Author: Dave Carter

Counter-terrorism police have charged a man with murder after a 70-year-old was killed in Hartlepool. Terrence Carney was discovered seriously injured on Tees Street on Sunday morning and died at the scene. Another man was found with non-life-threatening injuries half a mile away at a residence. Ahmed Alid, who lives on Wharton Terrace, has been… Continue reading Hartlepool man charged with murder by counter-terror police

The UK cannot afford any tax cuts or spending increases before the next general election, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ (IFS) annual Green Budget report. The analysis indicated the nation was in “a horrible fiscal bind” with a slow-growing economy at a point of expensive pressures on the NHS and social care, including… Continue reading No room for tax cuts or spending rises, IFS think tank warns

Efforts to provide aid to Gaza have failed, according to the Financial Times. In addition, the Citi analyst who was dismissed for submitting a false expense claim and then lying about it lost his case for unfair dismissal. The Guardian also leads with the stalled attempt by the US to ease the blockade of Gaza,… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Gaza humanitarian crisis' and 'British sisters among missing'

Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm, Seagreen, has reached full capacity, generating enough electricity to power around two-thirds of Scottish households. The £3bn project based off the Angus coast is composed of 114 massive turbines and has been in the making for over a decade. Seagreen is expected to displace over two million tonnes of CO2… Continue reading Scotland’s biggest offshore wind farm at full power

Following the lowering of built-up area speed limits to 20mph in Wales last month, a petition with 460,000 signatories calling for the law to be axed has emerged. Although 1,150 stretches of Welsh roads have exemptions, many roads in Welsh built-up areas must be 20mph, as the government hopes to make it safer for pedestrians… Continue reading Wales' 20mph speed limit: How has the first month gone?

The recent Hamas attack on Israel has resulted in two British teenage sisters being reported missing. Noiya, who is 16, and Yahel, who is 13, were living at Kibbutz Be’eri when the attack occurred. Sadly, the girls’ mother, Lianne, who was a British national, was killed in the same attack. The family has not released… Continue reading British sisters missing after Hamas attack on Israel

Members of a union have voted against a pay offer and plan to implement a “rolling programme” of school strikes in Scotland, according to Unison. The union represents school support staff, including cleaners, classroom assistants, canteen workers, and janitors who had voted overwhelmingly against the deal. Last month, schools were disrupted for three days after the… Continue reading More Scottish school strikes after union rejects pay offer

Doctors from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) have claimed that the true picture of A&E waiting times in Wales has been severely under-reported for a decade. The RCEM has said that it has established that thousands of hours are missed from monthly figures. According to senior A&E doctors, the issue has been raised… Continue reading NHS Wales: Thousands of hours missing from A&E figures – doctors