Category: UK News

A young British man has died in Spain after falling from one of the country’s highest bridges while filming content for social media. The 26-year-old victim, who has not been named by local authorities, lost his life on Sunday while scaling the bridge in the city of Talavera de la Reina, situated approximately 70 miles… Continue reading British man dies after falling from Spanish bridge

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South Wales Police are investigating an attack on footballers in Cardiff on Saturday. Joel Collins, a goalkeeper, had his kneecap smashed by attackers wielding baseball bats as Avenue Hotspur left their away game against Llanrumney Athletic. Collins is expected to undergo surgery and will be recovering for several months. The two teams were playing at… Continue reading Llanrumney: Goalkeeper has knee broken after football game

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The Australian state premiers have faced accusations of insulting King Charles after they declined an invitation to a reception welcoming him to the country. The King’s visit begins later this week and will include a reception in Canberra, to which the six state premiers have said they are unable to attend. Bev McArthur, a pro-monarchist… Continue reading King Charles's Australia visit in 'insult' row over reception

David Lammy, as part of Labour’s “reset” with Europe, has become the first foreign secretary to attend a regular meeting with EU foreign ministers since Brexit. Lammy was invited as a special guest of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell to discuss the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and also to… Continue reading Lammy attends EU ministers meeting in Europe 'reset'

The UK prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has opened a major business conference in London by promising to eliminate regulation that is stymieing investment in the country. Speaking to an audience of business leaders, Starmer pledged to “rip out” bureaucracy, stating his ambition to remove regulation that “needlessly holds back investment”. American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly’s… Continue reading Keir Starmer pledges to scrap red tape to boost UK investment

Wynne Evans, a star of Strictly Come Dancing, has expressed his sadness following the fallout from a “stupid joke that went wrong” on Saturday’s show. During the performance, there were some moments when his dance partner, Katya Jones, appeared to avoid a high-five and then moved his hand away from her waist. Viewers in the… Continue reading Strictly's Wynne Evans 'heartbroken' over 'stupid joke' fallout

Isabelle Pepin was issued a £500 fine for leaving an Ikea storage system on the pavement for anyone to take in Southbourne, Bournemouth. She believed that someone in her community could still make use of it. However, a contractor working for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council issued a fine, saying that the furniture… Continue reading Bournemouth MP questions woman's fine for free furniture offer

Revolut, a digital-only financial institution, has been criticised by customers who claim the company’s security measures failed to prevent falling victim to fraud. One man had £165,000 stolen from his Revolut business account by cybercriminals who managed to bypass the ID verification process, gaining access to his account. Revolut, which was named in more fraud… Continue reading Revolut customers say e-money firm failed them after being scammed