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‘Immense drop-off’ in support contributing to care leaver deaths in England, review says
Aug 24, 2026 - World 
Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care‘He was left on his own’: the care-leaver lives lost to a system that abandons them at 18Profound isolation contributed to the deaths of more than 100 care leavers in England in a year, with a dramatic drop-off in support from social services at 18 leading to catastrophic consequences, a review has found.A government-commissioned report into the early deaths of young people who left care described the problem as a national tragedy and said many were left on their own “at the height of vulnerability” before they died. Continue reading...
The UK will help Ukraine make long-range missiles by sharing classified tech information
Aug 24, 2026 - World 
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announces the U.K. will help Ukraine make its own long-range missiles
US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months
Aug 24, 2026 - World
US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugsThe US military has launched a deadly strike on a vessel in the Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of drug trafficking.On Monday, US Southern Command (SouthCom) announced it “executed a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific”. Continue reading...
Burnham backtracks on spending housing fund only on building social homes
Aug 24, 2026 - World
About 40% of £10bn from Affordable Homes Programme will now go on types of housing such as sheltered and shared ownershipAndy Burnham has backtracked on his proposal to rip up the government’s housing plans and boost social home building.Ministers laid out plans on Monday to spend an initial £10bn from the 10-year Affordable Homes Programme on a mix of subsidised housing types in England, in line with the Starmer government’s policy. Continue reading...
Colombian president orders immigration raids, vows deportations of migrants without legal status
Aug 24, 2026 - World 
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits, mainly Venezuelans, as he attempts to make significant changes to the nation's immigration policies that he says will reduce crime.
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