The Starmer administration is lowering the voting age to 16 ahead of the next General Election, a move presented as enhancing democracy yet questioned by opponents who claim it favours Labour’s poll prospects.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s relatives have launched a fresh appeal claiming unreleased Epstein documents could assist her defence, after Donald Trump repudiated his earlier promise to publish them, reigniting debate over transparency in the case.

A High Court judge has lifted a super-injunction that had concealed an £850 million airlift quietly relocating thousands of Afghans to Britain, warning that the MoD’s secretive handling of the operation risks undermining democratic accountability.

Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were convicted at the Old Bailey of causing the death of their newborn after fleeing without medical care, travelling across the country to avoid detection and repeatedly misleading investigators, prompting an intensive nationwide search.