crisis point

With Scotland's prison population approaching "crisis" point, the Scottish government has tabled plans to let more prisoners out early.

Last year was a crisis point for Mars Sample Return, whose goal is to fetch rocks from the Red Planet’s Jezero crater and bring them back to Earth for study.

She said, tragically, some children's unmet needs escalate to crisis point, citing the example of a 14-year-old autistic girl who ended up being admitted to hospital multiple times and required police involvement after health, social care and education had "failed to put in place the interventions she needed".

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the BBC last week that he did not want to be in a position of releasing people who should be in prison, but said the situation was at "crisis point".

Autistic people and their families say they can’t find adequate help in their communities before they reach a crisis point.