News – World and UK

Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to six points with a 5-1 thrashing of reigning champions Manchester City while Marcus Rashford left Manchester United for Aston Villa. United suffered another home defeat as Jean Philippe-Mateta’s double fired Crystal Palace to victory at Old Trafford and Tottenham were also 2-0 winners at Brentford. Rashford’s move to Villa was confirmed at 10pm ahead of what could be a busy […]

The sister of headteacher Ruth Perry has said she is worried that new Ofsted proposals for inspecting schools are a “rehash” of the “dangerous” system they are supposed to replace. Schools in England could be graded across a variety of different areas – including attendance and inclusion – using a colour-coded five-point scale. Schools would receive ratings – from the red coloured “causing concern” to orange coloured “attention needed”, through […]

The UK risks becoming an “incubator economy”, where technology start-ups develop before selling or moving abroad, a House of Lords committee has warned. Urgent action is needed by the Government to foster innovative UK companies, including AI and creative technology start-ups, and support them in scaling up, a new report from the Lords Communications and Digital Committee has said. The Prime Minister has previously said he wanted the UK and […]

Farmer Tony Martin, who was jailed for shooting dead a teenage burglar, has died at the age of 80, a friend has confirmed. Martin served three years in prison after shooting Fred Barras, 16, at his home in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, in 1999. He was initially found guilty of murder, but this was reduced to manslaughter on appeal. Martin’s friend, Malcolm Starr, told the PA news agency that the Norfolk […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) has put child sexual abuse “on steroids”, the Home Secretary has warned ahead of a crackdown on computer-generated material. Artificial intelligence (AI) has put child sexual abuse “on steroids”, the Home Secretary has warned ahead of a crackdown on computer-generated material. Yvette Cooper said a new ban on AI tools which can create child sexual abuse material – including “sexualised” pictures of real children – would give […]

The Princess of Wales has launched a new initiative aimed at developing the nation’s “social and emotional skills” to alleviate the human cost from a world sometimes filled with “mistrust and misunderstanding”. Kate said the state of modern life was leaving many feeling “isolated and vulnerable” during troubled periods, resulting in “poor mental health, addiction and abuse” that was “devastating” for those affected and society. The solution is to “develop […]

Labour has attacked the Scottish Government’s decision to slash more than £200 million from retrofitting funds as levels of fuel poverty in the country surge. Figures from the Scottish House Condition Survey revealed earlier this week that more than 70,000 Scots fell into fuel poverty between 2022 and 2023. Another 19,000 were pushed into extreme fuel poverty. The same study also showed more than a million homes in Scotland fell […]

Big wins for Nottingham Forest and Everton stole the limelight in the Premier League on Saturday. Forest routed Brighton to strengthen their hold on a top-four place, while Everton punished struggling Leicester in a result that moves them clear of the bottom three at the expense of a Foxes side yet to respond to Ruud van Nistelrooy. Off the pitch, what could be one of the headline deals of the […]

US President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, fulfilling a campaign promise but raising the prospect of increase prices for American consumers. Mr Trump is declaring an economic emergency to put duties of 10% on all imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada — America’s largest trading partners — except for a 10% rate […]