Government criticised for ‘glacial pace’ writing UN high seas treaty into law The Government is moving at a “glacial pace” to ratify a landmark UN pact to protect delicate ecosystems in international waters, a coalition of green groups has said. Eighteen environmental organisations called on Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to speed up the process on
All GP surgeries in England to advertise Jess’s Rule to prevent avoidable deaths Jess’s Rule, a system which calls for family doctors to think again if a patient has had three appointments for their symptoms with no diagnosis, will be advertised in all GP practices across England from this week. The rule is named after
Concerns over ‘unethical testing’ payout for infected blood victims Concerns have been raised over the “ridiculous” compensation payment proposed for people who were the victims of unethical research, including boys who were infected with HIV and hepatitis as schoolchildren. More than £2 billion has now been paid in compensation to victims of the infected blood
Lewis Hamilton will have different race engineer for the new F1 season Lewis Hamilton has made a significant change to his backroom staff after parting company with race engineer Riccardo Adami following one fractious season together at Ferrari. The British driver’s Ferrari team said Adami has been moved to a different role within the organisation. Hamilton was forced
Would-be copycat Southport killer locked up over terror manual A would-be Southport copycat killer who wanted to attack a dance school and an Oasis reunion concert has been locked up for 14 months. McKenzie Morgan, 18, from Cwmbran in South Wales, told friends of plans to target the concert in Cardiff on July 4, and
Husband jailed for life over ‘wicked’ murder of wife A husband who killed his wife and manipulated his own child in a “wicked” plot to get away with murder has been jailed for life. Robert Rhodes, 52, cut wife Dawn’s throat in the kitchen of their family home in 2016 as their marriage crumbled and
Nurse hails ‘victory for common sense’ after trans changing room ruling One of a group of nurses who complained about sharing single-sex changing rooms with a trans colleague said “this is a victory for common sense and for every woman who simply wants to feel safe at work” after an employment tribunal ruled they had
Drugs crisis inside prisons is ‘systemic failure of health provision’, MSPs warn The drugs crisis inside Scotland’s prisons is a manifestation of systemic health system failure, a Holyrood committee has said. The Criminal Justice Committee launched an inquiry into the issue last year, taking evidence from prison and health officials, with its final report released
AI used to generate thousands more child abuse videos in 2025, campaigners warn Paedophiles and other criminals used AI to generate thousands more child sexual abuse videos last year, contributing to record levels of the harrowing material found online, campaigners have warned. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said its analysts found 3,440 AI-generated videos of
Criminals detained in hospitals could lose thousands in benefits under plans Convicted killers detained in hospitals under court order could lose thousands of pounds a year in benefit payments under new Government plans. While prisoners are banned from claiming state benefits, under the current system serious offenders in hospital could be paid more than £800