Category: UK News

After more than a decade on Radio 4’s Today programme, presenter Mishal Husain has bid farewell to her listeners. Husain had worked for the BBC since 1998 and had also presented on the BBC News at Six and Ten, as well as the news channels. In a statement released in November, it was announced that… Continue reading Mishal Husain bids farewell in final Today episode

Colin Wright, the leader of an organized crime group’s Scottish branch that ran an amphetamine lab, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. After his accomplices were apprehended during a National Crime Agency (NCA) operation in March 2021, Wright fled to Murcia, Spain, to avoid detention. Wright actively used his position of power to… Continue reading Scottish drug lab boss jailed after Spain arrest

Max George, former star of boy band The Wanted, has revealed that he requires surgery for a heart condition sooner than originally expected. The singer, who was taken to the hospital on Wednesday, has been diagnosed with a “2:1 block in my heart” which causes the heart to slow down or beat abnormally due to… Continue reading Max George: The Wanted singer to have urgent heart-block surgery

The most recent NHS England data reveals that one in four babies is now born via Caesarean section. This proportion has been increasing steadily over the past decade. Experts say that the rise is linked to an increasing number of complex pregnancies, where the mother is older or obese, for instance. However, some mothers are… Continue reading One in four babies in England born by Caesarean

NHS England has reported that almost one in eight phone calls made using the Martha’s Rule scheme has resulted in a potentially life-saving change in treatment. The scheme enables patients and their families to request an urgent review from a critical-care outreach team when they feel their concerns are being ignored. Merope Mills led the… Continue reading Mother behind Martha's Rule shares scheme's early success

Alex Spencer is determined to fulfill her late son’s bucket list after he passed away at the age of 24 from Duchenne muscular dystrophy last year. Despite her grief, Alex wants to raise awareness of the difficulties disabled people face in getting the right care. They had been due to attend a supercar show in… Continue reading 'My son died at 24 – now I'm doing his bucket list'

According to the Environment Agency (EA), around eight million properties in England, equivalent to one in four, could be at risk of flooding by 2050. The EA’s first-ever review of how the changing climate could affect flooding warns of increased threats arising from heavier rainfall and rising sea levels. The number of properties at risk… Continue reading One in four properties may be at risk of flooding by 2050 – report

England is set to introduce a register to track children who are not attending school as part of their Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. This register will be used to ensure the provision of high-quality education and support for these children. The government hopes this will be a landmark moment for child protection. From 2025,… Continue reading Plan to register children not in school takes shape

British diplomats have reportedly met with the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian rebel group that ousted President Bashar al-Assad more than a week ago. Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Mohammed al-Golani, was pictured meeting with Ann Snow, the UK’s special representative for Syria, in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The group’s military operations… Continue reading UK diplomats meet rebel leader in Damascus

The news of a Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew has remained a prominent story in UK newspapers this week. Metro reported that the alleged spy, Yang Tengbo – also known as Chris Yang – had asked for a court order that anonymised him to be lifted so that he could deny the allegations against… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Chinese spy suspect named and 'stark choice' for Starmer