Category : UK
Gender identity development service for children rated inadequate
Tavistock and Portman NHS trust criticised for long delays, high caseloads, deficient record-keeping and poor leadership The UK’s main gender identity development service for children...
BBC faces financial ‘uncertainty’ due to reliance on licence fee – report
National Audit Office also highlights risks of falling audience share and broadcaster being ‘slow to change’ The BBC faces an uncertain future because it relies...
New funding to tackle drug misuse ‘a drop in the ocean’, say experts
Government announces £80m for treatment including rollout of overdose medicine naloxone The government has announced a package of funding to tackle drug misuse including £80m...
From Maralinga bombs to bailer shells: the artistic alchemy of Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce
Indigenous artists Watson and Scarce reveal layers of historical, cultural and personal gravitas behind immersive exhibitions “The shadows that appeared on the wall were like...
Defra sets up £23m fund for UK seafood exporters hit by Brexit
Each firm can claim up to £100,000 from food and environment ministry for losses due to trade deal Seafood exporters hit by Brexit red tape...
Joe Biden heads to inauguration in city scarred by last days of Trump
Heavy security for scaled-down event after Capitol attack Biden: ‘I know these are dark times but there’s always light’ US politics – live coverage Confirmation...
Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain review – have attitudes changed?
Cerrie Burnell explored Britain’s treatment of disabled people over history, from the Victorian workhouses for the ‘feeble-minded’ to the activists and trailblazers of the modern...
Ghislaine Maxwell court hearing disrupted by apparent QAnon followers
An unlawful live-stream was viewed by numerous followers of the conspiracy theory before being shut down A court proceeding on documents in civil litigation against...
UK ministers gain power to allow lower-standard food imports
Trade bill vote rejects Lords amendment giving MPs greater scrutiny of trade deals Ministers will be able to approve the import of animal and agricultural...
Kent refugee site locked down after scores test positive for Covid
Police officers enforce move at Napier barracks after warnings from humanitarian organisations Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A former Kent army...