A new network of specialised mental health A&Es across England aims to ease the burden on overstretched services by providing immediate, calmer support and faster treatment for those experiencing acute distress.
Starmer has authorised an agreement handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius for an estimated annual cost of £100 million, maintaining Britain’s military foothold despite a late injunction.
Following a government U-turn, pensioners will now face a year’s delay before receiving winter fuel payments, with Starmer pledging that more people will ultimately benefit from the new arrangement.
Britain is prepared to sanction senior Israeli figures over the situation in Gaza, with leaders cautioning that further escalation may breach international law.
Starmer has welcomed a substantial new arrangement with the EU, presenting it as a fresh phase in post-Brexit relations and improved market access, while sceptics claim the £9bn commitment compromises UK fishing rights and raises concerns over sovereignty.
Brussels’s late-stage fishing demands risk derailing progress on post-Brexit talks, placing the PM’s attempts to reset relations with the EU in jeopardy just before a pivotal summit.
Keir Starmer has welcomed a refreshed Brexit strategy encompassing a youth mobility scheme for younger Europeans, while The PM maintains it will not reintroduce free movement.
The PM aims to hold negotiations with up to nine nations to finalise new asylum arrangements, after an earlier proposal was rejected, seeking to establish “return hubs” abroad to ease pressure on domestic systems.
Plans to allow earlier release for those convicted of serious offences have caused concern over public safety, as prisons edge towards capacity and observers demand more stringent safeguards.
An innocent man, believed to be the nation’s longest-serving miscarriage of justice victim, spent nearly four decades behind bars on a flawed conviction before having it overturned, now facing a drawn-out wait for compensation.