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Company behind infected water outbreak are ‘incompetent’ says local MP
South West Water says most residents in the Brixham area of south Devon can now safely drink their tap water, after rigorous testing following a parasite outbreak. But two and a half thousand households have to keep boiling their water for now. 46 co...


Plaid Cymru ends co-operation agreement with Welsh Labour government
Plaid Cymru has pulled the plug on its co-operation agreement with the Welsh Labour government - with immediate effect. 


Infected blood scandal: Government was warned years before taking action
Victims of what's been described as the worst scandal in NHS history are finally due to get some answers. 


England’s schools told not teach gender identity
Teachers in England should not teach school children about gender identity - that's according to new draft guidance from the government. Sex education for under-nines will also be banned.


Starmer sets out six first steps for a Labour government
The Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has announced the six first steps his government would make if he wins the General Election later this year. The promises include cutting NHS waiting lists and recruiting more teachers. But the overarching theme was...


Expert pool of police officers is an ‘absolute game changer’ when investigating rape, says home secretary
We spoke exclusively to the Home Secretary James Cleverly and we began by asking him for his response to Brooklyn's story.


Operation Soteria – what happens when rape victims are supported?
Rape is one of the most devastating, traumatic crimes imaginable. And one where the chance of victims getting justice is painfully slim. While no one doubts it is a complex crime to investigate, the collapse of charge and conviction rates prompted th...


Boy with profound learning disabilities reaches out of court settlement after abuse in residential school
A boy with profound learning disabilities has reached an out of court settlement after he was abused in a residential school in Bristol.


Can UK’s abandoned mines be used to build a greener future?
It powered the industrial revolution and heated millions of homes - but coal has also fuelled the climate crisis - while also leaving behind a vast network of flooded, unused mines.


Sycamore Gap: Man pleads not guilty to felling iconic tree
Two men have appeared in court over the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, next to Hadrian's Wall in rural Northumberland - with damage estimated at £620,000.


‘Child poverty has not fallen since Tories came in’, says Gordon Brown
Labour's last prime minister, Gordon Brown, has warned that food banks are increasingly taking over from the welfare state and called for urgent action by the current government.


The reality of UK child poverty explained
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says millions of British children have only known life in poverty - and he's called for a government rescue plan to help them.


Prisons ‘in such a bad situation’ says Justice Select Committee Chair
We spoke to Conservative MP and chair of the Justice Select Committee, Sir Bob Neill.


Court appearances delayed as overcrowded prisons put in emergency measures
Prisons in England are now so full that people newly charged by the police are having their court appearances delayed because there might not be a cell available if they're sent to jail awaiting trial.


‘Hard to believe so many women going through such horrors’, says woman whose baby daughter was stillborn
We’re joined by Donna Ockenden who is chairing the review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals, and in the studio is Lauren Caulfield whose baby Grace was stillborn at Leeds General Infirmary two years ago.

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