Author: Dave Carter

According to data obtained by BBC News, almost 1.8 million people in the UK are currently in at least £50,000 of student debt. Among these, more than 61,000 have balances over £100,000, whilst another 50 people each owe more than £200,000. The highest debt that the Student Loans Company is aware of now exceeds £250,000.… Continue reading Student loans: Almost 1.8 million owe more than £50,000

As the UK general election campaign heats up, key issues such as the NHS, the economy and immigration dominate the headlines and the parties’ manifestos. However, some topics that matter to voters barely receive a mention in the campaign literature. Respondents to the BBC’s Your Voice, Your Vote initiative have highlighted issues such as litter… Continue reading Election issues you've raised that barely get a manifesto mention

Tuesday’s front pages highlight various election-related reports. The Times features an interview with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, in which he says that a large majority for his party will be better for the country. Sir Keir mentions that this means the party can “roll up our sleeves and get on with the change we need”. Ed… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Postal vote chaos' and Trump has 'broad immunity'

Residents of Mayhill in Swansea are talking about issues affecting them ahead of the general election. Anti-social behaviour, childcare costs, and drug misuse are among the concerns raised. It’s been three years since the area was hit by violence, with cars set alight, homes vandalised, and police attacked during two hours of rioting. Eighteen people… Continue reading Mayhill: What Swansea area hit by a riot wants from the election

An independent report has found that St Thomas Philadelphia church in Sheffield promoted and supported so-called conversion therapy between 2014 and 2019. Conservative candidate Miriam Cates was a member of the church between 2003 and 2018, and a trustee from 2016 to 2018. While the BBC has not found evidence that Cates had direct knowledge… Continue reading Miriam Cates: Tory candidate was trustee of church that ‘endorsed’ conversion therapy

Peter Fouché, the British founder of Project Konstantin, a charity that provides support to soldiers on the front line in Ukraine, has died while working as a combat medic in the east of the country. The organisation confirmed the news in a statement on social media and described Fouché’s contribution to its work as “unwavering… Continue reading Project Konstantin founder Peter Fouché dies in Ukraine

Industrial action seems set to affect Edinburgh’s waste and recycling services during the Festival season due to a pay dispute.The GMB and Unite unions said that local government body Cosla had offered a significant shortfall in pay for local government workers. Cosla, which has defended its pay offer, has urged the unions to avoid strike… Continue reading Bin collectors to go on strike during Edinburgh Fringe

A 61-year-old man, Hongchi Xiao, of Cloudbreak in California, was charged with manslaughter by gross negligence after a 71-year-old woman, Danielle Carr-Gomm, died at a slapping therapy workshop he organised in Seend, Wiltshire, in 2016. During his trial at Winchester Crown Court, the prosecutor argued that Xiao had convinced Mrs Carr-Gomm, who had Type 1… Continue reading Wiltshire: Man used 'slapping therapy as diabetes cure' – court

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A female prison officer is facing charges after a video showing her engaging in sexual intercourse with an inmate in a cell at HMP Wandsworth was shared online. The officer, Linda De Sousa Abreu, appeared in Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court charged with misconduct in public office. De Sousa Abreu is a 30-year-old mother from Fulham, South-West… Continue reading Wandsworth Prison officer in court over sex in cell video