Amelia Jenne

Hatred, incitement and the rapid spread of misinformation: it’s all kicking off on X, driven in part by its billionaire owner Elon Musk, who’s depicting himself as a champion of free speech.

In South Yorkshire police have condemned what they’ve called a “disgusting display of thuggery” following the disorder at that Rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers last night.

We spoke to Defence Secretary John Healey in Rotherham, outside a hotel housing asylum seekers that was attacked.

The Prime Minister said police would be given more resources to tackle any violent disorder, while a top Government advisor warned that there was a “concerted and coordinated” attempt to spread unrest by far right activists.

Just as the government was congratulating itself on, it hopes, ending the junior doctors’ strike, it’s in dispute with another part of the health service. GPs say they have been driven to desperation.

Paris has been lit up with the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. But not everyone who hoped to be there will make it, after the co-ordinated arson attacks which plunged the country’s rail network into disarray.

The number of families using ‘Baby Banks’ for essential items like nappies and formula has jumped by more than 50% since 2021, figures shared with Channel 4 News have revealed. 

The Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething is to stand down after four members of his government resigned.

It’s reported that Tory party data chief Nick Mason has taken time off amid allegations that he also placed bets. 

Rishi Sunak has refused to say how many Tory insiders are under investigation for allegedly placing bets on the general election date – although he said anyone who had broken the rules would be “booted out”.

An independent health think tank has accused both the Conservatives and Labour of setting out unrealistic funding for NHS England in their manifestos.

Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he is categorically ruling out imposing capital gains tax on the sale of homes – calling any suggestion he might, a ‘desperate’ ploy by the Tories.

The Reform Party has dropped two of its general election candidates after they were accused of racism and religious hate. This programme had spoken to both of the candidates and confronted them with offensive social media postings.

Now nature can have the power to transform, and to heal and restore faith in the future

Energy bills for the average household are set to fall by £122 a year from July under the new price cap set by regulator Ofgem.