Author: Dave Carter

In Bradford, a child has tragically died in a house fire on Kingsdale Drive. Emergency services responded to the blaze at 1:08 am on Sunday morning. A woman and three other children escaped from the fire, but the child who was found inside the property was pronounced dead at the scene. The four survivors were… Continue reading Bradford house fire: Child dies and four others treated

The annual Belfast City Marathon has taken place with a record number of participants aiming to complete the 26.2-mile course. The event caused significant traffic disruption as the route weaved its way through the city, past cheering crowds who had turned out to watch their friends and family run. The winners were Kenyans Mathew Kiplimo… Continue reading Belfast City Marathon: Race under way with record entrant numbers

Olly Alexander is about to take center stage at the Eurovision Song Contest, where he will perform his synthpop anthem, “Dizzy”. With rehearsals underway, 37 entries from countries all over the world are vying for the top prize. Croatia’s Baby Lasagna is the favorite to win with their song “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”, which mixes… Continue reading Eurovision 2024: Your guide to all 37 songs

An 83-year-old woman who ran a money lending scheme has been told she must repay more than £173,000 to six victims after a loan shark investigation. Tabitha Richardson had operated as a loan shark for over 20 years before she was detected, and her victims paid her tens of thousands of pounds in illegal interest… Continue reading How loan shark Tabitha Richardson, 83, scared people into paying up

John Jennings and his sister Emily watched their mother Carol suffer from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease from the age of 50, and knew they had a 50:50 chance of inheriting the faulty gene. However, a letter Carol wrote to a team at University College London, who were researching Alzheimer’s, containing genetic information about her family history,… Continue reading ‘I have a 50:50 chance of developing Alzheimer’s Disease in my 50s’

The recent mayoral elections have delivered a heavy blow to the hopes of Rishi Sunak and the Conservative party, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Saturday is described as a “dire day” for the Tories and, as a result, Sunak will be unveiling a series of announcements intended to bring people back to work, clamp down… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Defeat for Tory Street is 'boost for Starmer'

The issue of Brexit continues to cause political tension in Northern Ireland, despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s promise to “Get Brexit Done.” While the UK government was able to negotiate a deal that left Northern Ireland in the EU’s single market for goods, the sea border has consistently been a sticking point for politicians in… Continue reading Northern Ireland: Why Brexit isn't 'done' for some

Medical school graduates in the UK this year are experienced distress and uncertainty in the run-up to their first job placements. Despite a record number of applications for junior doctor positions, many graduates are yet to be found placements due to NHS bureaucracy. This delay has affected 800 graduates out of roughly 9,700 medical students… Continue reading How the NHS has run out of jobs for new doctors