Author: Dave Carter

Miranda Hart, known for her eponymous BBC show Miranda, has opened up about her struggle with chronic fatigue following a diagnosis of Lyme disease. In her new book, I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You, Hart discusses the challenges she has faced over the past 10 years, including the difficulties caused by poor health. The… Continue reading Miranda Hart: Lyme disease left me bed-bound

Despite a pledge from the Labour Party to limit the upfront payments that landlords can ask of renters, charities have warned of the potential for such charges to continue. This is comes as the Renters’ Rights Bill, which prevents “no fault” evictions, is set to receive its first reading on Wednesday. The legislation does not… Continue reading Charities warn renters not protected from large upfront payments

The disturbing drama-documentary Threads, which aired on British television in 1984 depicting a massive nuclear bomb attack on a British city and its aftermath, remains one of the scariest programmes ever shown to date. The depiction of a nuclear apocalypse during heightened tension with the Soviet Union, as seen through the lives of two families,… Continue reading Threads: How the nuclear bomb drama horrified Sheffield extras

The UK government has removed a cut-off date that prevented bereaved parents in England from receiving a certificate to recognise the loss of their baby. This means that anyone who has lost their baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy (or 28 if it was before October 1992) will now be eligible to apply for the… Continue reading Baby-loss certificates offered to more bereaved parents

Several newspapers featured MI5’s warning about the Russian intelligence service’s ongoing efforts to cause chaos in Britain. The Financial Times reported that spying by foreign powers against the UK has surged by nearly half. The MI5’s Director-General, Ken McCallum, stated that Russian espionage is on a “sustained mission to generate mayhem” across the country. The… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Russia is plotting mayhem' and 'Wagatha Thrifty'

More than 60 of the UK’s wealthiest people contributed more than £3 billion a year in income tax, according to data obtained by the BBC. Compiled by HMRC and relating to the latest available year, 2021/22, the figures reveal that each of these individuals earned at least £50m in that year. UBS predicted in July that the… Continue reading Amount UK's richest pay in income tax revealed

The final stretch of the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party is well and truly on. While it may not be comparable to the US presidential election, this round of voting will determine the final two candidates who will then be selected by Conservative Party members. The current situation is a… Continue reading Crucial moment in the Conservative leadership race

An obstetrician, Dr Jim McCormack, has testified that he was asked to apologise to Lucy Letby by hospital bosses over claims that he called her a murderer more than two years before she was arrested in 2018. According to Dr McCormack, he was part of a meeting between medics and senior nursing staff in response… Continue reading Doctor told to apologise to Lucy Letby in 2016 over murder claim

Ipswich Town Football Club’s experienced defender Axel Tuanzebe has sustained an unfortunate hand injury, which is anticipated to keep him out of action for at least a month. Tuanzebe, who is a 26-year-old player from DR Congo, accidentally cut his thumb badly while washing the dishes last week. The defender was included in the first… Continue reading Axel Tuanzebe: Ipswich Town defender sustains freak hand injury while washing up

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that deaths in the UK are now outnumbering births for the first time in nearly 50 years, with 16,300 more deaths than births occurring within the year ending June 2023. Scotland and Wales have been particularly impacted, with more deaths than births over the… Continue reading UK annual deaths outnumbered births, ONS figures show