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Friday, 20 June 2025 05:21
'A stain on our society': Yvette Cooper promises change after 'damning' grooming gang report
A damning report by Dame Louise Casey has revealed systemic failures across England and Wales in addressing grooming gangs that have sexually exploited thousands of children. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper responded with an unequivocal apology to…
Friday, 20 June 2025 05:21
HS2 line to be delayed again with no new date given
The UK government has confirmed that the HS2 high-speed rail project will be delayed beyond its 2033 target, with no revised opening date provided. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander described the project as an “appalling mess,” citing…
Friday, 20 June 2025 05:20
Predator who drugged and raped 10 women gets life sentence
Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old Chinese engineering student, has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years in the UK for drugging and raping 10 women across London and China, with fears that he…
Friday, 20 June 2025 05:19
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales
In the most significant and concerning change to abortion legislation in England and Wales in nearly 60 years, MPs have voted by a landslide to decriminalise women who end their pregnancies outside the existing legal framework.…
Friday, 20 June 2025 05:18
Just three years left before 1.5C climate target slips out of reach, scientists warn
A major international study has warned that the world could exceed the critical 1.5°C global warming threshold as early as 2028, if carbon emissions continue at current rates. The study, published in Earth System Science Data,…
Friday, 20 June 2025 05:17
Sharing deepfake pornography ‘The next sexual violence epidemic facing schools’
Author and campaigner Laura Bates has warned MPs that deepfake pornography is fast becoming "the next sexual violence epidemic" affecting schools in the UK. Speaking to the Women and Equalities Committee, Bates criticised schools for prioritising…