British Isles
Friday, 03 December 2021 09:53
Rising energy bills: struggling to keep warm
When she checks her son at night, Sandy Birtles can hardly see her teenager for all the coats on his bed. The single mother of two says they have to be careful not to use too…
Thursday, 25 November 2021 21:32
27 migrants drowned in Channel
Pregnant women and three children were among 27 Kurds from Iraq and Iran who drowned trying to cross the Channel. Two male survivors are being treated for exhaustion and hypothermia in a Calais hospital. A criminal…
Thursday, 25 November 2021 21:30
Stonewall aides ‘influencing government’
Nikki da Costa, Boris Johnson's former director of legislative affairs, said senior advisors are letting Stonewall dictate the Government's trans rights policy. She believes the advice being given to the PM is undermining women's rights. She…
Thursday, 25 November 2021 21:27
British army engineers to help at Polish border
150 Royal Engineers will be sent to help reinforce Poland's border with Belarus. The border is an entry point to the EU, and there have been tensions there in recent weeks. A small reconnaissance team of…
Thursday, 25 November 2021 21:24
Children in care challenges
The number of children in care, which has risen 36% in a decade, is putting ‘unprecedented pressure’ on local authorities' budgets. The Government provides councils with £4.8bn for ‘vital front-line services’, including children's care. Funding a…
Thursday, 25 November 2021 21:22
University staff to strike in December
Staff at 58 universities will strike between 1 and 3 December over two issues: pension cuts, and pay and working conditions. They are demanding a £2,500 pay increase to end ‘pay injustice’. More action is likely…