Category: UK News

Edinburgh police have identified the man who died after being hit by a bus as Michael Leneghan, aged 74. The incident occurred last Saturday in the Cowgate area of the city, which was busy with people visiting bars and nightclubs. The police have asked the public not to distribute images or videos of the aftermath… Continue reading Police name man killed in Edinburgh Cowagate bus incident

tion>The red Honda Civic car police believe may have been involved in Lindsay’s disappearance In 2007, a previously unconsidered red Honda Civic car, with the registration number FYY 215W, became a fresh lead when police launched a new appeal for information. A man had reported seeing the vehicle a month after Lindsay vanished. But despite… Continue reading Lindsay Rimer: Hunt for killer of Hebden Bridge teenager continues

British shoppers may experience higher prices as large firms voice concerns over National Insurance tax increases set to impact employers. Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer have already alluded to potential price rises, while pub chain Wetherspoons has stated that “all hospitality business” will raise prices in the wake of the tax changes. Primark’s owner has… Continue reading Sainsbury's and M&S warn Budget changes may push up prices

UK house prices have reached a new high, according to Halifax, the nation’s largest mortgage lender. The average sale price of a house in the UK was £293,999 in October, higher than the previous high, £293,507, recorded in June 2022. Halifax foresees a continuation of this “modest” rise in prices over the next few months.… Continue reading House prices hit record high, says Halifax

The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised GPs to offer hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as the primary method of treatment for menopausal symptoms. In its latest guidelines, NICE has said that talking therapy may be used as an additional form of help in conjunction with HRT. Previous studies analysing the correlation… Continue reading NICE stresses HRT as first-line menopause treatment

The Bank of England is set to hold a meeting on Thursday, with market experts expecting a cut to interest rates from their current level of 5%. Interest rates have a significant impact on mortgage, credit card, and savings rates that affect millions of individuals across the UK. Despite the first rate drop in more… Continue reading How do UK interest rates affect me and my money?

A group of five men in Evesham, England have been meeting up for a pint at The Old Swanne Inn every month for the past 64 years. The group consists of Kim Bright, David Day, Brian Wells, John Collins and Michael Stephens, who all first met at Prince Henry’s School in Evesham in 1953. When… Continue reading Evesham friends who 'met up for a pint every month for 64 years'

Campaigners have revealed that tens of thousands of cubic metres of waste water, containing untreated sewage, was dumped into the Western Cleddau river in Pembrokeshire in 2023. The Cleddau Project alleged that data from Welsh Water showed pumps at the Picton pumping station were at 80% capacity from July 2022 to February 2024. This meant… Continue reading Welsh Water dumped 56,000 cubic metres of sewage in river

Sandy Duthie, a Scottish man, has achieved his “dream job” as a lighthouse keeper on Gabo Island, a remote island off the coast of Victoria, Australia. Duthie, originally from Aberdeenshire, visited the island five years ago with his partner and fell in love with it, hoping to one day become part of its history. When… Continue reading Scot gets dream job as lighthouse keeper on Australian island

A construction worker was left feeling a little red-faced when his daughter’s bright pink mobile phone became frozen within a newly formed ice rink. The man had put the device on the side of the rink while it was under construction in Milton Keynes. However, when 60,000 litres (13,000 gallons) of water poured into the… Continue reading Milton Keynes ice rink has mobile phone frozen inside it