As part of the government’s Autumn Budget 2021, Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP has awarded £100 million of additional funding to give mental health support to new parents. The measure was partly introduced due to the impact of COVID-19 on new parents, who
The NHS Test and Trace (NHST&T) app was a key part of the UK government’s efforts to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet a report published by the Public Accounts Committee on 27 October painted a damning picture about what it really
Following the Scottish Affairs Committee’s recent report on the UK Share Prosperity Fund, in which it expressed concerns about the involvement of Scotland in its design, the UK has confirmed that devolved nations (including Scotland) will be part of the fund’s governance
For the first time in history, surgeons in the US have successfully transplanted a pig’s kidney into a human without triggering an immune response of rejection by the patient as it had been genetically modified. This is exciting news, which could revolutionize
Three refugees are arguing the UAE funded war crimes by ISIS terrorists in the Syrian civil war in a landmark case in British legal history. The men, who are from Syria but are now asylum seekers in the UK, claim Arab officials financed human
Sudan’s military has launched a coup attempt, arresting the prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, and other senior ministers during overnight raids, as thousands of people protested in the capital, Khartoum. After weeks of escalating tensions between military and civilian members of the country’s
Donald Trump Jr has begun selling merchandise that mocks Alec Baldwin, who fatally shot a cinematographer during an on-set incident last week. Mr Trump has been sharing several Instagram photos and stories since Thursday’s tragic film set incident in New Mexico, where Mr Baldwin was filming Rust outside
Three teenagers have died after their car crashed into a tree in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, police have confirmed. Two 19-year-olds and an 18-year-old were in a white Ford Fiesta when the car travelling down Kiveton Lane left the road and collided with a
Millions of Gmail users will soon be treated to a massive upgrade with Google announcing some big improvements to its hugely popular email service. The changes are all focused on making sure the right people get the email you are trying to
New infections, hospitalisations and deaths have surged over the past fortnight. Some health experts and opposition politicians have demanded the Government urgently reintroduce compulsory face coverings and work from home guidance as part of the Government’s “Plan B” in a bid to
A former senior Saudi intelligence officer has claimed that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a “psychopath with no empathy” who once boasted that he could kill the kingdom’s ruler at the time, King Abdullah, and replace him with his own father. In an
Oil and gas companies should be treated like the tobacco industry and denied routine meetings with EU officials, a group of NGOs have said, as they revealed that fossil fuel producers have enjoyed hundreds of meetings with Brussels decision makers since the Paris
