Category: UK News

The government in England and Wales is set to undertake a major overhaul of its policing structure, aiming to drastically reduce the current number of police forces. This initiative, described by insiders as the most significant reform in decades, will be officially unveiled next week by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. She is expected to announce… Continue reading Number of police forces in England and Wales to be cut in major shakeup

A drug dealer who owed a significant debt to his childhood friend and criminal associate was the victim of a fatal acid attack at his Plymouth home, according to court proceedings. Danny Cahalane, aged 38, suffered the attack on Lipson Road on 21 February 2025 and later died in hospital on 3 May. The trial… Continue reading Plymouth acid attack victim killed in plot involving ex-wife, court hears

Carl Crowther, a resident of Elland near Halifax, is relieved and pleased after his missing cat, Nora, was found and returned safely. Earlier in the week, Carl had appealed for help when footage from a doorbell camera revealed a delivery driver taking Nora from his home on Park Avenue. The cat, who needed medication due… Continue reading Elland family's delight at return of cat taken by delivery driver

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan has called on Sir Keir Starmer’s UK government to grant Wales additional powers as a means of preventing pro-independence parties from securing victory in the upcoming Senedd election. Morgan emphasized that if parties advocating for independence were to win in both Wales and Scotland, the risk to the unity of… Continue reading Sir Keir Starmer needs to act to stop separatists running Wales, Eluned Morgan says

Recent data from the Welsh government reveals the largest recorded monthly reduction in NHS waiting lists, with the current number of patients awaiting treatment falling to just under 757,900—a decline of 23,400. Additionally, the number of individuals waiting two years or longer for treatment has decreased, though most of these long waits are concentrated in… Continue reading NHS waiting lists see biggest drop but A&E and cancer pressures remain

The inquest into the tragic death of Noah Donohoe, a 14-year-old schoolboy from Belfast, has revealed the distressing phone call made by his mother to police on the night he disappeared. Noah’s body was discovered in a storm drain in north Belfast on 27 June 2020, six days after he went missing. A post-mortem examination… Continue reading Noah Donohoe: Details of mother's call to police played at inquest

Two individuals have been formally charged in connection with the downfall of a pre-paid funeral company that caused significant financial losses to tens of thousands of customers. Approximately 46,000 clients were affected when Safe Hands Plans Ltd (SHP) went into administration in 2022, resulting in many losing substantial sums of money. The Serious Fraud Office… Continue reading Two charged after collapse of funeral firm Safe Hands affected 46,000 people

Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, has firmly rejected claims that the Scottish government exerted pressure to hasten the opening of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) despite known safety issues related to its water system. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recently acknowledged that there had been pressure to open the hospital before all safety… Continue reading Swinney denies government pressure to open scandal-hit hospital

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed relief following US President Donald Trump’s decision to drop his tariff threats against European countries opposing his proposal to annex Greenland. The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of moving beyond rhetoric to focus on cooperation in Arctic security matters. “Now we can start hard yards and finding a way forward… Continue reading Starmer welcomes Trump dropping threats on Greenland

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced that the United Kingdom will not immediately commit to signing the United States’ newly proposed Board of Peace, largely due to concerns involving Russian President Vladimir Putin’s potential participation. Speaking to the BBC from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Cooper confirmed that while the UK had been… Continue reading UK holds off joining Trump's peace board over Putin concerns