Belfast’s long-delayed new maternity hospital, situated at the Royal Victoria Hospital site, is confronting additional setbacks that may extend its opening by up to 28 months. Originally slated to open by the end of 2015, the project has faced numerous delays, and recent developments have further complicated its completion timeline.[Read More…]

The Prime Minister has called for urgent action to push through planned reforms to the UK’s benefits system, emphasizing the need to modernize welfare policies in response to evolving economic pressures. Speaking in a recent address, the PM highlighted that the changes are essential to ensure the benefits system is[Read More…]

A damning report by Baroness Louise Casey has revealed that grooming gangs in the UK flourished amid a pervasive “culture of ignorance” and institutional failure. The investigation found that local authorities, police forces, and other public bodies systematically ignored or downplayed the scale and severity of child sexual exploitation, allowing[Read More…]

The UK government has launched a national inquiry into grooming gangs following a scathing report by Baroness Louise Casey that exposed widespread institutional failures in addressing child sexual exploitation. The inquiry, which aims to confront what many officials have described as “uncomfortable truths,” will examine the role of local councils,[Read More…]

The Grenfell Tower fire of June 14, 2017, which claimed 72 lives, has become a pivotal moment in the UK’s reckoning with systemic failures in housing, fire safety, and corporate governance. The subsequent public inquiry, which concluded in 2024, delivered a damning assessment of the events leading to the tragedy,[Read More…]

In the UK, many parents and caregivers find themselves falling through the cracks of the childcare system, facing challenges in accessing affordable and adequate care. Despite various government initiatives, significant gaps persist, leaving families to grapple with escalating costs and limited options. A notable concern is the disparity between the[Read More…]

China is reportedly considering lifting the sanctions it imposed on nine UK parliamentarians in 2021, indicating a possible thaw in the once-tense relationship between the two nations. These sanctions were originally introduced by Beijing in retaliation for the UK’s condemnation and sanctions against Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses[Read More…]

In a significant policy shift, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the launch of a comprehensive national inquiry into grooming gangs, responding to mounting public and political pressure. This decision marks a reversal from the government’s previous stance, which had resisted calls for a full public inquiry into the[Read More…]

The family of Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a British Egyptian pro-democracy activist, has condemned the harsh conditions of his imprisonment in Egypt, describing them as a deliberate attempt to “crush his spirit.” Abd el-Fattah, a prominent figure in Egypt’s 2011 Tahrir Square protests, has been detained since 2019 on charges of[Read More…]