Author: Dave Carter

Scotland’s power-sharing deal between the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Greens has been abandoned following an emergency cabinet meeting. Green party leaders, Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie, were seen exiting Bute House before the meeting officially commenced at 8:30 am. The decision to relinquish the partnership came after the administration received criticism regarding its… Continue reading SNP's power-sharing deal with Greens collapses

Labour is planning to renationalize most passenger rail services within five years if they are elected. They aim to meet this pledge by bringing passenger services into public control as contracts expire, but they will still allow a role for the private sector. Labour would still allow privately financed “Open Access operators,” such as Hull… Continue reading Labour pledges to renationalise most rail services within first term

Anglo American, the London-based mining corporation, revealed that it has received an approach from rival mining company BHP regarding a potential multi-billion-dollar takeover offer. The board of directors at Anglo American are presently reviewing the offer, but as yet have not released any indication of its value. BHP has so far made no comment on… Continue reading UK miner Anglo American says it got buyout proposal from BHP

According to a report by global health experts, more than half of 13-year-olds and a third of 11-year-olds in England have drunk alcohol, making it the country with the highest rates of adolescent drinking out of 44 countries examined. The report also found that girls were more likely than boys to be drinking and getting… Continue reading England child alcohol use tops global chart, finds WHO report

The BBC Proms season for 2024 has been announced, with 90 concerts that mix traditional repertoire with concerts by artists such as Florence + The Machine, Sam Smith and Bristol’s Paraorchestra. Following a lean period during Covid, international orchestras are back in full force, with performances from the Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and the… Continue reading BBC Proms 2024 to feature disco night and Florence + The Machine

The government has said that the one-word Ofsted judgements for schools in England have “significant benefits” and should continue. The grades, such as “outstanding” or “inadequate”, have been lauded by the government as providing parents with an important summary of local schools. Responding to a report by the cross-party education select committee which called for… Continue reading Ofsted's single-word grades should stay, says government

Labour’s plan to nationalise the railways if it wins power features in many of the papers today. The i newspaper reports the party promises to “immediately” begin the process of bringing the rail system back into public ownership. Plans include a “best-price ticket guarantee” and digital season tickets, however, passengers may have to wait years… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Labour's 'vow to nationalise rail' and school stabbing

On Wednesday, a school stabbing incident took place at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, leading to the arrest of a teenage girl on suspicion of attempted murder. Dyfed-Powys Police said that the stabbing left two teachers and one teenage pupil injured; they were hospitalized with non-life-threatening stab wounds. Fiona Elias, a teacher injured in the… Continue reading Ammanford: Girl arrested after three injured in school stabbing

A 30-year old former nurse named Kelvin Ramasta has been sentenced to four years and six months of imprisonment after stealing vast amounts of money amounting to more than £100,000 from elderly and vulnerable patients while he was working at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, according to the reports of the police. The spokesperson of Cambridge… Continue reading Addenbrooke's nurse who stole £100k from elderly patients jailed