Category: UK News

A man known as Jamie “Iceman” Stevenson has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine worth £100m from South America into the UK. Border Force teams intercepted the drug in September 2020 after it was discovered in boxes of bananas, during an investigation codenamed Operation Pepperoni. French police… Continue reading Jamie Stevenson jailed for £100m plot to smuggle cocaine in banana boxes

A pair of clearwing moths have been found in a home in Port Talbot, south Wales, after travelling from a tropical jungle in Guyana, South America. The species has been named Carmenta brachyclados and despite being a non-UK species, the moths were not known to science before they were found. Daisy Cadet and her mother… Continue reading Clearwing tropical moths travel 4,500 miles from Guyana to Port Talbot

Pinewood Studios, which has been the production location for famous TV shows like Would I Lie to You, Taskmaster, and RuPaul’s Drag Race, will close its television production division next year, following an internal review. Despite being renowned for hosting James Bond, Marvel and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises, the site’s department which specializes in light… Continue reading Pinewood television studios department to close next year

Craig and Karen Douglas are still fighting for compensation from the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway project in London that caused them to lose their business and home. Six years ago, the couple ran the Bree Louise pub in Euston which was regarded as one of the best in the area, winning awards such as… Continue reading HS2: 'Our six-year battle for compensation has been soul-destroying'

An e-scooter rider is being hunted by the Metropolitan Police after a suspected acid attack took place outside a school in west London. The incident caused severe injury to a 14-year-old schoolgirl and also injured another teenager and a staff member. The attacker was wearing a mask or balaclava. The police subsequently launched a manhunt,… Continue reading London acid attack: Manhunt after Westminster Academy pupil hurt

Jo Hamilton, a victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal, has criticised the delay in compensation for sub-postmasters and called on the government to pay out immediately. It follows comments by Post Office minister Gareth Thomas that not all payments would be made by March 2022. Campaigners, including former sub-postmaster Sir Alan Bates, have called… Continue reading Post Office scandal payouts won't be done by March, says minister

Animals can be used as a way for domestic abusers to control their victims, however, many women’s refuges are unable to take pets alongside those who are fleeing abuse. Research conducted by Cats Protection found that out of 31 women’s refuges and domestic abuse organisations surveyed in Wales, none would take pets along with their… Continue reading Domestic abuse refuges not accepting women's pets, research finds

A couple in Australia has been reunited with their long-lost wedding footage after it was discovered by chance 57 years later. Aileen and Bill Turnbull got married in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1967 and later moved to Australia, but they did not have a copy of the film. The footage was discovered when an old cine… Continue reading Couple reunited with lost wedding film after 57 years

The government’s recent ban on zombie knives has not gone far enough, according to two mothers who have lost their sons to knife crimes. Jeannine Burke and Kelly Brown both hail from Manchester and are working towards educating children from a young age about the ripple effect that stabbing crimes cause. Brown’s son, Rhamero West,… Continue reading Manchester knife crime: 'Our sons were stabbed – we want to save others'

The latest attacks on Israel by Iran have led to widespread coverage across the British press. Nearly all of Wednesday’s front pages lead with pictures of missile bombardment over Israel’s Ashkelon city, and the follow-up Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Times leads with the headline “the Middle East erupts” and detailed photos of… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Middle East erupts' and OBE for Queen's funeral horse