Oriel College Urged to Drop Student Event With Nathan Cofnas
An open letter asks the Oxford college to withdraw its lecture theatre from an event by a Reform UK student group. The college cites its free speech duty.
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Inquest Hears Sickle Cell Patient Faced Ridicule at Hospital
The family of Veronique Mwembo, 32, told a Norwich inquest that front-line staff dismissed her pain. The coroner will urge the trust to consider making sickle cell training mandatory.
Court Raises Sentences of Wirral Parents Who Killed Baby Son
The Court of Appeal ruled the minimum terms given to Klevi and Nivalda Pirjani were unduly lenient. Their three-month-old son Miguel had 41 fractures.
Heat Pump Installers Brace for Boiler Grant Cut
Firms fitting heat pumps say a slashed boiler upgrade scheme would hit jobs, apprentices and manufacturers. The government will not comment on budget speculation.
Officials Discuss Free Movement With EU Before Summit
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says talks cover long-term options for the UK-EU relationship. He says voters will have the final say.
Neil Young Files Second Suit Over Trump's Use of His Song
The musician has filed a second lawsuit over the use of his 1989 song Rockin' in the Free World. He first sued Trump's corporation in 2020.
UK Firms in Financial Distress Reach Highest Level Since 2004
Insolvency practitioner BTG counts 738,144 British businesses in significant distress, as the chancellor prepares his first budget.
Two Men Charged Over Alleged Iran-Linked Plot at RAF Fairford
Two 24-year-old men from Westminster appeared in court on Tuesday over the alleged plot at the Gloucestershire airbase. One was remanded in custody, the other bailed.
India Approves $45m Dredging Aid for Kolkata Port
The Finance Ministry has cleared central support for two years of maintenance dredging by the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority, with conditions from the 2026-27 financial year.
Ministers Met 137 Firms on AI Datacentres, No Green Groups
An investigation by Spotlight on Corruption says UK datacentre policy was shaped without meetings with environmental organisations.
Father of Norfolk School Attacker Says Son Was Radicalised Online
The father of a 16-year-old convicted of trying to murder a classmate says violent online material shaped his son, and wants tighter limits on what children can see.
Oxford Street Closes to Traffic as Shoppers Weigh the Change
Almost a kilometre of London's Oxford Street is now pedestrianised. Shoppers largely welcomed the space, while a taxi driver and a cyclist objected to the change.
Parents of Baby Who Died at Five Days Old to Sue NHS Trust
A Brighton couple will bring a civil claim against the trust that runs the Princess Royal Hospital, after an inquest this month found no aspect of her care likely to have caused her death.
Astley Hall in Chorley Fully Reopens After £400,000 Restoration
The Grade I-listed hall has welcomed visitors back into rooms that had been closed, as the last phase of a six-year restoration programme ends with a refurbished West Wing.
Suffolk School Drops Detention Over Boy's Black PE Socks
An 11-year-old in Beccles was given a lunchtime detention for wearing the wrong colour of socks in PE. His mother complained and the school withdrew it.