The government is to delay the progress of the Hillsborough law while ministers thrash out a compromise, amid concerns from MPs and families over how it will apply to serving intelligence officers. The bill will enforce a duty of candour on public officials and contractors to tell the truth in the aftermath of disasters. But […]
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Ten English fire services tackled record number of grass, forest and crop fires in 2025 | Wildfires
Ten English fire services tackled a record number of grassland, woodland and crop fires during what was the UK’s hottest spring and summer on record, figures show. In total nearly 27,000 wildfires were dealt with by fire services in England during the prolonged dry weather of 2025, according to analysis by PA Media. One fire […]
Top Armed Services Dem says Sept. 2 strike video would show Republicans’ description ‘completely false’
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Sunday that surveillance video of U.S. military strikes targeting an alleged drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 2 would contradict how Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other Republicans have described it. “When they [the survivors] were finally taken out, they weren’t […]
Are ‘buy now, pay later’ services trapping people in debt? | News
‘Buy now, pay later’ schemes are booming. But with more users turning to them, are they as risk-free as they seem? “Buy now, pay later” has become a retail fixture seemingly overnight, and Cyber Monday is set to be the services’ biggest sales day yet. But as these payment options offer customers freedom and flexibility, […]