British Isles

ME sufferers feel ‘invisible and ignored' as review shows 62% increase in cases

24 Apr 2025
A new NHS review has revealed that an estimated 404,000 people in England suffer from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - a 62% increase from previous figures. The condition disproportionately affects middle-aged women, who…

Raw materials arrive to keep British Steel furnaces burning

17 Apr 2025
A critical shipment of raw materials has arrived in the UK to keep British Steel’s blast furnaces in Scunthorpe operational. Following the breakdown of talks with Chinese owner Jingye, the UK government intervened, securing coking coal…

Supreme Court: legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women

17 Apr 2025
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has unanimously declared that the legal definition of 'woman' in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex, excluding trans women from that category. The judgment arose from a…

Vance tells Starmer to repeal hate speech laws

17 Apr 2025
As UK-US trade talks progress under the Trump administration, pressure is mounting on Keir Starmer to roll back UK hate speech laws, particularly those protecting LGBT+ groups, as a precondition for a trade deal. US vice…