Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria’s missing still seeking justice
Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.
Day: October 16, 2025
Some parents of special school pupils in England spending £5,000 on EHCPs
Sutton Trust’s research reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate Send system, with poorer children ‘doubly disadvantaged’One in eight children in special schools have parents who spent £5,000 or more on their assessments, according to research…
‘Gruesome videos’: social media pushes distressing news to children, experts say
Survey by Internet Matters finds children being left worried and upset by content showing shootings, stabbings and warMore than half of children who get news from social media are left worried and upset after seeing content that involves war, violence …
Ministry of Justice ‘has failed to file spending receipts of nearly £11bn’
Analyst firm Tussell says department is more than two years behind on publishing receipts, weakening scrutiny around public moneyThe Ministry of Justice, the Whitehall department in charge of a £13bn annual budget for prisons, probation and courts acro…
Utah man arrested for ‘threatening to shoot rival fans’ ahead of BYU-UU college football game, police say
Christopher Tai Justice, 28, was taken into custody after police say he was linked to an online account threatening fans of the Utah Utes
New York confirms first case of chikungunya virus. What is it and what are the symptoms?
Chikungunya is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and mostly causes mild symptoms
No 10 moves to end China spy row – but threat of further fallout lingers
Questions remain over trial collapse even as publication of key evidence scuppers Tory’s main line of attackWhen Keir Starmer finally read the witness statement from his deputy national security adviser for the trial of two British men accused of spyin…
UK PM Keir Starmer Publishes Evidence In Collapsed China Spy Case
The UK government published evidence Wednesday it had submitted in now-collapsed legal proceedings against two men accused of spying for China, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to contain controversy over the failed case.
Hardly working: Senate heads home with House already gone as shutdown persists and Americans suffer
Everyone knows the shutdown is a loser. But nobody has given the other side a reason to assume good faith, Eric Garcia writes
AU suspends Madagascar as military leader to be sworn in as president
Colonel Randrianirina set to assume presidency in Madagascar after President Andry Rajoelina removed.