Chancellor Reeves announces a £300bn spending plan, emphasising expanded funding for the NHS, housing and asylum schemes, while concerns grow over potential tax rises.

A former pupil, allegedly bullied, returned to his old classroom armed with firearms, resulting in ten fatalities before ending his own life.

Critics label the Chancellor’s reversal on winter fuel support as humiliating, as the annual boost is reinstated for nine million pensioners but faces accusations of creating tax traps and cuts to fund it.

The NHS faces a significant shortfall in blood reserves, prompting a widespread call for new donors from various backgrounds to meet critical medical demands.