DAILY MIRROR: More than 150 new NHS mental health centres are to open in a shake-up billed by the new government as the biggest redesign of services in a generation. - by Ashley Cowburn

PM Andy Burnham promises families 'help is on way' with more than 150 new NHS mental health centres to open

The shake-up is being billed by the new government as the "biggest redesign of mental health services in a generation" to prevent people reaching a crisis point in the first place

mirror.co.uk

THE INDEPENDENT: Miliband called the UK and US “closest allies” in Washington, but dodged questions on his past description of Trump as “an idiot, a racist and a misogynist”. - by Nick Lester

Miliband says UK and US are ‘closest allies’ but ducks questions on Trump criticism

The Foreign Secretary thanked Marco Rubio for a “warm, productive meeting” at the US State Department

independent.co.uk

THE GUARDIAN: The NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, Yvette Cooper says, after an estimated 2,877 deaths in May and June. Hospitals have overheated and radiotherapy machines, MRI scanners and cooling units have failed. - by Jessica Elgot, Alexandra Topping and Fiona Harvey

NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper

theguardian.com

YORKSHIRE BYLINES: Justin Enthoven argues Burnham’s change should reassess neoliberalism, ensuring water, rail and essentials serve the public good through facts - not ideology - balancing markets and the state.

Letters to the editor date July-December 2026

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METRO: Crime has fallen dramatically since 1995, yet England and Wales’s prison population has nearly doubled. The crisis reflects longer sentences and the decline of community penalties - not rising criminality. - by Craig Munro

Who is really to blame for our overcrowded prisons?

We've got less crime than in 1995, but more prisoners...

metro.co.uk

BBC NEWS: More than 120 MPs and peers demand an urgent review of student loans, saying many middle-income graduates see less than half of pay rises after tax, national insurance and repayments. - by Hazel Shearing, Rahib Khan

MPs and peers call for student loan reform

More than 120 MPs and peers have asked the chancellor to carry out an "urgent review" of repayments.

bbc.co.uk

DAILY MIRROR: No UK public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein’s actions is planned, despite the government saying Andy Burnham will meet victims. The decision leaves questions about accountability unanswered. - by Sophie Huskisson

No public inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's actions in UK planned - but PM will meet victims

The government said Andy Burnham is committed to meeting victims of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein - but said an inquiry into his actions in the UK is not being considered

mirror.co.uk

THE INDEPENDENT: MND patients face a fast-track care pathway as ministers promise to tackle delays and fragmentation. The test is turning cross-party social-care pledges - and Rob Burrow’s legacy - into nationwide action. - by Christopher McKeon

Yvette Cooper pays tribute to Rob Burrow as she pledges fast-track care for MND patients

The new fast-track pathway is intended to tackle “delays and fragmentation” in support for those with MND

independent.co.uk

DAILY MIRROR: Former neo-Nazi Joshua Bonehill-Paine says Reform UK’s vetting let him through - despite his antisemitic past. The Conservatives then selected him for a council contest before he withdrew and was offered an advisory role. - by Elizabeta Ranxburgaj

Former neo-Nazi Tory advisor Joshua Bonehill-Paine claims he passed Reform UK's vetting process

Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former antisemite selected by the Conservatives to contest a council election next year, has withdrawn his candidacy and been offered an advisory role

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BBC NEWS: Former neo-Nazi jailed for antisemitic abuse and harassing Labour MP Luciana Berger withdraws as Tory candidate after Kemi Badenoch defended his “second chance” and offered him an advisory role.

Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate

It follows a backlash against the party's decision to pick Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a council candidate in Somerset.

bbc.co.uk

NOVARA MEDIA: Abdul El-Sayed defeated Haley Stevens in Michigan despite almost $70m in super PAC spending, including $30m from Aipac. He campaigned on breaking up private healthcare, removing big money from politics and ending US military aid to Israel. - by Joshua Carroll

Lobbyists Spent $70m to Defeat a Pro-Palestine Candidate. He Still Won

novaramedia.com

YORKSHIRE POST: At least 56 babies and two mothers died in Leeds maternity care over five years, deaths that may have been preventable. Bereaved families say “standards alone are not enough” and are calling for a national inquiry. - by Ralph Blackburn

'Standards alone are not enough': Leeds bereaved families call for national inquiry into maternity care

In Leeds, the deaths of at least 56 babies and two mothers over the past five years may have been prevented.

yorkshirepost.co.uk

DAILY MIRROR: New research shows tens of thousands of children with special educational needs and disabilities are missing out on summer holiday clubs across the country. - by Niamh Kirk

Mum sobs as autistic son is turned away from summer holiday club - with thousands of disabled children missing out

EXCLUSIVE: Tens of thousands of children with special educational needs and disabilities are missing out on summer holiday clubs across the country, new research shows. The Mirror speaks to struggling mums on the brink

mirror.co.uk

BBC NEWS: PC Andrew Harper’s killers could be released early as manslaughter remains eligible under England and Wales’s prison scheme. Thames Valley’s chief may join a legal challenge over overcrowding. - by Adam Goldsmith

Police chief considers joining legal action over PC Harper killers' early release

Two of PC Andrew Harper's killers are set to be included in the government's early release scheme, which begins in October.

bbc.co.uk

FINANCIAL TIMES: Reform UK repaid a loan from Richard Tice the same day £1m was donated by the mother of Farage aide George Cottrell, intensifying scrutiny of the party’s opaque finances.

Reform repaid Tice loan on same day £1mn donated by mother of Farage aide Cottrell

Transactions fuel criticism of the party’s lack of transparency over its financing UK politics

ft.com

OPENDEMOCRACY: The “12-week” abortion cut-off is political, not medical. Stigma, refusal and uneven care punish those denied earlier treatment, especially violence survivors, rural communities and migrants. - by Angelina de los Santos

The 12-week abortion myth blocking reproductive care across Latin America

There is no scientific reason for time limits on abortion – so why are they used to deny vulnerable people healthcare?

opendemocracy.net

THE INDEPENDENT: In Clacton, voters call Farage’s snap by-election a “waste of time”, citing unfulfilled promises, financial allegations and his absence locally. Even supporters admit it was unnecessary, as his popularity sinks. - by Nicole Wootton-Cane

Nigel Farage’s popularity is plummeting. In Clacton, voters say they are losing faith

Nigel Farage’s popularity is at its lowest point since the 2024 election, and next week he faces a by-election of his own making. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to voters in Clacton about why they are losing faith in the Reform UK leader

independent.co.uk

THE CONVERSATION: Ceuta and Melilla’s colonial legacies shape migration at Europe’s fortified borders, where climate change and global inequality are among the factors driving dangerous crossings. - by Parvati Nair

Ceuta and Melilla: how the colonial legacies of these cities have shaped migration in the region

These cities occasionally sparks intense debates on undocumented migration to Spain, and hence to the EU.

theconversation.com

BBC NEWS: Miliband calls on the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, saying free passage is vital to ease cost-of-living pressures, as disruption to trade drives up fuel and food prices. - by Jennifer McKiernan

Miliband calls on US to re-open Strait of Hormuz as he meets Rubio

A deal is "essential to ease cost-of-living pressures", Miliband says, as he heads to Washington.

bbc.co.uk

DAILY MIRROR: Nearly 100,000 children may be missing out on up to 30 hours of free childcare a week, with eligibility depending on household income and the child’s age. - by Levi Winchester

Nearly 100,000 kids are missing out on childcare help due to 'cliff edge' rule

Up to 30 hours free childcare a week is available to some children depending on your household income and the age of your child - but thousands of parents are missing out

mirror.co.uk

THE GUARDIAN: Uber and Wayve will begin self-driving taxi trips in London later this summer, with safety drivers. TfL has licensed 15 Ford Mustang Mach-Es fitted with Wayve software. - by Jasper Jolly

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

theguardian.com

BBC NEWS: Green leader Zack Polanski accuses Labour of a “dereliction of duty” over heatwaves, wildfires and drought, urging Andy Burnham to act on cool spaces, wildfire planning and water control. - by Paul Seddon

Burnham failing public over heat threats, says Green leader

Zack Polanski has accused ministers of a "dereliction of duty" in response to this summer's heatwaves.

bbc.co.uk

THE GUARDIAN: Early release for 5,000 prisoners risks putting domestic abuse survivors back in reach of violent perpetrators. With probation overstretched and breach alerts routinely ignored, ministers are gambling with women’s lives. - by Joan Smith

What kind of society fast-tracks early release for domestic abusers? This is gambling with women’s lives | Joan Smith

theguardian.com

THE INDEPENDENT: Count Binface’s Clacton campaign is more than a joke: from Screaming Lord Sutch to the Referendum Party, British fringe candidates have exposed disillusionment - and sometimes changed election outcomes. - by Richard Toye

Count Binface and the serious political message behind the UK’s ‘joke’ candidates

A man in a bin costume standing against a Reform politician once considered a joke candidate offers a window into the shifting boundaries of British politics

independent.co.uk

TRIBUNE: The British political class will continue the proxy war in Ukraine, the article argues. After £21.8bn in aid, it calls for a negotiated end and an immediate halt to weapons and funding. - by Tara McCormack

Ukraine First

Britain is four and a half years into a proxy war with a nuclear-armed Great Power, and those who want peace are still being vilified. This mindless jingoism must be stopped.

tribunemag.co.uk

LABOURLIST: Joe Fagan’s pitch for Scottish Labour’s leadership rejects Holyrood navel-gazing: devolve power, build homes, protect energy jobs and grow community wealth - or keep losing voters. - by Joe Fagan

Joe Fagan MSP: ‘If Scottish Labour wants to win again, we have to stop talking to ourselves’

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THE INDEPENDENT: Almost half of surveyed UK millionaires say higher taxes are the greatest threat to their wealth; 9% cite geopolitical events. Seven in 10 lack confidence in the economy. Patriotic Millionaires UK backs a 2% tax on wealth over £10m. - by Suha Kidwai

UK millionaires’ biggest fear is higher taxes would hit them harder than war

Ahead of the autumn Budget, potential tax hikes under Andy Burnham are worrying the ultra-wealthy

independent.co.uk

THE BRISTOL CABLE: Red Bull-funded studies overwhelmingly downplayed the harms of mixing energy drinks with alcohol, shaping policy despite flawed methods and conflicts of interest. Years of delay on regulation came at a human cost. - by Sean Morrison

Behind the buzz: Flawed science, industry influence and the untold harm of energy drinks

The government will ban the sale of energy drinks to under-16s next year. We look back at how research with ties to Red Bull shaped the debate and delayed restrictions, and how Bristol academics played a role The post Behind the buzz: Flawed science, industry influence and the untold harm of energy drinks appeared first on The Bristol Cable.

thebristolcable.org

THE INDEPENDENT: Seven firms are approved to offer targeted support, with services at different stages. Quilter, Zopa, Royal London and Monzo are live; Vanguard is due soon, Aviva launches for pension savers this summer, and Legal & General plans support for pension savers. - by Becky Wilding

The seven banks and finance firms who might call you to invest your money

Some banks and financial service providers may get in touch with you to suggest a different use for your savings

independent.co.uk

NOVARA MEDIA: Declassified files show ministers pressured the BBC to drop a Panorama report on 15-year-old Daniel Hegarty’s killing by the British Army - concealing evidence he was unarmed and shot at point-blank range. - by Soraya Kishtwari

BBC Axed Report on British Army Killing Unarmed Child in Derry

novaramedia.com