Author: Dave Carter

The Royal Navy has reported tracking a Russian submarine as it passed through the English Channel, aiming to protect UK maritime boundaries. The vessel in question, the Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar, was monitored on the surface while moving from the North Sea through the Strait of Dover into the English Channel. A Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)… Continue reading Royal Navy shadows Russian submarine through English Channel

The NHS is currently confronting a severe challenge as hospital admissions for flu have surged by 55% within just one week. Sir Jim Mackey, NHS England’s chief executive, has warned that the number of patients occupying hospital beds due to influenza could reach between 5,000 and 8,000 by the weekend. Meanwhile, experts from the King’s… Continue reading Flu in four charts – how this year's winter outbreak is different

Residents in Worcestershire have expressed significant frustration over large amounts of waste being dumped near their homes, with one location described as an “environmental horror.” Investigations are currently underway into two suspected illegal waste sites in the area. One photograph from Evesham shows a substantial quantity of rubbish dumped in a wide trench. Another issue… Continue reading Anger as illegal waste dumps appear near Worcestershire homes

Two ambulance staff members have been arrested in connection with the deaths of six adults, amid allegations that some patients were not hospitalized when necessary and that their care records were manipulated. This information comes from a BBC investigation. The inquiry by Wiltshire Police began in 2023 and appears to be linked to an internal… Continue reading Wiltshire deaths probe linked to patients' altered care records

The family of Patrick Rooney, the first child to lose his life during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, is set to receive substantial compensation, as revealed in a High Court hearing on Thursday. Patrick, who was nine years old and the eldest of six siblings, was fatally shot in his bedroom at the Divis flats… Continue reading Settlement reached in court over first child killed in Troubles

A coroner has determined that Carly Wealleans, a 30-year-old postwoman, took her own life following sexual assault by a colleague and inadequate responses from management. At the time of her death in March 2022 at her home in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, Ms Wealleans was reportedly on a phone call with a Royal Mail manager. Her general… Continue reading Northumberland Royal Mail postwoman took life after office sexual assault

A nurse suspended over a dispute regarding transgender women’s use of single-sex changing rooms has had her employment tribunal judgment amended after complaints surfaced that a quote included in the ruling was fabricated. The tribunal had originally found NHS Fife guilty of harassing Sandie Peggie in four specific instances but rejected the majority of her… Continue reading Sandie Peggie tribunal judgement to be amended in fake quote row

The Church of England is currently reviewing a complaint directed at the incoming Archbishop of Canterbury concerning her management of an abuse allegation. Dame Sarah Mullally, who is set to assume the position on January 28, has been accused of mishandling a complaint involving a priest during her tenure as Bishop of London. According to… Continue reading Sarah Mullally: New Archbishop of Canterbury faces complaint about abuse case handling

More than 600 artefacts of considerable cultural importance were taken from the archive of Bristol Museum in a high-value burglary, according to police reports. The robbery occurred in the early hours of 25 September, when four men broke into a building located in the Cumberland Basin area of Bristol. The stolen items belonged to the… Continue reading Hundreds of items stolen in 'high-value' Bristol museum raid

Two young men, both aged 18, have been formally charged with offenses related to terrorism. Rhys Edwards and Talan Vincent, who are from Cardiff in South Wales, face allegations of preparing acts intended to support terrorism, according to Counter Terrorism Policing Wales (CTPW). The accused appeared separately at Westminster Magistrates Court, with Mr. Edwards attending… Continue reading Two 18-year-old men from Cardiff face terrorism charges