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Call-Blocking Firm Fined £190,000 After Barrage of Nuisance Calls to Vulnerable Older People in London, With 758,053 Cold Calls Made Since May 2024
The Information Commissioner’s Office said Elderly Aids Ltd made more than 758,000 cold calls despite complaints from people who had…
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AI Scribes Wrongly Record Medicines and Diagnoses in NHS Consultations as Healthwatch Warns of Patient Safety Risks in London Amid Rapid Rollout
Healthwatch England says errors can slip into medical notes unless patients spot and challenge them.
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Army Veteran Wins £500,000 Postcode Lottery Prize in Street, Somerset, After Forgetting He Was Still Signed up and Checking Bank Direct Debit
Rick Robinson thought the call was a prank until he checked his bank account and discovered two £250,000 prizes.
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Northern Ireland Opens Consultation on Legal Smartphone Ban in Schools as Belfast Pilot Found Fewer Disruptions and Revised Guidance Is Due Before Term Starts
Education Minister Paul Givan says a more consistent approach is needed as a pilot scheme suggests phone restrictions can reduce…
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South West Water Rated England’s Worst Environmental Performer, With Devon and Cornwall Hit by Longest Sewage Spills and Poorest Bathing Water Results
New analysis says the utility recorded the longest sewage spill duration and some of the worst bathing water pollution results…
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Xbox Plans Digital Entitlements for 1,000 Disc Games in UK as Chief Warns AI Costs Are Driving Console Price Rises and Affordability Crisis
Asha Sharma says Xbox has to balance performance with price as it prepares new hardware and expands digital ownership options…
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Business Groups Urge John Swinney to Drop Food Price Cap Plan in Scotland as Legal and Practical Doubts Mount Ahead of Programme for Government
Twenty-three organisations say a proposed statutory cap on some essential food prices would fail to cut costs and could create…
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New Mother Dies in Childbirth in Glasgow as Baby Son Tommy Survives and Is Now Home With His Father After Traumatic Hospital Collapse
Chelsea McGillivray died after an unknown cardiac event during labour, while doctors delivered her son safely and he is now…
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Prison Early Release U-Turn Protects Andrew Harper’s Killers in England and Wales as Warnings Grow That Overcrowding Leaves System One Major Event From Disaster
Ministers have dropped plans to free some of the most serious offenders early, but prison leaders and reform groups say…
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Black Britons Remain Far Less Likely to Swim, With New Analysis Highlighting Class, Access and Cultural Barriers Across England and the Risk of Drowning
A BBC analysis examines why swimming ability remains uneven across the UK, and why black communities are still disproportionately affected.