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Ministers have put draft guidance on low‑traffic neighbourhoods and 20mph limits on hold — a move Labour says preserves local decision‑making but which Conservatives say amounts to a covert attack on motorists as the government shifts focus to road repairs and investment. Labour ministers have quietly paused work on measures…

Ripe wild fruit, yellowing leaves and unexpected limb failures are signs of widespread soil moisture deficit across the UK after one of the warmest Julys on record; councils and Kew warn the public to avoid sheltering under stressed trees while scientists call for monitoring and climate‑resilient planting.Leaves are falling and…

An investigation finds major teaching trusts including UCLH, Barts Health and King’s are running placement schemes limited to partner state schools or local boroughs, a move trusts say targets under‑represented students but which critics warn can exclude disadvantaged pupils at independent schools. Some of the NHS’s best‑known teaching hospitals are…

Chelsea and Westminster is piloting an AI tool on the NHS Federated Data Platform to generate discharge summaries from electronic records, with ministers hailing potential productivity gains but clinicians and regulators insisting human sign‑off and independent safety evaluations are essential. A new artificial intelligence system is being trialled at Chelsea…

Home Office figures to March 2025 show more than 2,200 fire‑service call‑outs to assist people described as “bariatric”, a decade‑long rise that is stretching crews, prompting investment in specialist lifting kit and bespoke ambulances, and creating multi‑million pound costs for ambulance trusts while reigniting calls for prevention and food‑policy action.…

Yellow heat‑health warnings have been issued for large swathes of England amid forecasts of prolonged high temperatures. Authorities warn of increased pressure on health and social care, a nationally significant water shortfall, and rising wildfire risk after a major heath blaze in Dorset. Heat‑health alerts have been extended across much…

Provisional ERIC returns and reporting reveal a near‑£14bn backlog of repairs, a sharp rise in safety‑critical faults — including widespread RAAC — and mounting pressure on the New Hospital Programme to deliver replacements and funding at pace. Britain’s hospital buildings are fraying at the edges — and the bill for…

Eleven civil‑liberties and anti‑racist groups have written to the Metropolitan Police commissioner demanding the force abandon plans to deploy live facial recognition at next weekend’s Notting Hill Carnival, arguing the technology is prone to racial and gender bias, has already prompted a High Court challenge and risks deepening mistrust in…

A woman believed to be in her twenties was found dead on Chadwell Heath Lane in the early hours; detectives have opened a murder investigation, increased local patrols and appealed for anyone with CCTV or information to contact the Met or Crimestoppers as a post‑mortem is arranged. Officers from the…

The Metropolitan Police and Yaqub’s family have renewed an urgent appeal for information after the 16‑year‑old was last seen near Tottenham Court Road on 22 July; officers say he may be anywhere in London and are asking anyone with even small details to come forward. Police and family appeals have…

Veteran broadcaster Selina Scott says she was mugged in broad daylight on Piccadilly, criticising the lack of visible officers and failed follow-up from the Met; commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has apologised as the episode intensifies political debate over policing, station closures and public safety in central London. Veteran broadcaster Selina…