The lawyer for Shamima Begum, who fled from the UK as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State group, has called for an inquiry – after reports that she was smuggled into Syria by a Canadian intelligence agent.
Millions of people will be forced to choose between food or fuel, as the price cap rises – even those considered comfortably off – and especially for those already struggling. Like Birmingham – which has four out of the 10 constituencies in the country with the highest rate of child poverty. We’ve heard from some…
After two years of teacher assessments due to the pandemic, this year’s GCSE results day brought a predicted drop in the proportion of pupils getting top grades.
A family in South Auckland, New Zealand has made headlines around the world after making a shocking discovery.
A man has been charged with attempted murder in the second degree – in connection with the attack on the author Salman Rushdie.
Europe is battling record temperatures – and experts have warned it could be in the midst of its worst drought for 500 years – with no sign of significant rainfall to come.
In 1963, it was entirely legal for the Bristol Omnibus Company to have a ban on employing Black and Asian drivers and conductors.
A damning report by parliament’s Health and Social Care committee has warned against the dangers of unregulated non-surgical cosmetic procedures – highlighting the effects that treatments like dermal fillers can have on some young patients desperate to alter their looks. The MPs also found negative body image is contributing to poor mental health and are…
Energy bills are set to go up by more than £800 this autumn – as the regulator warned that the price cap is likely to hit £2,800 in October.
The Ukrainian government has insisted it won’t agree to any ceasefire with Russia that involves giving up territory – even though President Zelenskyy has acknowledged that the situation in the East of his country remains “extremely difficult.”
Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, but the fact that it is spread from person to person by close physical contact means that a current outbreak in the UK has already led some sexual health clinics to restrict access.
11 new cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, and today France, Germany, Belgium and Australia confirmed their first cases too.
After weeks living in conditions described as a living hell under constant bombardment in the freezing, dark basement below the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol – the first group of civilian evacuees are due to arrive later tonight in Ukrainian controlled territory.
A group of civilians are on their way to Ukrainian-controlled territory after an operation led by the United Nations and the Red Cross to evacuate them from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
Vladimir Putin’s famous long table made a reappearance as the UN secretary general met the Russian leader for talks in the Kremlin, to discuss the prospect of peace in Ukraine.