British Isles
Friday, 19 August 2022 00:33
Scotland: patients locked in secure hospitals
The BBC have discovered that Scots with learning disabilities and autism have been locked in secure hospitals and psychiatric wards for decades, unable to get out despite ministers saying 22 years ago they should be living…
Friday, 19 August 2022 00:29
Firefighting challenges
Large-scale wildfires are occurring more frequently across the UK. The challenges are enormous: in the middle of nowhere, two-metre-high flames moving faster than anyone can run. It can take days to bring a fire under control,…
Friday, 19 August 2022 00:26
Protests at drag queen’s storytelling events
In July furious parents stormed a Drag Queen Story Hour for three- to 11-year-olds in Reading central library, the first venue in a UK-wide two month library tour. The event descended into chaos after the parents…
Friday, 19 August 2022 00:23
Emotions running high for students
Hundreds of thousands of students received their A Level results on 18 August. This was the first time students had actually sat their exams since 2019: during the coronavirus outbreak, they were assessed by teachers. Getting…
Friday, 19 August 2022 00:21
Rishi Sunak’s ‘favourite meal’ no longer exists
During his time as a minister, and especially in the battle to succeed Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and his team have sought to present the wealthy former banker as someone nonetheless in touch with the concerns…
Friday, 19 August 2022 00:18
Sussex beaches closed after sewage discharge
Beaches in Bexhill and Normans Bay in East Sussex have been closed after untreated wastewater was released into the sea at the shoreline. Hastings borough council also advised people against swimming at Pelham Beach due to…