Author: Dave Carter

A “serious” lorry fire has caused significant traffic delays of up to two-and-a-half hours on a stretch of the M25. National Highways has reported a 12-mile (19.3km) backlog of traffic between junction five near Sevenoaks in Kent and junction six near Godstone in Surrey. Two lanes of the clockwise carriageway have been closed, with the… Continue reading M25: Twelve miles of traffic following “serious” lorry fire

Public borrowing in the UK increased to £13.7bn in August, the highest level for the month since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020. The difference between government spending and tax revenue rose by £3.3bn from the same month last year, according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Although tax earnings grew during… Continue reading Government borrowing in August highest since Covid

After being adopted in the 1930s, an 87-year-old woman named Gladys Johnston discovered the true identities of her biological parents and met living relatives who she had never known existed. Johnston was adopted when she was only three years old from an Irish orphanage and lived as an only child in the Scottish Highlands. At… Continue reading Woman adopted in the 1930s learns identities of birth parents at the age of 87

A group of schoolboys who sang on Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem recording in 1963 were brought back together thanks to an advertisement in a local newspaper by Decca Records calling for surviving members to come forward. The Requiem recording sold 200,000 copies in just five months, winning Britten two Grammy Awards. The choir from London’s… Continue reading Benjamin Britten's War Requiem choir reunites, thanks to local newspaper ad

Consumer confidence in the UK dropped sharply in September, raising concerns about the impact of talk of Budget cuts and tax hikes. The GfK Consumer Confidence Index fell by seven points to -20, with major declines in the areas of perception of the general economy, propensity for big purchases, and expectations for future personal finances.… Continue reading Consumer confidence tumbles ahead of Budget

Reform UK Members of Parliament are reiterating their claim ahead of the party’s conference that migrants who are stopped while crossing the English Channel can be returned to France. Nigel Farage, the party’s leader, and Richard Tice, the party’s chairman, both claimed that the United Kingdom is legally entitled to do so. However, no evidence… Continue reading Reform UK: Why Britain can't just return migrants to France

The Daily Telegraph’s front page features a picture of Scarlett Johansson attending the London premiere of Transformers One, which she stars in. The main headline focuses on Sir Keir Starmer denying he is struggling to control Downing Street, as civil war outbreaks at the center of the government. The paper reports that tensions within No… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Starmer 'in control' and 'Al Fayed rape scandal'

The UK government has pledged to halve violence against women and girls within a decade by creating domestic abuse specialists within 999 control rooms. The specialists will ensure that expertise in domestic abuse is available to victims, with the ultimate goal of providing faster responses from officers and quick referrals to support services. The new… Continue reading Domestic abuse experts to be embedded in 999 control rooms

Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of Harrods, has been accused of sexual assault by a woman known as Melanie who says she was invited to his London flat for a work meeting. Melanie believes police were close to arresting him over her allegations just days before he died in August 2023. An investigation by… Continue reading Mohamed Al Fayed: More sex attack claims against ex-Harrods boss

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