The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has also launched Nigeria’s first National Occupational Standard for EV Maintenance, a blueprint for training technicians at colleges and universities nationwide.

Israel has announced plans to give civilians in Gaza city until October 7 to evacuate before launching a full-scale military occupation of the area, as part of an effort to dismantle Hamas and secure the release of Israeli hostages. The plan, approved by the Israeli security cabinet on Thursday night, instructs the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to prepare for a southern evacuation of the city’s residents approximately one million people…

Aggressive head and neck cancer patients will soon be  offered vaccines by the NHS as part of a major expansion of a world-first clinical trial programme. Over the next year, more than 100 patients with cancers of the mouth, throat, and related areas will be enrolled in the trial, which aims to both cure the disease and prevent its return. This follows earlier trials involving around 550 patients with bowel…

The Home Office has dropped plans to house asylum seekers in a block of town centre flats in Waterlooville, Hampshire, after significant local opposition led by former Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The proposed site, a former high-street clothing store converted into flats, was set to accommodate 35 asylum seekers. However, officials have now confirmed to Mrs Braverman that the Home Office contractor Clearsprings will no longer proceed with the procurement…

Middle-class children could lose out on places at top schools under Labour’s proposed changes to the Equality Act, according to the Conservative Party. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plans to reintroduce a section of the 2010 Equality Act that would require public authorities to take socio-economic background into account when making strategic decisions. The proposal originally known as Harman’s law after former deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman was never enacted…

Transgender women will be barred from accessing female-only public spaces such as toilets, changing rooms, and women’s sports under new guidance being prepared by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), according to reports.

The Conservative Party is considering the potential introduction of compulsory digital ID cards, with Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp suggesting there is a very strong case for the move to improve identity verification for access to taxpayer-funded services. Philp said that while the proposal could help ensure only eligible individuals access services such as welfare or the NHS, it also raises important concerns around privacy and civil liberties. “It’s a…

Britain’s minister for homelessness has resigned over allegations that she evicted tenants from a property she owns and increased rents by hundreds of pounds. In her resignation letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, Rushanara Ali, a junior minister in the Ministry of Housing, said she had followed all the legal requirements “at all times” in her dealings as a landlord. Ali, the member of parliament for…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out tax increases this autumn.

The UK has agreed to pay for the transportation of asylum seekers to and from France as part of a new “one in, one out” agreement between Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.

Birmingham Airport has been forced to shut down temporarily after a private aircraft made an emergency landing earlier today.

More vapes than ever before are being found washed up on Britain’s coastlines, as plastic pollution continues to choke the nation’s beaches, according to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). The charity, which today launches its annual Great British Beach Clean (running 19–28 September), revealed that last year over 15,000 volunteers took part, carrying out more than 1,200 beach litter surveys. Findings from these efforts are painting a grim picture, one…