Retired officer Sam Spry urges the PM to create a medal honouring 999 staff injured in the line of duty. Drawing on his own experience, he says many emergency workers live with lasting physical and psychological effects and deserve national recognition for their service.

Families of the Southport victims call for the killer’s parents to be held accountable, after a judge said the incident would likely have been prevented if they had raised concerns. He urged a new duty-to-report law for parents, guardians and bystanders.

An NHS trust has paid a settlement to a nurse it suspended for refusing to use a prisoner’s preferred pronouns. The case, dropped before a tribunal, has prompted campaigners to call for a review of gender guidance across the service, citing staff rights, clarity and safeguarding.

D-Day veteran Mervyn Kersh, 101, urges Britain and its allies to preserve peace through strength. He argues credible deterrence stops aggression, echoing lessons from the 1930s, and calls for investment, resolve and unity as global insecurity rises.