Aristocrat Constance Marten, 38, and her partner Mark Gordon, 51, have been jailed for 14 years after being convicted of the manslaughter of their newborn daughter, Victoria, while they were on the run. They were found guilty of manslaughter, child cruelty, concealing the birth and perverting the course of justice following two trials. Victoria died from hypothermia on the South Downs in January 2023. They fled authorities to prevent Victoria […]

Students heading to university are being warned about scams targeting young adults as they gain financial independence. Lloyds Bank says this is a period when fraudsters may try to catch people off guard. Lloyds fraud prevention director Liz Ziegler urged students to trust their instincts and walk away from deals that feel dodgy or ask for cash up front. Data from Lloyds shows that 18 to 24-year-olds lose around £400 […]

Former Labour frontbencher Richard Burgon, a prominent left‑wing voice, said it was inevitable Keir Starmer would be ousted if May 2026 elections in Scotland, Wales and large parts of England perform badly. He warned that if results align with the polls, the Prime Minister could lose his job. The remarks come as Labour trails Reform UK in national surveys and amid the fallout from the sacking of Lord Mandelson, ongoing […]

The head of the General Medical Council has warned that harm to mothers and babies risks becoming normalised because of a toxic culture of cover-up within the NHS. GMC chief executive Charles Massey will address delegates at the Health Service Journal patient safety congress in Manchester, saying that something must have gone badly wrong when trainee doctors fear speaking up. He will describe a tribal culture in which staff are […]

UK food and drink inflation could climb to 5.7% by December, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has warned, as cost pressures on manufacturers feed through to supermarket shelves. The trade body, which represents about a quarter of the sector, said prices were steeper than at any time in recent decades and revised its forecast from 4.9% in September to 5.7% by December. Between January 2020 and July 2025, prices […]

The head of the General Medical Council has warned that a toxic culture of cover-up within the NHS risks normalising harm to mothers and babies. Charles Massey, the GMC’s chief executive, is due to tell delegates at a Health Service Journal conference in Manchester that workplaces can go wrong when trainees fear speaking up. He argued the so‑called tribal nature of medicine can pit staff against each other, discouraging people […]