Category: UK News

Sinn Féin’s Northern Irish leader Michelle O’Neill has defended the party’s leader Mary Lou McDonald, stating that there are “no questions” concerning her leadership. McDonald has come under criticism for the party’s decision not to reveal the suspension of former senator Niall Ó Donnghaile for inappropriate texts to a teenage boy last year. Despite pressure… Continue reading Sinn Féin: No questions over McDonald's leadership – Michelle O'Neill

The UK government is launching an independent review into Carer’s Allowance overpayments that have had significant financial and emotional consequences for many families. This year, the government sought to recover money from over 134,000 carers in the UK, creating a sudden demand for repayments in some cases that has pushed some families toward debt and… Continue reading Government launches inquiry into Carer's Allowance payment scandal

A devastating explosion which destroyed three houses has left a seven-year-old boy dead and six others hospitalized with various injuries in Benwell, Newcastle. Eyewitness accounts detail a “very loud bang” and a “bright flash” heard and seen throughout the surrounding area. Gas specialist engineers and fire service teams worked through the night, searching through rubble… Continue reading Newcastle house explosion: Boy, 7, dies and six injured

The Aslef union has announced that London Underground train drivers will strike next month following a dispute over pay. As well as Tube drivers, those in management grade staff, the engineering section and instructors will also take part. Transport for London has said the strikes by Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union are… Continue reading London Underground: Tube drivers to strike over pay

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Cumbria Police have confirmed that five individuals, including two children, were killed in a crash on the M6 motorway. A Skoda driver from Cambridgeshire and a man, woman and two children from Glasgow driving in a Toyota were pronounced dead at the scene after the collision occurred on the M6 Northbound around Tebay services at… Continue reading M6 crash: Two children among five killed near Tebay services

A professional shoplifting gang operating in the UK has stolen over £73,000 worth of goods from supermarkets. The group, dubbed “the champagne gang” by the National Business Crime Solution (NBCS), wears bluetooth headsets and works in groups of three, warning one another of security guards’ movements. They also use distraction tactics: one member of the… Continue reading Inside the £70K 'mafia-style' shoplifting champagne gang

The jewellery collection of Dame Shirley Bassey has set a world record in a recent Paris auction, raising a collective price of £1.8m. Born in Tiger Bay in Cardiff, Bassey famously sang about diamonds in the 1971 James Bond film “Diamonds Are Forever” starring Sir Sean Connery, a position she was happy to accept as… Continue reading Shirley Bassey jewellery auction breaks world record in Paris

Official figures have revealed that UK inflation dropped to 1.7% in the year leading up to September, which is the lowest rate seen in over three years. The drop was predominantly caused by lower airfares and petrol prices. These latest figures were larger than the predicted 1.9% rate forecasted by economists, and it means that… Continue reading UK inflation falls to lowest level in more than three years

The UK government is set to expand a job coach programme targeted at seriously ill patients on mental health wards, with an aim to get more people back to work. Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, disclosed the plan citing the success of trials to give employment advisers CV and interview advice on hospital wards.… Continue reading Mental health patients to get job coach visits, says minister