PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 24 April 2025 21:52
Charities warn of record child poverty if two-child benefit cap not scrapped
Leading UK charities are urging Keir Starmer to urgently scrap the two-child benefit cap, warning it could push child poverty to record levels by the end of this parliament. A letter signed by organisations such as…
Thursday, 24 April 2025 21:49
Navy's flagship on mission to Far East, 'defying' China
The Royal Navy’s flagship, HMS Prince of Wales, has set sail from Portsmouth for an eight-month mission to the Far East as part of Operation Highmast, a major multinational military deployment. Leading a strike group composed…
Thursday, 24 April 2025 21:46
Starmer close to EU arms deal - at the expense of fishermen
The UK is nearing a pivotal defence and trade agreement with the EU that could grant British arms companies access to a €150 billion European defence fund. In return, Keir Starmer’s government appears ready to concede…
Thursday, 24 April 2025 21:43
ME sufferers feel ‘invisible and ignored' as review shows 62% increase in cases
A new NHS review has revealed that an estimated 404,000 people in England suffer from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a 62% increase from previous figures. The condition disproportionately affects middle-aged women, who…
Thursday, 17 April 2025 22:45
Raw materials arrive to keep British Steel furnaces burning
A critical shipment of raw materials has arrived in the UK to keep British Steel’s blast furnaces in Scunthorpe operational. Following the breakdown of talks with Chinese owner Jingye, the UK government intervened, securing coking coal…
Thursday, 17 April 2025 22:43
Supreme Court: legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has unanimously declared that the legal definition of 'woman' in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex, excluding trans women from that category. The judgment arose from a…