A 13-year-old from Oldham received Casgevy (exa-cel), a one-time CRISPR-based gene-editing treatment for beta-thalassaemia in November 2024 and has returned to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital to thank the staff who cared for him.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service figures show deliberate fires in Inverclyde fell from 55 to 16 in the third quarter of 2025/26, and overall incidents attended dropped from 215 to 146 in the same period.
The UK told the OSCE that Holocaust Memorial Day honours victims, including six million Jewish lives and other persecuted groups, and warned of rising antisemitism while reaffirming support for IHRA tools and global guidelines.
The Office for National Statistics reports 499 victims of murder and manslaughter in the year to September, the lowest figure since 1977, with knife-related homicides down 23%.
Cheryl Fergison said she is recovering slowly eight months after a May 2025 stroke and is undergoing rehabilitation for movement and speech.
A North Carolina man was arrested on Oct. 28 and charged with four counts of first-degree murder; prosecutors said on Dec. 18 they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted.
On Good Morning Britain, Richard Madeley fought back tears as he paid tribute to his friend Stuart Prebble, whom he said he had known for 50 years; the article reports Prebble, a television executive, died in August last year after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology commissioned a June 2025 survey to map how AI is used in the UK's engineering biology community and to identify tools, barriers and views on utility, accessibility and risks.
Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park is offering limited flood-recovery tours after about 10 years of repairs; full reopening is expected in a few years and restoration work will continue.
China has added the UK to its visa-free entry policy, allowing British visitors to stay up to 30 days without a visa; the change was announced during Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visit and follows his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
