Commission set up by Scottish government recommends new powers to split monopolies Scottish land ownership rules must be radically reformed to reverse the concentration of the countryside in the hands… Read more »
Cambridge researchers grew ‘organoid’ that spontaneously connected to spinal cord Scientists have grown a miniature brain in a dish with a spinal cord and muscles attached, an advance that promises… Read more »
Advice removed for GPs to provide notes for patients challenging fit-for-work tests Chronically ill and disabled people are being left for months without benefits because officials are sending “misleading” letters… Read more »
Labour’s deputy leader says the company’s Monopoly promotion jeopardises children’s wellbeing McDonald’s has been accused of launching a “grotesque marketing strategy” that endangers public health by encouraging customers to eat… Read more »
Leading English state schools having to axe ‘vital aspects of a rounded education’, letter says Governors at some of England’s top-performing state schools have joined the call for more money… Read more »
Former L’Oréal model says female commentators in the media are creating a hostile environment Munroe Bergdorf, a British transgender model, has said she feels threatened by the attitudes of other… Read more »
Forty-five female African activists from 15 African countries call on world leaders to play their part in the fight against gender injustice Dear world leaders, We are the women at… Read more »
Decline in longevity in England and Wales ‘a trend as opposed to a blip’, experts say British adults’ life expectancy has been cut by six months in the biggest reduction… Read more »
Amir Sadjady told to ‘suck it up’ and stop complaining after alleging discrimination A Muslim Conservative who was told to stop complaining that he had been discriminated against after he… Read more »
Political row erupts amid new evidence of a sharp rise in teens using knives The prime minister has sparked a backlash over the government’s handling of rising knife crime after… Read more »
Much of Stronger Towns Fund to be allocated to leave-voting towns in north of England and Midlands Left-behind towns in England are to get a £1.6bn funding boost as part… Read more »
Intravenous therapy has taken off via social media after star names led the way. But its effects are unknown, doctors warn Madonna does it. Rihanna’s done it. Katy Perry, Rita… Read more »
App hosts dozens of group chats where youngsters are given strict weight-loss advice Thousands of young people with eating disorders are being preyed on by “anorexia coaches” operating on an… Read more »
Mathematically impossible gender pay gap data filed by some companies yet to be corrected What is gender pay gap reporting, and what does it mean? Inaccurate figures and a lack… Read more »
Video-sharing site to disable comments on all videos of ‘younger minors’ in attempt to prevent predatory behaviour YouTube will turn off comments on all videos that contain young children, the… Read more »
Builder condemned for making massive gains from taxpayer-funded programme Housebuilder Persimmon made a record-breaking £1bn profit last year – equal to more than £66,000 on every one of the homes… Read more »
Findings show sheer scale of issue, with only a fraction of cases leading to disciplinary action Hundreds of doctors have been accused of bullying and sexually harassing colleagues in the… Read more »
Pontiff tells Vatican conference no effort will be spared to bring abusers within clergy to justice Pope Francis, ending a landmark Vatican conference on sexual abuse by the clergy, called… Read more »
Decision expected to intensify scrutiny of service accused of ‘fast-tracking’ young people The trust running the country’s only NHS gender identity service for children is under fire for dismissing a… Read more »
Experts concerned that young people not accessing mental health support for trauma Of all 18-year-olds in England and Wales one in 13 have had post-traumatic stress disorder at some point,… Read more »
Virus has killed 200 and left many more in intensive care units over winter period Flu has left more than 2,000 Britons needing life-or-death treatment in an intensive care unit… Read more »
Doctors could use Crispr tool to inject benign virus into foetus’s brain to ‘switch on’ key genes Scientists are developing a radical form of gene therapy that could cure a… Read more »
Thousands of children walk out of class in protest at environmental crisis. Follow the latest updates Are you taking part? Share your experiences 1.27pm GMT Although it is difficult to… Read more »
‘Chronic underfunding’ forces cuts to services including social care, roads and libraries Almost all councils in England plan to increase council tax from April and three-quarters intend to raise it… Read more »
Review finds £43m of public money went on abandoned Thames bridge scheme The charity behind a plan to build a garden bridge across the Thames in London spent £53.5m without… Read more »
Study finds one in 14 cases in under-35s could be avoided if teenagers did not use the drug Scientists believe they have identified about 60,000 cases of depression in adults… Read more »
Elena Mondal, 14, was found dead at Henrietta Barnett school, north London, in 2017 A 14-year-old girl at one of the UK’s top state schools was found hanged weeks after… Read more »
Call for more government funding as survey finds 80% of officers felt stress in past year Police officers have reported being driven to breaking point by the dual pressures of… Read more »
Children as young as 12 are having to wait more than two weeks to start treatment Suicidal children as young as 12 are having to wait more than two weeks… Read more »
Jewish leaders express dismay at figures showing more than 100 incidents a month in 2018 Jewish community leaders and politicians have condemned a third successive year with a record number… Read more »