Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Baroness Sue Gray has challenged the government’s plan to limit a civil service internship scheme to working-class students. The Labour peer questioned the “evidence base” behind last month’s decision to restrict a Whitehall internship to students from “lower socio-economic backgrounds”. The government argued the change will bring in […]
Watch: Underwater footage shows the polar vessel colonised with sea life Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Kevin ChurchBBC News Science One of the most famous polar shipwrecks has been filmed in detail on the sea floor for the first time. The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as President Trump looks on in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 2., 2025 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images About 600 military lawyers have been authorized to work for the Justice Department as temporary immigration judges, with 150 […]
A federal judge in California has ruled that the way President Donald Trump deployed deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles this summer was illegal. The ruling comes as Trump seeks to use National Guard troops in order to crack down on crime in other US cities and support immigration enforcement. US District Judge […]
The spinoff comes a decade after the two companies merged in efforts to boost growth. Published On 2 Sep 20252 Sep 2025 Kraft Heinz is set to split into two different companies, one focused on groceries and the other on sauces and spreads. The food manufacturing giant announced the breakup on Tuesday after it never […]
Getty Images People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by NHS England was originally meant to be published last year but faced repeated delays. It found 39% of deaths of people with […]
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Congress returns to Capitol Hill today after taking its August recess. During their time away, frustrated constituents addressed lawmakers at town halls […]
Adoption drama Lost Boys and Fairies leads the way with seven nominations for this year’s Bafta Cymru awards. The nominations have been announced and also include five for Until I Kill You, four for My Burton and Cleddau and two for Hunting Mr Nice: The Cannabis Kingpin, Marw Gyda Kris and Strictly Amy: Cancer and […]
James CookScotland editor Getty Images Scotland has seen high numbers of people dying from drug misuse for the last seven years Official figures suggest that Scotland remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row despite a 13% fall in fatalities. There were 1,017 drug misuse deaths in 2024, down […]
Staffers of the Attorney General’s Office take the data of relatives outside of the Returnee Reception Center while waiting for the arrival of minors intended to be deported from the United States, at the Guatemalan Air Force Base in Guatemala City on Aug. 31. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johan Ordonez/AFP […]