Downing Street is hoping to finalise a deal with the French President this week to tackle small boat crossings
Month: July 2025
Bristol Airport challenges £200m Cardiff subsidy
Legal challenge launched against Welsh government plans to give Cardiff Airport £200m.
Blood scandal victims ‘harmed further’ by compensation delays
Payments need to be made fairer and faster, the chair of the public inquiry into the disaster says.
Parties condemn bonfire effigy of refugees in small boat
A small boat with several figures wearing lifejackets inside is on top of a banner saying ‘stop the boats’.
Bin strike talks break down as council quits
Birmingham City Council withdraws from talks with union bosses say they have “run out of time”.
School meal costs mean less meat and smaller portions, caterers say
A 3p rise in free school meals funding is “almost an insult”, school caterers organisation LACA says.
Son of couple held in Iran: ‘They aren’t spies, they’re Mum and Dad’
Joe Bennett says he has not heard from his parents in six months after their arrest on spying charges.
Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from ‘collapse’
A senior judge recommends a shake-up of the system, but some barristers argue juries are essential for fair justice.
Man found guilty of murder of woman walking dog
A jury returns its verdict in the trial of a man accused of killing Anita Rose last summer.
Penguin says it did ‘all necessary due diligence’ with The Salt Path
Raynor Winn has defended herself against accusations she gave misleading information in the 2018 book.
