Spanish woman wins legal battle to end her life under euthanasia law
Noelia Castillo, 25, has struggled with psychiatric illness since she was young and tried to kill herself in October 2022A …
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Brussels opens investigation into Snapchat amid concern over children’s safety
European Commission says social messaging app is exposing children to grooming and sexual exploitationBrussels has opened an investigation into Snapchat …
Man who murdered pregnant girlfriend has 42-year term increased to whole-life order
Shaine March killed Alana Odysseos in 2025, having been released on licence after killing a teenager in 2000A man who …
Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case
PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s …
Style social media ban for under-16s
Peers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban …
How chemists turned bourbon waste into supercapacitors
Hydrothermal carbonization can directly convert sloppy stillage into hard or activated carbon.
Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom
Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girlsMen and boys …
Girlguiding gives trans girls and women until September to leave UK organisation
Youth organisation says its belief in ‘dignity, respect and inclusion’ is unchanged but it ‘must operate lawfully’Transgender girls and women …
Mr Motivator urges government to treat ’bed poverty’ as a national crisis
As Iran war threatens to exacerbate living costs, children’s beds have become ‘like a luxury item’, says Barnardo’sMr Motivator is …
No new meningitis cases linked to Kent outbreak found, health agency says
UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained No new …
UMBC fires 2 softball coaches after one is accused of inappropriate conduct
There is more turmoil at UMBC as the school has fired its head softball coach, Angie Nicholson, and her husband …
Social cohesion has lost its feelgood vibe. What will it take to offer a fair go for all?
The phrase should evoke optimism, positive expectations about the future, trust and belonging. That seems almost out of reach in …
Number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to fatal Kent outbreak drops to 20
Three cases previously confirmed reclassified by UK Health Security Agency after further testingThe number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to …
MPs threaten fresh inquiry into carers allowance scandal amid redress delays
Unpaid carers say they remain ‘in limbo’ as DWP continues to pursue discredited repayment billsMPs have threatened to launch a …
Family courts in England and Wales ‘not good enough’ for women and children, minister says
‘Problem-solving’, child-focused courts to replace adversarial hearings, with earlier intervention to cut delaysFamily courts are “not good enough” and have …
‘Her warmth filled the kitchen every morning’: the magic – and tenacity – of Jenni Murray
The Woman’s Hour host, who has died aged 75, could talk about hydrangeas, campaign against domestic abuse, then tear a …
Tory peer accuses Nick Timothy of ‘instilling fear’ over Islamic prayers
Exclusive: Tariq Ahmad says he has raised concerns with party leadership after shadow justice secretary’s remarksThe shadow justice secretary, Nick …
5-year-old San Jose Sharks fan beats cancer, inspires team during pregame meeting
"People like Kane, inspire us to, to stay positive and, and you know, continue to appreciate what we have. And, …
Experts consider expanding meningitis vaccine eligibility after Kent outbreak
Scientific advisory committee to examine impact of offering routine MenB jabs to wider range of peopleThe Kent meningitis outbreak: what …
House of Lords has ‘signed its own death warrant’ by stalling assisted dying bill, says MP
Kim Leadbeater joins protest against delaying of bill to allow assisted dying in the UK and says people are ‘extremely …