Category: UK News

The New Year Honours list features on the front of many newspapers today, with newly-knighted Gareth Southgate getting a mention. The Times reports that “millions of teachers, nurses and civil servants could be offered higher salaries in return for lower pensions”. The i’s focus for the Honours is on the OBEs awarded to four former… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Arise Sir Gareth' and 'justice for our Liam'

The UK experienced a year of torrential rain, battering storms, and a relatively cool summer in 2024. While 2024 was forecast to be the world’s warmest year on record, with temperatures likely to surpass the symbolic 1.5°C threshold established in the Paris Agreement, the UK managed to escape the extreme heat. However, the year saw… Continue reading UK weather 2024: Five things you need to know

As we look ahead to politics in 2025, one dominating question emerges: will things start feeling any better? This answer will shape much of the political conversation, from the government’s fortunes to the performance of the Conservatives and other parties. In 2024, Labour had a spectacular general election win, but now the new government has… Continue reading Chris Mason: Why 2025 promises plenty of political fireworks

Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed more shows in 2024 than ever before, reaching a total of 110. This figure far exceeded that of Taylor Swift’s 83 shows in the same year. Speaking of her success, Ellis-Bextor attributes it to the film Saltburn and its depiction of a naked man dancing to her hit song Murder on the… Continue reading Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Saltburn led to 110 gigs in 2024

In 2024, the British Phonographic Institute (BPI) reported that women broke records on the UK charts. Female pop artists dominated the singles chart for a total of 34 weeks, surpassing any previous record. Sabrina Carpenter played a significant role in this success, with her hits Espresso, Taste, and Please, Please, Please topping the charts for… Continue reading Female pop stars celebrate a record-breaking year on the charts

Myleene Klass has been named an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2022 New Year Honours for her services to women’s health, miscarriage awareness and charity. A former member of the pop band Hear’Say, Klass has been open about the impact of suffering four miscarriages on her mental health. As… Continue reading Myleene Klass: 'Miscarriage is not dark secret to hide' singer says as she is made MBE

In the UK’s New Year Honours list for 2025, Gareth Southgate and Stephen Fry are awarded knighthoods, while Emily Thornberry is made a dame. Other notable names on the list include Myleene Klass, Alan Titchmarsh, Carey Mulligan, and Sarah Lancashire. Four former sub-postmasters who took the Post Office to court over the Horizon IT scandal… Continue reading New Year Honours: Gareth Southgate, Stephen Fry and Olympians on list

The Welsh Ambulance Service has declared a “critical incident” due to rising demand across the entire 999 service and delays in transferring patients to hospitals. When the critical incident was declared on Monday evening, more than 340 calls were left unanswered across Wales. In addition to that, over 50% of ambulance vehicles were waiting outside… Continue reading Welsh Ambulance Service declares critical incident

DJ Spoony, whose real name is Johnathan Joseph, has publicly thanked the National Health Service (NHS) and his family after being treated for a “small bleed to the brain”. The BBC Radio 2 presenter revealed on air that he had been experiencing headaches for several weeks but had “put off” seeing a doctor until he… Continue reading DJ Spoony thanks 'amazing' NHS after brain operation

A man named Liam Woods who was serving a sentence for dangerous driving was involved in yet another dangerous driving incident that led him to hit a garden wall at high speed before smashing the back window of the car. This resulted in a police chase which he attempted to escape before being caught by… Continue reading Gomersal: Banned driver hit garden wall after 90mph chase