UK Online Safety Act risks ‘seriously infringing’ free speech, says X | Internet safety

Elon Musk’s X platform has said the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) is at risk of “seriously infringing” free speech as a row deepens over measures for protecting children from harmful content.... Read more »

Three million on NHS England waiting lists have had no care since GP referral | NHS

Almost half of the 6 million people needing treatment from the NHS in England have had no further care at all since joining a hospital waiting list, new data reveals. Previously unseen... Read more »

What’s behind the mis-selling complaints?

Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Millions of motorists have been denied a path to claim compensation for hidden commissions paid on car loans following a Supreme Court ruling. The... Read more »

Civil service interns must all be working class, government says

Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Getty Images The government will restrict civil service internships to students from poorer families as part of a drive from ministers to make Whitehall more working class.... Read more »

Thousands expected to pay respects to murdered mum and children

PSNI Vanessa Whyte and her daughter Sara and son James were fatally shot at their home in Maguiresbridge, County Fermanagh People have started to gather in County Clare to pay their respects... Read more »

Tata Steel fined £1.5m after worker Justin Day crushed to death

Family handout Justin Day and his wife Zoe were together for 24 years before his death in 2019 Tata Steel has been fined £1.5m after a contractor was killed at work in... Read more »

Brian Cox returns to the Scottish stage as Edinburgh festivals begin

Pauline McLean BBC Scotland Arts Correspondent Brian Cox says he is grateful for his childhood in Dundee It was the banking disaster which brought a Scottish institution to its knees and sent... Read more »

Law named after Wolverhampton teenager fatally stabbed with ninja sword

Eleanor Lawson BBC News, West Midlands Guy Lambert Society reporter Family Pooja Kanda’s son, Ronan, was killed by a teenager wielding a ninja sword in a case of mistaken identity in June... Read more »

Neighbour abused couple for two years – threatening to kill them via doorbell

Drina Gray harassed Ben Stanley and Emma Williams for more than two years Drina Gray abused her neighbours via their Ring doorbell camera(Image: SWNS) A couple terrorised by a nightmare neighbour for... Read more »

All 27 Birmingham roads where speed limit is being cut to 30mph

Drivers will be forced to slow down on a number of main routes around the city Hagley Road is among routes where the speed limit will be cut.(Image: Google) Speed limits on... Read more »