Adoption System Leaves Too Many Parents Isolated, Government Admits After BBC Investigation

Woman left to die in 'most inhumane way' by parents wasn't known to social services

Steffie Davies was found dead in an "appalling state" at her Wrexham home

Human rights watchdog seeks urgent talks with ministers over trans prison policy

Scotland’s human rights watchdog has urged ministers to “prioritise” talks on rewriting the prison service’s transgender policy, warning it…

‘Incompetent’ government blamed for failing Welsh public services

A major new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies has revealed a serious deterioration in key Welsh public services since the pandemic.

EDITORIAL: Bail rulings fail vulnerable kids

Within the past week, two premiers have blasted this country’s bail and parole system for failures that put children at risk.

BBC World Service to get extra £11m a year in deal ending funding uncertainty

Corporation welcomes three-year settlement as it continues to push for government to take on all of service’s costsThe BBC World Service will be given increased government funding as part of a three-year deal after ministers concluded it was needed to counter the rise of global disinformation.The Guardian understands that Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, has agreed an additional £11m a year for the next three years on the government’s grant…

Lammy’s jury reforms will ‘deepen mistrust of justice system among women and girls’

Groups representing victims of VAWG called for the justice secretary to drop plans to limit jury trials, insisting they are a ‘democratic safeguard’