Daily Mail

The price of the weight-loss medication Mounjaro in Britain is set to nearly triple, following demands from the US President for higher payments on American drugs from countries such as the UK.

The BBC has apologised to Robert Jenrick after a guest on a prominent radio programme accused him of promoting xenophobia, leading to the removal and editing of the segment.

The government and opposition are exchanging blame over the rise in small-boat crossings, with the number of arrivals passing 50,000 since the Rwanda scheme was dropped, prompting criticism over the current administration’s strategy and accusations of inherited challenges from the previous government.

Figures indicate almost 4,000 assaults on NHS staff in A&E each year, linked to mounting patient frustration over long waits, prompting unions and clinicians to call for tougher security measures and urgent action to cut delays.

Labour has released over 26,000 prisoners early within seven months, including hundreds who were serving sentences of more than ten years.

Environmental activists from Just Stop Oil are set to collaborate with supporters of the banned group Palestine Action for nationwide demonstrations, prompting police to brace for potential disruption and a wave of arrests during the summer.

Labour’s homelessness minister resigned amid accusations of hypocrisy, having lawfully evicted tenants from one of her properties before re-advertising it with a £700 monthly rent increase.

HMRC staff have faced criticism for attending a seminar titled ‘Guilt of Being British’ during working hours, with Kemi Badenoch and others condemning the session as unnecessary and questioning its appropriateness within the Civil Service.

Economists at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research warn that the Chancellor must plug a projected £50 billion shortfall—potentially through a rise of about 9p on income tax or equivalent spending cuts—if fiscal targets are to be met and a prudent buffer restored to the public finances by the end of the decade.

There are claims that Iran is collaborating with the Taliban to obtain and use sensitive information from a lost database, which jeopardises the safety of UK intelligence personnel.