Author: Dave Carter

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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A teenager with extreme far-right views has been sentenced to over five years in prison for assaulting a trans woman. Alex Hutton, also known as Alex Edwards, was convicted of assault motivated by hostility towards the victim’s gender identity. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) revealed that Hutton had a history of terrorism offences and held… Continue reading Swansea fascist Alex Hutton sentenced to five years after attack

Two men have been jailed after taking part in a riot at a hotel in Manvers, Rotherham which housed asylum seekers. Stephen Roughley, 44, and Mason Reddy, 24, admitted to violent disorder and have been sentenced to two years and eight months and three years in jail, respectively. Roughley’s teenage son Kenzie was the first… Continue reading Fathers who took sons to asylum hotel riot in Rotherham jailed