Category: UK
MPs urge government to regulate UK psychotherapists and counsellors
MPs with experience in mental health have urged the government to introduce statutory regulation for all psychotherapists and counsellors, warning that the current system is [more…]
Ed Davey urges Starmer to ‘Trump-proof’ UK with closer European ties
Ed Davey has urged Keir Starmer to “Trump-proof” the UK by urgently seeking closer European cooperation over military aid for Ukraine and economic ties, after [more…]
Ofcom warns tech firms after chatbots imitate Brianna Ghey and Molly Russell
Ofcom has warned tech firms that content from chatbots impersonating real and fictional people could fall foul of the UK’s new digital laws. The communications [more…]
Met officer who killed Jean Charles de Menezes on tube defends his actions
The Metropolitan police officer who shot dead an innocent man in 2005 after mistaking him for a terrorist says he was justified to open fire [more…]
Met police refer two cases to watchdog after Fayed investigation complaints
Scotland Yard has referred two cases to the police watchdog after receiving complaints over the force’s historical investigations into claims of sexual offences by Mohamed [more…]
Proportion of children in Great Britain with gambling problem has doubled, data reveals
The proportion of young people in Great Britain with a gambling problem has more than doubled, according to “astonishing” official data that prompted calls for [more…]
Ex-DJ imprisoned for life for murdering partner’s mother in drunken knife attack
A lorry driver and ex-DJ who stabbed his partner’s mother to death in a drunken attack after she tried to help her daughter has been [more…]
Sara Sharif’s ‘evil’ stepmother tied her up with packing tape, father tells court
The father of Sara Sharif has told a court he caught his “evil” wife red-handed after she tied his “terrified” daughter’s hands behind her back [more…]
Father and son jailed over bungled plot to kill Birmingham shop owner
A father and son have been jailed for a bungled revenge plot to kill a Birmingham shop owner, after allegedly recruiting an American woman to [more…]
Teenager who smashed window during Middlesbrough riots freed on appeal
A teenager jailed for smashing a restaurant window during rioting in Middlesbrough is to be freed after appeal judges ruled that a court had not [more…]
