A long-awaited report revealed that numerous public bodies sidestepped uncomfortable evidence, spurred by fears of appearing prejudiced, ultimately failing to protect large numbers of vulnerable individuals from prolonged harm.

Amid rising scrutiny, the PM reversed his stance and directed the National Crime Agency—widely seen as ‘Britain’s FBI’—to undertake a comprehensive inquiry into grooming allegations, marking a major policy shift.

Tensions in the region intensified after missiles were reportedly fired at Tel Aviv in retaliation for a strike on nuclear sites, prompting forceful rhetoric and calls for a negotiated resolution from prominent figures.

At least 290 people, including 52 Britons, have perished in a London-bound Air India plane crash shortly after take-off, leaving a single Leicester man as the sole survivor in a state of shock.