Category: UK News

In England, a lung cancer screening program has helped detect the disease earlier in over 5,000 people since it launched in 2019. The program uses specially adapted lorries to visit supermarkets, town centres, and football grounds in areas with high rates of lung cancer, making it the biggest initiative of its kind in NHS history.… Continue reading More lung-cancer cases detected earlier

The increasing need for exam support in England has left schools struggling to cope with the demand. Figures from exams regulator Ofqual show that 625,000 adjustments were made to GCSE, AS and A-level exams over the past year, leaving many schools and colleges struggling to manage the logistical hurdles required to accommodate them all. The… Continue reading Extra GSCE and A-level exam support reaches all-time high

A new protective barrier that will shield rare bats from high-speed trains will cost a whopping £100m and is being built near Sheephouse Wood in Buckinghamshire, a regulatory requirement that HS2 is honouring to appease Natural England. Bats are protected by law in the UK, so the 1km curved barrier will cover the tracks alongside… Continue reading Bat safety shed will cost £100m, says HS2 chairman

Argentinian authorities have charged three people in connection with the death of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died on 16 October after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires. One of the three people charged accompanied Payne; they have been charged with the abandonment of a person followed by death… Continue reading Liam Payne: Three charged in connection with singer's death

During his visit to South Africa, Prince William spoke about the challenging year that he and his family have faced. The King was diagnosed with cancer in February, and the Princess of Wales was diagnosed just six weeks later. “It’s been dreadful. It’s probably been the hardest year in my life. So, trying to get… Continue reading William: Prince of Wales says its been hardest year of his life

David Lammy, the UK’s foreign secretary, has stated that his previous criticisms of US President-elect Donald Trump are “old news” and that he will find “common ground” with the new president. In 2018, Lammy had called Trump a “tyrant” and “a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. However, in his first interview since the election result, he told… Continue reading David Lammy dismisses past criticism of Donald Trump as 'old news'

The English Football Association (FA) has launched a safeguarding inquiry against an anonymous Premier League club executive, according to reports. The inquiry stems from a BBC report in 2021, which detailed complaints by three women about the executive. They alleged that the man had committed sexual offences and that the FA had failed to protect… Continue reading FA to investigate Premier League club boss over alleged sexual offences

A young man has died following a high-speed police chase involving a motorcycle in the English city of Bradford. The 18-year-old was a passenger on the bike when it collided with a car on Harrogate Road on October 28. Police had been in pursuit of the motorcycle after the driver failed to stop for them… Continue reading Motorbike passenger, 18, dies after Bradford police pursuit crash

During a recent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Budapest, Sir Keir Starmer reaffirmed the UK’s “iron-clad” support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. The two leaders met at a summit of the European Political Community, where they discussed Ukraine’s sovereignty, as well as the importance of freedom, democracy, and European values.… Continue reading UK support for Ukraine 'iron-clad', Keir Starmer tells Zelensky

During a hearing in Coventry Crown Court, a man testified that he became involved in conspiracy theories and experienced a “spiral of resentment” while studying for a degree in medical genetics in London. Tai Yasharahyalah, now residing in Birmingham, is accused of causing or permitting the death of his three-year-old son Abiyah. Yasharahyalah and his… Continue reading Buried Birmingham boy's father describes 'conspiracy spiral'