Keir Starmer’s commitment to deploy British peacekeepers to Ukraine has raised questions over whether the UK is ready for conflict, Alicja Hagopian writes
Police helicopter crew to face no action after chasing suspect at low altitude
The National Police Air Service (NPAS), which operates the helicopter, said the crew had upheld safety procedures
GCSE students receiving results ‘undoubtedly affected by Covid disruption’
The Education Secretary said students showed “remarkable resilience” despite the disruption to their education
Government urged to enforce a total ban on smacking of children
Psychiatrists say decades of research show the ‘detrimental effects of physical punishment’
Scientists invent ‘superfood’ they hope will save honeybees and boost global food security
Yeast strain offers complete diet that beekeepers cannot give without flower pollen, say Oxford experts
Explained: How much is the government paying to house asylum seekers in hotels?
With protests against the use of migrant hotels spreading across the country, there are fears that anger is being stoked by misinformation
Labour braced for wave of legal action over migrant hotels as immigration crisis deepens
Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice urged residents to protest outside more migrant hotels to force councils to take legal action to ban asylum seekers
Vicar who led rave-style ‘cult’ in Church of England found guilty of assaulting female followers
The leader of the Nine O’Clock Service, Christopher Brain, 68, has been found guilty of 17 counts of indecent assault
Is Labour really failing on immigration and asylum hotels?
Though the asylum backlog is at its lowest level since 2021, the government is still housing over 100,000 asylum seekers. A third of these are in hotels, which cost millions a day.
Hunger-driven A&E admissions spiral amid cost-of-living crisis
Tally of people needing emergency medical help triples as household costs soar