Burnham ‘personally intervened’ over possible early prison release of grooming gang perpetrators
Andy Burnham’s government is “urgently” identifying any grooming gang perpetrators who may still be eligible for early prison release after concerns were raised about a potential loophole in the system.…
Two firms guilty over man killed by falling window
Two companies have been found guilty of health and safety breaches after a coach driver was killed by a falling window pane. Mick Ferris, 53, died when glass weighing 130kg…
Plagiarism and a pig’s head: the rise and fall of Jason Arday – podcast
When the University of Cambridge appoints a new professor, it doesn’t usually make global headlines. But Jason Arday was different. He was just 37 in 2023 when he became Cambridge’s…
Data breach investigation into Minnie Merriman’s medical records
NHS Tayside is investigating an alleged data breach into the medical records of a nine-year-old girl at the centre of a murder probe. Minnie Merriman, from West Yorkshire, died at…
Heatwave Britain: why are politicians so slow to act? – podcast
You can read Jessica Elgot’s interview with the health secretary on heatwaves here You can read about Kemi Badenoch’s action on Joshua Bonehill-Paine here Please keep sending your comments and…
Divers find 162-year-old Guinness in shipwreck off the English coast
How far would you travel for a pint of Guinness? If the answer is to the bottom of the sea, you might be in luck. There’s just one catch –…
Girl, 11, found dead after search at Midlothian beauty spot
An 11-year-old girl has died after being found in the water at a beauty spot in Midlothian. A major search was launched over reports of concern for the girl in…
Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment
Primary schools in England should be required to identify children at risk of leaving education at 16 without finding a job, a government review is to recommend. Alan Milburn, who…
Germans hogging the sunloungers? Poll finds Italians and French are worse
Germans are sunlounger hoggers, or so the longstanding stereotype goes. But not only is that cultural trope mostly confined to British – and, even more so, German – perceptions, surprising…
What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on a quest to solve youth jobs crisis
Alan Milburn is guiding a metal loop along the serpentine wire of an electrical buzzer game as he explains the challenge of Britain’s youth jobs crisis. “We have got more…