News 10/12/25

Sir Keir Starmer is urging a tougher approach to policing Europe’s borders ahead of talks on possible reforms to the European Convention on Human Rights.

He says the way courts interpret the ECHR must be updated, arguing it has long been viewed as restricting deportations. Writing with Denmark’s prime minister, he warned change is needed to deter support for populist rivals.

Weather warnings for strong winds remain as Storm Bram continues to affect Scotland.

Yellow alerts advising of powerful gusts stay in force until nine this evening across Shetland, Central, Tayside and Fife, Grampian and areas further south including Edinburgh and Glasgow. Although alerts elsewhere have ended, the impact of the storm is still being felt with further travel disruption likely.

UK adults spent more time online in 2025 than during the pandemic, according to Ofcom’s Online Nation report.

It found people averaged four hours and thirty minutes daily, thirty one minutes more than in twenty twenty one. Psychologist Dr Aric Sigman told the BBC the issue is what use replaces and how that might affect mental health.

Residents were evacuated from a block of flats on Slough High Street after a fourth floor kitchen fire.

Crews were called shortly after two yesterday afternoon and a substantial response followed. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service said teams from Slough, Langley, Maidenhead and Windsor attended alongside the Incident Command Unit and senior officers, with additional support from Buckinghamshire and Surrey fire crews.

Sir Keir Starmer says it is his moral mission to turn the tide on what he calls a lost decade in which young people were left as collateral damage.

The government launches its ten year youth plan today, pledging five hundred million pounds for youth services. Lisa Nandy warns young people are increasingly isolated, while Conservatives argue the outlook remains bleak.