2025 News

A new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community has found that people of colour and Indigenous peoples around the world are experiencing the worst effects of a climate and nature emergency.

The culture of silence surrounding abuse in British swimming has been brought to national attention in a new BBC Panorama documentary titled The Dark Side of Swimming Clubs.  

People will be invited to share their memories and experiences of the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk at this year’s Hay Festival.

Law firm Leigh Day sponsored the Woman of the North Summit held at Durham University Business school on 7 May 2025.

A legal challenge by wildlife groups the Badger Trust and Wild Justice against the granting of badger culling licences has been given permission to be heard in the High Court.

A private hospital group has admitted failings in care after a 55-year-old woman’s pre-cancerous condition vulval intraepithelial neoplasia was misdiagnosed for four years.

An inquest into the death of a bipolar woman detained in a mental health unit heard that she choked on a slice of cake served in its plastic wrapper while she was left alone in her room.

An inquest into the death of 26-year-old Cain Donald found that had he been supervised when taking his prescribed medication and had his reluctance to take medication been escalated earlier, it is possible the deterioration in his condition, which ended in his death, could have been prevented.

Healthcare lawyer Julia Reynolds says a report sharing the experiences of more than 500 people who have used maternity and neonatal services in Swansea Bay University Health Board entirely bears out those of the families she is supporting.

Leading trans rights organisation, TransLucent has warned the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) that it believes comments made by the chair and a commissioner following the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v the Scottish Ministers that the term ‘woman’ in the Equality Act is defined by biological sex have harmed the consultation process.

Conservation campaign group Wild Justice has written to the government calling on it to correct a statement made in Parliament about the controversial new Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

After a challenge over the practice of capping of compensation for disabled rail passengers who do not receive their pre-booked assistance at the price of the ticket, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will soon be launching a consultation into the guidance it provides to train operators about Accessible Travel Policies.