Four of UK’s five nuclear power stations to be extended beyond planned closure
Four of Britain’s five nuclear power stations will stay open longer than previously planned, their operator has said.
Gardai call for fresh information on disappearance of Sandra Collins in 2000
Gardai have urged people who may once have been constrained by past loyalties to come forward about the disappearance and murder of a Mayo woman 24 years ago. Sandra Collins,…
Missing Persons Day marked with move to improve database of human remains
Steps to improve a searchable database that contains information about unidentified human remains have been launched to mark Missing Persons Day. The annual commemorative event hosted by the Department of…
Britain’s ‘happiest places to live’ in 2024 revealed
Woodbridge in Suffolk has topped an annual list of the happiest places to live in Britain for the first time.
Southern Western Railways service first to transfer into public ownership
The Government has announced that South Western Railway’s services will be the first to transfer into public ownership next year.
Trump tariffs could hit UK goods trade as hard as Brexit, says think tank
Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs could hit UK trade with the US as badly as Brexit affected trade with the EU, a leading think tank has said.
New therapy for Huntington’s disease ‘may slow disease progression’
A patient in the UK has received a new therapy for Huntington’s disease, which experts hope could slow progression of the fatal illness. Huntington’s is an inherited condition that is…
GB News Advent Calendar – Wednesday December 4
The Rev Richard England from Crofton Parish, near Southampton, delivers today’s Christmas Advent message. He reflects on how the ‘old’ and ‘familiar’ Christmas story actually contains a truth which is…
Hundreds of thousands of children in England may be ‘missing’ education – report
Up to 300,000 children in England could be missing from education, a report has suggested. Teenagers are more likely to leave the English education system, especially in Year 10 when…
First registered private gender clinic for young people in England ‘outstanding’
The first private gender clinic for young people in England to be registered with the health watchdog has been rated outstanding. The Gender Plus Hormone Clinic, based in Birmingham, was…