Category: UK News

Ahead of Wednesday’s Budget, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that minimum wages will rise in April, with hourly rates for over-21s set to go up to £12.21 an hour. The pay boost means that more than three million workers will benefit. Employees aged 18 to 20 and apprentices will also see their minimum hourly pay… Continue reading Budget 2024: Minimum wage to rise to £12.21 an hour next year

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a Fraserburgh-registered fishing boat called Odyssey sent a distress call to coastguards in the North Sea. The boat was approximately 140 miles east of the Firth of Forth when it started to experience difficulties. The coastguard immediately responded to the emergency signal by deploying a search and rescue… Continue reading Crew rescued after fishing boat sinks in North Sea

A new radioactive therapy has shrunk a man’s brain tumour by half in just weeks. Paul Read, aged 62, from Luton, was the first patient to take part in a University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust trial aimed at treating glioblastoma, a cancer that kills most patients within 18 months. ATT001, a drug injected… Continue reading Luton man's brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial

Greater Manchester Police’s security measures have been improved following the theft of £400,000 worth of cocaine from police property stores by what was described in Liverpool Crown Court as a “hopelessly, irredeemably corrupted” officer. Between 2018 and 2020, Detective Constable Andrew Talbot stole 4kg of the drug and used police systems to find a dealer… Continue reading Security tightened after £400k of cocaine stolen by former PC

Axel Rudakubana, the teenager accused of murdering three young girls in Southport, has been charged with producing the poison ricin and possessing an al-Qaeda training manual. The 18-year-old has been charged with the production of a biological toxin and possession of a PDF document, both of which contravene the Terrorism Act and the Biological Weapons… Continue reading Axel Rudakubana: Southport murders accused facing terror charge

The Bibby Stockholm, a barge that has been used to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers in Portland Port in Dorset, has seen approximately 300 residents moved out while about 100 more remain on board pending decisions on their asylum status. Once the residents have been moved to temporary accommodation, they are informed whether they have… Continue reading Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers moved off Dorset barge

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Aaron Bell, a former Conservative MP, has been reprimanded by Parliament’s standards watchdog for sexual misconduct described by the Independent Expert Panel (IEP) as “brazen and drunken”. The ex-MP was found guilty of inappropriately touching a woman on her waist, thigh, and bottom without her consent in one of the Parliament bars in December 2023.… Continue reading Ex-Tory MP Aaron Bell reprimanded for 'drunken' sexual misconduct

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has expressed concern that legalizing assisted dying could lead to vulnerable individuals feeling pressured or ‘guilt-tripped’ into ending their lives prematurely. Streeting’s comments come as MPs prepare to vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which aims to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales. Streeting, who has… Continue reading Assisted dying could lead to coercion, warns Wes Streeting

The sacking of Erik ten Hag from Manchester United raises some difficult questions for those in charge at the club. Many fans may wonder why the club didn’t act sooner and why they allowed potential replacements, such as Mauricio Pochettino and Thomas Tuchel, to be snapped up elsewhere. Was the delay due to admirable loyalty… Continue reading Erik ten Hag sacked by Man Utd: Questions for Ineos after sticking with Dutchman in summer