British Isles

Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped?

14 Nov 2025
Keir Starmer has given his clearest indication yet that his government intends to scrap the two-child benefit cap, strongly suggesting the change will be included in the forthcoming 26 November Budget. He said he would not…

Seven charged with sex and drug offences in Bristol grooming case

14 Nov 2025
Seven men aged 19 to 26 have been charged with more than forty sex and drug offences in a major grooming investigation in Bristol. The case involves alleged offences against eleven complainants between 2022 and 2025.…

Northern Ireland: Presbyterian Church moderator steps down over safeguarding failures

14 Nov 2025
Rev Trevor Gribben, moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, is stepping down after an internal review uncovered 'serious and significant' safeguarding failures across the denomination between 2009 and 2022. The Church admitted that individuals had…

Train knife attacks: ‘hero’ LNER worker saved many lives

06 Nov 2025
Train company LNER has praised employee Samir 'Sam' Zitouni, 48, for his extraordinary bravery during a mass stabbing on a 6.25pm service from Doncaster to King’s Cross. Samir, a customer host with over 20 years’ service,…