A generation under financial pressure is proving fertile ground for fraudsters. New research from Barclays reveals that nearly seven in ten Gen Z jobseekers apply for roles without first verifying whether they are genuine — a behavioural vulnerability that criminal…
The number of unauthorised drone incidents recorded at or near Ministry of Defence installations has risen dramatically over the past three years, reaching approximately 340 in the twelve months to August 2026. The trajectory is unambiguous: 126 incidents in 2024,…
A Radical Restructuring of Disability Payments The Institute for Fiscal Studies has urged the Department for Work and Pensions to replace the current Personal Independence Payment structure with a “pounds-for-points” system, a reform that modelling suggests would reduce the daily…
For more than two years, the Beijing-brokered Saudi-Iranian agreement of 2023 appeared to signal a meaningful recalibration in Gulf politics. It did not end strategic rivalry — it was never designed to. Its value was more modest but still consequential:…
Picture a typical school day for a British child in 2025: a morning alarm followed by a scroll through a phone, a car journey to school, six or seven hours in a classroom, another car journey home, and an evening…
The maternity services at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust face a considerable institutional reckoning — and the manner in which the trust responds will determine not merely its regulatory standing, but the safety and confidence of the communities…
A Single Wallet for 27 Nations Every European Union member state must, by law, offer its citizens a European Digital Identity Wallet before the end of 2026 — a smartphone application designed to consolidate government identification, driving licences, academic diplomas,…
There is something telling about the moment when a bureaucratic institution reaches for the language of pain. Andrius Kubilius, the European Commissioner for Defence, did precisely that when he told Euronews that Europe can respond to Russian hybrid provocations in…
The numbers look manageable. They are not. August’s inflation figures, published by the Office for National Statistics, showed consumer price growth rising to 3.1pc in the year to August, up from 2.9pc in July. Analysts had anticipated as much. John…
Earlier this month, a state aircraft touched down in Belgrade carrying the coffin of Ratko Mladić, a man convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity by an international tribunal. An honour guard drawn from the Serbian military stood to attention.…