Is the system letting down people who were harmed by Covid vaccines?
BBC There is nothing in life that is free of risk. That includes vaccines. But the evidence is compelling that the benefits of getting immunised with those vaccines recommended in…
‘I feel guilty for not buying my daughter one for school’
‘School should be about education, not smartphones’ A mum has said her 11-year-old daughter returned home from school in tears because she did not have a smartphone to use in…
‘Assisted dying law change could stop my life ending like my parents’
BBC Tom Marshall and his wife Dawn have discussed what he will do if he has Huntington’s disease A man whose parents took their own lives due to the pain…
More escape debt for free as bills keep mounting
BBC Karen, from Sheffield, said she was “in a total mess” with debt before seeking help from a charity in the city A woman who owed thousands of pounds on…
Black Londoners traumatised, community leaders say
BBC Youth worker Anthony King: “We went two steps forward in terms of building relationships and it just feels like we’ve taken a step back” Black communities in south London…
Labour volunteers in US helping Harris ‘in spare time’
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has sought to play down the significance of alleged interference by the Labour Party in the American presidential election. The Trump Campaign has filed a…
Reeves confirms Budget spending deals struck with all departments
BBC Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she has now reached spending settlements with all government departments ahead of her much-anticipated Budget on 30 October. It comes after reports of Treasury rows…
Boeing-made communications satellite breaks up in space
A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in orbit. The satellite’s operator, Intelsat, has confirmed the “total loss” of iS-33e, which has affected…
Anthony Blinken issues warning to Israel over Gaza aid
Anthony Blinken has told Israeli leaders that “much more needs to be done” to get humanitarian aid to civilians in besieged northern Gaza, raising possible consequences in US law if…
Arrest made over shooting of Mexican priest
Mexican police have arrested a man accused of murdering a Roman Catholic priest and human rights campaigner in the southern state of Chiapas. Father Marcelo Pérez was killed on Sunday…