Nearly half of adults avoided or delayed contacting a GP last year, a poll for the Health Foundation and Ipsos finds. Difficulties reaching surgeries and poor appointment options were key reasons. 42% said NHS standards worsened; experts urge action to improve access.

Reports suggest Shamima Begum is seeking to return to Britain from a camp in Syria, with messages indicating plans to use people smugglers. She lost UK citizenship after leaving as a teenager to join a militant group, and previous legal bids to restore it have failed.

Documents from his time as chief prosecutor reportedly show the PM approved a system of civil orders that let some serious‑offence suspects receive warnings rather than be charged. Whistleblowers and a former detective criticised the approach, with opponents calling his position untenable.

A poll finds 82% support removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession. Ministers say they’ll consider changing succession law, with cross-party backing, once a police inquiry ends. He remains eighth in line for now.