Scottish Government Opens Applications for £331.95 Per-Child School Readiness Grant Eligible Scottish households can apply from Monday, 1 June, for a one-off, non-repayable cash payment of £331.95 per child under the Scottish Government’s Best Start Grant school age payment scheme.…
Child-on-Child Sexual Violence: Average Rapist Aged Just 14 as Sentencing Guidelines Face Scrutiny Jess Phillips, who resigned as Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women earlier this month, has warned that the average age of child-on-child rapists is just 14,…
Alleged Antisemitic Attack Mastermind Links Himself to Iranian Leadership Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, the man accused of orchestrating at least 18 antisemitic incidents across Britain, Europe, and North America, has claimed he met with an Iranian leader in the…
Ireland’s Emergency Housing Costs Surge 570% in Ten Years Amid Political Dispute Over Strategy Ireland spent €493.6 million on emergency housing for homeless people in the last financial year — a staggering 570% increase on expenditure levels recorded a decade…
Saxony’s Minister-President Advocates Diplomatic Realism on Ukraine War Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of Saxony and vice-chairman of the CDU, has called for a pragmatic reassessment of Germany’s approach to the Ukraine conflict, arguing that economic self-interest, diplomatic engagement, and welfare reform…
Police Federation Warns Early Release Policy Emboldens Violent Offenders A senior Police Federation official has warned that officers risk becoming “caretakers in the community for criminals” after a man who left a serving officer unable to walk was freed having…
Berkeley Group Warns London Investment at Risk After Peckham Planning Rejection Berkeley Group, London’s largest housebuilder, has warned that developers “can no longer invest in new London sites” after a planning inspector rejected its proposal to replace a derelict Peckham…
Government Explores Voluntary Price Caps on Staple Foods Amid Middle East Conflict Fallout The British government is in talks with major supermarkets over a voluntary scheme to cap prices on everyday staples — including eggs, bread and milk — as…
AI-powered tool offers on-device content filtering for children’s smartphones, with no data leaving the device A new AI-driven child safety application, developed in partnership with parenting platform Mumsnet, is offering parents real-time monitoring and content filtering across popular apps including…
UK Markets Rocked as Starmer Clings to Power Ahead of King’s Speech Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced a fresh threat to his leadership on Wednesday as Health Secretary Wes Streeting held a 16-minute meeting with him in Downing Street, with…