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'Urge your MPs to change rules on magic mushrooms'

PEOPLE are being urged to write to their MPs calling for research to be allowed into the potential benefits of magic mushrooms for treating serious mental health conditions.

Top judge demands reform to fast-track justice after a grieving mother's case

GRIEVING families, pensioners with dementia, and even dead people have been wrongly prosecuted in Britain's secretive fast-track courts, a major Evening Standard/ITV News investigation has found.

Sky-high air fares keep inflation above Bank's target rate

ROCKETING summer air fares as sunstarved holidaymakers fled to the Med prevented the headline rate of inflation falling back to its two per cent target last month, official figures reveal today.

Khan says Oxford Street cycle ban is key to renewal

CYCLISTS will be banned from riding through the pedestrianised section of Oxford Street under Sadiq Khan’s plans to ban traffic from the thoroughfare.

Part of Somerset House to stay open after blaze

PART of the Somerset House complex will remain open to the public, despite the fire which damaged the roof of the arts venue on Saturday.

Misogyny tackled 'as extremist ideology'

'GROWING THREAT OF ONLINE HATRED TOWARDS WOMEN' SAYS MINISTER

Call to hand in 'zombie knives' ahead of ban

THOSE in possession of zombiestyle knives and machetes are being urged to hand them in to police stations safely, ahead of a ban on the dangerous weapons.

52% say UK going in wrong direction

MORE than half of people think Britain is “moving in the wrong direction”, according to a poll which shows a drop in favourability for Sir Keir Starmer and his Cabinet.

Bangladesh Interim Leader To Priorise Law And Order

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has declared his first priority is to secure law and order after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina left the country in a “complete mess”.

Harry & Meg Lose Another Senior Aide

THE Duke and Duchess of Sussex's chief of staff has quit just three months after taking the job.

How To Revive Super League? Make The Table Unpredictable

Ambitious chasing pack threaten to upset established order, which can only help to widen the sport's appeal

Don't Blame UK's Finances For Not Fixing Pension Injustice

Campaigners argue it would be ‘outrageous' to deny thousands compensation

Extreme Heatwaves Putting Millions Of Children's Lives At Risk, UN Warns

Almost half a billion children are growing up in parts of the world where there are at least twice the number of extremely hot days every year compared with six decades ago, a UN analysis has found.

Wage Growth Slows To 5.7% As Joblessness Rises Over The Year

UK wage growth slowed in May to the lowest level in two years amid a cooling jobs market, underscoring the challenge for the Bank of England as policymakers decide whether to cut interest rates.

Terrorism Gaza War 'Could Fuel Resurgence Of Is And Al-Qaida'

Security services across the Middle East fear the conflict in Gaza will allow Islamic State and al-Qaida to rebuild across the region, leading to a wave of terrorist plots in coming months and years.

Israeli Minister In Provocative Visit To Al-Aqsa Mosque Site In Jerusalem

Israel's extremist national security minister has visited the holiest Muslim site in Jerusalem, recording a video saying he went to "pray", in a provocative move as he seeks to disrupt ceasefire talks.

Violence Against Women In Brazil Reaches Highest Level On Record

Brazil has recorded unprecedented levels of rape and other forms of gender-based violence for the second year running, amid growing concerns over rightwing efforts to criminalise rape victims who have an abortion.

Starmer Discusses Processing Asylum Seekers Outside The UK

Keir Starmer is looking into plans to process asylum seekers outside the UK as part of a rethink of the government's immigration policies, even as a returns agreement with the EU appears more distant than ever.

Biden 'Now More Open To Calls To Step Aside'

Joe Biden has reportedly become more open in recent days to hearing arguments that he should step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate after the party's two main congressional leaders told him they doubted his ability to beat Donald Trump.

Top NHS Body ‘Failing' In Several Key Areas Amid Enormous Debt

GREATER Manchester's debt-laden top NHS body is 'failing' in several key areas and now faces 'enforcement' action.

The Afghan Women Defying The Taliban To Be Olympians

When she steps out onto the cycling track at the Paris Olympics on 27 July, Yulduz Hashimi won't just be fulfilling a childhood dream.

Obama Reported To Have Serious Doubts About Biden

Democrats believe president could drop out 'this weekend'

Von Der Leyen Wins Second Term As President Of EU

'Next five years will define our place in the world,' she says

Women And Girls 'Treated Like Meat' In Police Custody

Women and girls have been treated like meat and subjected to unjustified strip searches in police custody, according to a damning new report.

Starmer Uses Summit To Reset Relationship With EU

Sir Keir Starmer declared that Britain is "back on the international stage" as he sought to put the UK at the centre of European cooperation and build closer ties with the continent.

Fatal Flaws In Planning Led To ‘Avoidable' Covid Deaths

Inquiry chair demands radical reform of pandemic plans

Labour Can Easily End Austerity At A Strokeby Taxing The Rich Hard

Never let your opponents define the terms of a debate.

China Leads World With Growth In Solar And Wind Power

The amount of wind and solar power under construction in China is now nearly twice as much as the rest of the world combined, according to a new report.

Pensions Hike To £12k-AYyear

Boost touted for those in retirement

Get Out Of Jail Could Britain Solve Its Prison Problems By Going Dutch?

Earlier this year, before he became the UK prisons minister, James Timpson described how Britain should follow the Dutch example of mild sentencing to help solve the prisons crisis.