Author: Dave Carter

In Sussex, a teenage boy has been found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old boy at a crowded party. Charlie Cosser died two days after he was stabbed three times in the chest at the outdoor event in West Sussex. The defendant, who was 16 at the time of the attack and cannot be named for… Continue reading Charlie Cosser: Boy found guilty of murdering teenager at party

Several major hospitals in London have been impacted by a cyberattack that caused the diversion of emergency patients and the cancellation of some medical procedures. King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St. Thomas’, Royal Brompton, and Evelina London Children’s Hospital, and other primary care services have been affected by the “major IT incident” that affected the… Continue reading Cyber attack on London hospitals impacts operations

A group of 25 D-Day veterans embarked on a journey from the UK to France to take part in the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings memorial. The former servicemen left the UK on a ferry from Portsmouth, and were closely followed by an RAF A400 aircraft that flew past to commemorate them. The Normandy… Continue reading D-Day: Veterans honoured with RAF flypast on ferry to France

A fire broke out at a construction site near Silvertown Way in Canning Town, East London, leading to the rescue of one person from the second floor of the building involved. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to deal with the emergency just after 08:20 BST and about 70 firefighters and ten fire engines… Continue reading Canning Town: Person rescued from fire at construction site

A group of D-Day veterans have left the UK to attend commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings. The group of about 25 former servicemen took the ferry from Portsmouth to France. The spectacle drew large crowds and is likely to be the last time veterans make the journey to France. The veterans… Continue reading D-Day 80: Veterans make crossing from Portsmouth to France

The Welsh government has announced that plans to reduce the school summer holiday have been paused until after the next Welsh Parliament election. Education Secretary Lynne Neagle stated that schools needed time to focus on other major improvements, and that “opinion was hugely divided” on the proposed changes. These had been opposed by teaching unions,… Continue reading Plans for shorter school holidays shelved, says Welsh government

Moy Park, a Northern Irish agri-food company and the largest private-sector employer in the region, has breached environmental regulations more than 500 times across three different sites without being prosecuted, according to an investigation by BBC Spotlight. The firm has violated legal limits on hundreds of occasions, under trade effluent consents, and discharges of effluent… Continue reading Lough Neagh: BBC investigation reveals Moy Park breaches

Australia is opening up military recruitment to residents of the UK, US, Canada, and New Zealand. The move reflects the country’s struggle to fill gaps in fighting forces as it seeks to strengthen its military presence in the midst of growing regional threats. New Zealanders who are permanent residents of Australia can apply to enlist… Continue reading Australian Defence Force to allow recruits from UK, US, Canada and New Zealand

US court papers have alleged that Standard Chartered, the UK-based bank, conducted billions of dollars worth of transactions with funders of terrorist groups. The documents, filed in a New York court, claim that thousands of transactions, worth more than $100bn, were carried out between 2008 and 2013 in violation of sanctions against Iran. An independent… Continue reading Standard Chartered: UK bank accused of helping to fund terrorists