Author: Dave Carter

To mark Armed Forces Day, a new portrait of King Charles wearing his ceremonial Field Marshal’s uniform has been released. The photograph was taken by regular royal photographer Hugo Burnand in the Grand Corridor of Windsor Castle. The image shows the seated monarch adorned with decorations, medals, and swords, an impressive sight. This year, Queen… Continue reading King Charles: Palace releases new portrait for Armed Forces Day

Dua Lipa delivered an electrifying performance in her long-awaited headline slot at Glastonbury, packed with hits from beginning to end. The pop superstar took to the Pyramid Stage just after 10 pm, opening with a confident delivery of her first five songs, including One Kiss, Illusion, and Break My Heart. Over the course of her… Continue reading Dua Lipa hits all the right notes at Glastonbury

In Rhondda Cynon Taf, Tonyrefail community centre is buzzing with people waiting for their breakfasts to be served. Among them is 32-year-old plasterer Lewis Watt, who has never voted in an election and has no intention of changing that this Thursday. “I’ve got too much going on in my life to listen to what’s happening… Continue reading Rhondda: People not voting in election blame distrust in politicians

During an appearance on the BBC’s Question Time programme, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was grilled by the audience over a Channel 4 news broadcast, which showed one of his supporters, Andrew Parker, making racist comments about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Farage claimed the comments were a “set-up” and said they may have been paid… Continue reading Nigel Farage challenged over canvasser's racist slurs

Major UK banks, such as Barclays, HSBC, Nationwide, and Virgin Money, were hit with payment issues on Friday. A group handling the payments system confirmed that the problem has now been resolved and the backlog cleared. However, several customers stated that they are still experiencing problems and even have little or no cash available. The… Continue reading HSBC, Nationwide and Virgin Money hit by payment issues

A man who owned a charity cafe and sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy has been sentenced to eight years behind bars. Andrew Mackenzie, aged 55 and from Cardiff, was found guilty of four counts of sexual activity with the minor on two separate occasions in May 2021. The boy read out a personal victim statement… Continue reading Cardiff cafe owner who sexually abused boy sentenced

Two people who became ill in the E. coli outbreak are taking legal action against supermarkets Asda and Tesco for alleged breach of the Consumer Protection Act relating to own-brand sandwiches. Legal firm Fieldfisher has sent letters of claim on behalf of a man from the South East and an 11-year-old girl in the North… Continue reading Asda and Tesco face legal action over E. coli outbreak

A man from Omagh has been given a two-and-a-half year sentence after being caught with information that was likely to be useful to terrorists. Gabriel Paul Meehan, aged 45, was found with a handwritten note containing the registration mark of a serving soldier along with digital images of an improvised firearm and of Enniskillen Police… Continue reading Gabriel Meehan: Jail for man found with soldier's car details

The City of Edinburgh Council has announced that it is setting up an emergency polling station to allow residents who have not been issued with their postal votes to cast their vote in person. The council has also said that residents who have yet to receive their postal vote but will not be at home… Continue reading Edinburgh opens emergency polling booth after postal votes delay

Spanish police have asked for volunteers with expertise in difficult terrain to help with the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater, who disappeared in Tenerife on 17 June. The search will focus on the ravines and trails around the village of Masca, where Mr Slater was last known to be. The Spanish authorities have… Continue reading Jay Slater search: Police make mass volunteer plea