have said. Craig and Lindsay Foreman were on a motorcycle journey around the world when they were reportedly detained in January. An Iranian judiciary spokesperson told the country’s Mizan news agency on Tuesday that the couple had “collected information” in several provinces of the country under the guise of […]

Neath Port Talbot Council’s planning committee will meet on Tuesday evening Steel giant Tata’s plans for huge changes to steelmaking at its biggest plant are set to be approved by council planners. Neath Port Talbot Council’s planning committee is expected to give the go-ahead at a meeting on Tuesday evening to the way steel is produced at the South Wales site. Tata has closed blast furnaces and is switching to […]