Post Office Horizon: The Met-led Horizon criminal inquiry could be delayed by up to five years unless it gets far more funding and staff, with a senior officer warning the case needs almost double the investigators and millions more to hit late-2027/early-2028 charging decisions. Northern Ireland prisons: NI’s prison population has risen by almost 50% in five years, with overcrowding driving more assaults on staff and more drug and medication seizures. Cost of living/ISA tax: Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering a 22% tax on interest earned from uninvested cash in stocks and shares ISAs from April 2027, while the ISA limit is also set to fall for under-65s. Work and training: Government plans to create 300,000 new work experience and training placements over three years to tackle youth joblessness, after warnings about a “lost generation”. Youth vaping crackdown: West Dunbartonshire Trading Standards issued fixed penalties and a 12-month banning order after a shop sold vapes to underage volunteers without proper age checks. Wildfire response: Firefighters tackled a wildfire in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh after a “very high” blaze risk warning. International security: NATO condemned a Russian drone strike that injured people in Romania, the first such hit on a densely populated NATO area.