News 24/03/26

Girlguiding has said transgender girls must leave the organisation by September.

The move follows an announcement last December that biological boys who identify as girls would no longer be allowed to join. The group says the decision comes after the Supreme Court ruling in twenty twenty five which stated that sex in equality law means biological sex. Girlguiding says the deadline gives affected members and their families time to prepare, access support and decide when they feel ready to leave.

A man has been found guilty of killing a mother of two whose body was discovered in woodland near Coventry.

Warwick Crown Court heard Reanne Coulson had been heard screaming and crying for help five weeks before her body was found near a bridleway. Mohammed Durnion, aged forty two, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter. He told the court she died from a drugs overdose after an argument on the night of the twenty first of May last year.

Iran has vowed to continue fighting after rejecting Donald Trump’s claims that talks had been productive.

A spokesman for the country’s top military command said its armed forces would fight until complete victory. The comments follow similar remarks from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has promised to continue strikes in Iran and Lebanon. A report from an Israeli think tank claims Iran now has around one thousand missiles remaining.

Mortgage rates are rising thick and fast, with borrowers warned to expect more volatility in the coming days and weeks.

Donald Trump’s comments about constructive talks with Iran brought only brief calm to financial markets. Brokers say major lenders are still increasing rates or withdrawing deals, leaving borrowers uncertain whether to commit. Low deposit mortgages popular with first time buyers are being affected, with more deals withdrawn in one day than at any time since the mini Budget in twenty twenty two.

A wanted man has been arrested in Maidenhead on suspicion of shoplifting goods worth about three thousand pounds.

Thames Valley Police say a thirty one year old man from Slough was spotted by an officer while allegedly targeting a store in the town. Officers said he had been wanted for several shop thefts involving goods worth around three thousand pounds in total.

The Competition and Markets Authority has announced a price cap on pet prescriptions following a three-year investigation.

Pet owners will pay no more than twenty one pounds for their first prescription and twelve pounds fifty for any subsequent medicines. The CMA found some customers were being overcharged for commonly prescribed medicines from veterinary practices. As part of the overhaul, vets must inform clients about potential savings when buying medicines online using their prescriptions. The report also found that average vet service prices rose by sixty three percent between 2016 and 2023, far outpacing general inflation.

Donald Trump is in Memphis where he is due to speak about crime fighting efforts in the United States.

Before the event he gave an update on Iran, saying Tehran wants to settle and there is a very good chance of a deal. He said negotiations had gone on for a long time but this time Iran meant business. He also claimed everything there was to eliminate in Iran had been removed and warned the country had one more opportunity to end threats towards the United States and its allies.

The Conservative MP for Windsor says he is firmly against plans to expand Heathrow Airport but supports a new rail link.

Jack Rankin said the proposed forty nine billion pound expansion, including a third runway, diversion of the M25 and a new road tunnel, would put too much pressure on local infrastructure. Heathrow and the government say expansion is urgent because the airport is already operating at full capacity.

The chancellor is preparing plans to tackle price rises linked to the war in Iran, which has pushed up the cost of oil and gas.

Rachel Reeves will outline proposals in the Commons after discussing them at an emergency Cobra meeting. Measures include an anti profiteering framework to stop firms exploiting the crisis and could give the Competition and Markets Authority extra powers. Sir Keir Starmer said he wants the regulator to have further teeth to deal with price gouging.

Recordings show air traffic control repeatedly told a fire engine to stop before it collided with an aircraft at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, killing two pilots.

The vehicle was struck by an Air Canada regional jet while responding to another incident. Audio reveals the truck was first cleared to cross runway four, but seconds later the instruction changed and the controller urgently ordered it to stop before the crash.