Universities may have their research funding curtailed if they fail to prioritise inclusivity, prompting debate over whether such measures risk undermining academic freedom.

The BOE’s gloomy growth forecast has undermined Reeves’s plans, overshadowing any potential boost from the interest rate cut.

Civil servants in the UK face potential job losses unless they achieve mandated efficiency savings of five per cent within their departments, as the government aims to cut spending while maintaining frontline services, with ministers stressing the importance of delivering on these targets or facing removal from their posts.

An individual responsible for multiple fatalities in Nottingham was reportedly allowed by the NHS to discontinue prescribed medication, described as “personable and kind” by staff who were nonetheless advised to visit only in pairs, prompting scrutiny of mental health oversight and calls for greater transparency.