Category: UK News

According to a former director of Harrods, Mohamed Al Fayed used cash bribes in an effort to purchase control over management and to conceal his wrongdoings. Jon Brilliant, who spent eighteen months in Al Fayed’s private office, alleges the magnate provided him with envelopes containing around $50,000 (£39,000) to bribe and manipulate him. He claims… Continue reading Al Fayed tried to control me with envelopes of cash says ex-Harrods director

Multiple drone incursions at three US airbases in Norfolk and Suffolk have attracted increased military presence in the area and a search for those responsible. Residents of Beck Row, Suffolk, close to RAF Mildenhall, reported seeing “triangle-shaped aerial vehicles” with bright lights and a “high level of military activity”. The drones flew above their houses… Continue reading Why are drones flying near US airbases in Suffolk and Norfolk?

Shaun Flores became hooked on porn when he was 11 years old, after viewing it for the first time at a friend’s house. It quickly became a problem for him, with Shaun describing how he watched it morning, noon and night, saying it became as “common as brushing your teeth”. Now 30 years old, he… Continue reading Addiction: 'I watched porn morning, noon and night'

Football fans will be eager to snap up some memorabilia belonging to the late Gary Shaw, who played for Aston Villa during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The collection is to be sold at auction and includes Shaw’s 1982 European Cup winners medal and his 1981 Football League Championship medal, both of which are expected… Continue reading Gary Shaw: Aston Villa legend's medals and memorabilia to go on sale

Following a historic vote in Parliament allowing terminally ill people the right to an assisted death, two individuals previously interviewed by the BBC have provided further comment. Elise Burns, who has continued to campaign for assisted dying since her breast cancer spread to her bones, described her feelings as “over the moon” and thanked those… Continue reading Assisted dying bill: Terminally ill people react after MPs vote

After weeks of debating, MPs began the formal scrutiny of the proposed bill that would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life. This sparked a sea of protests from both sides of Parliament with campaigners gathering outside Parliament Square wearing pink hats in support… Continue reading Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed

The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) has called on the British Government to prioritise improving the struggling palliative care system, following the recent parliamentary backing of changing the law to allow assisted dying. There are concerns that funding needed to pay for doctors and related court services to oversee assisted dying could divert money from… Continue reading Fix palliative care before allowing assisted dying

The Beatles rose to global fame after their first US tour, and there has been some speculation that their success was due in part to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Paul McCartney has suggested that America needed something like The Beatles to lift the country out of its sorrow. While many cultural historians… Continue reading Did JFK's assassination help The Beatles break the US?

In response to criticism from a cross-party group of MPs that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has failed to reform after years of scandal, the FCA’s chief executive, Nikhil Rathi, has defended the organisation’s track record citing that it is “tackling financial crime… on a scale that has never been done before in the… Continue reading Financial Conduct Authority boss says MPs' criticism 'not fair'

MPs have voted in favour of a bill on assisted dying in England and Wales, leading to headlines across the media. The Times describes it as “an emotional five-hour debate that split all the main parties” and reports ministers have been warned to remain neutral as months of detailed discussions get underway. Meanwhile, the i… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'MPs' historic vote on assisted dying' and 'Notre Dame reborn'