Category: UK News

Retailers experienced lacklustre sales for the year 2024, despite shoppers spending more money in December compared to the previous year. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) disclosed that the last three months of 2024 only saw a growth of 0.4% higher than the previous year, making it a weak year overall for the retail sector. The… Continue reading December sales provide little cheer for retailers

The England and Wales Cricket Board is requesting a collective reaction to activity against Afghanistan. UK legislators are encouraging the English men’s group to decline to play one month from now’s Champions Trophy match against the nation in repudiation of the Taliban government’s attack on women’s rights. Afghanistan’s men’s group has been allowed to take… Continue reading England-Afghanistan boycott calls: ECB want ICC-wide approach to Champions Trophy issue

Jordan Maclachlan, a Scottish man who volunteered to serve as a medic with the Ukrainian army in the wake of Russia’s invasion in February 2022, has been killed. Maclachlan’s family revealed that he died on Friday while serving on the frontline in Ukraine. The 26-year-old had joined the Ukrainian army soon after volunteering three years… Continue reading Ukraine: Scot Jordan Maclachlan killed on frontline

Bet365’s chief executive, Denise Coates CBE, received a package worth over £150m in 2024 despite taking a 45% pay cut. The highest-paid director of Bet356 Group, believed to be Ms Coates, was paid £94.7m for the year ending March 2024, compared to £221m received the previous year. She was also owed more than half of… Continue reading Bet365 boss takes £126m pay cut despite profit

James Lee Williams rose to fame as The Vivienne, one of the most successful drag queens in Britain. Introduced to the world on the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019, The Vivienne won over fans and judges alike with her impersonation of Donald Trump in the Snatch Game. With her straight-talking but… Continue reading The Vivienne: How RuPaul winner became British drag breakout star

Imran Chowdhury of Chingford, east London has been charged with assisting Daniel Khalife after he escaped Wandsworth Prison in September 2023. The Metropolitan Police reported that Chowdhury was arrested in January 2024 and charged in December. He is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, according to the authorities. Khalife managed to escape… Continue reading Man charged with aiding Daniel Khalife after prison escape

Baroness Jenny Randerson, a Welsh Liberal Democrat politician, has passed away at the age of 76. Baroness Randerson won the 1999 election and represented Cardiff Central, defeating Mark Drakeford, the Labour candidate, for the seat. She represented the Welsh Liberal Democrats in the Senedd between 1999 and 2011, serving in the Labour-Lib Dem administration of… Continue reading Welsh Lib Dem Baroness Jenny Randerson dies aged 76

For the past two decades, a woman who lives next to a busy junction has called for changes to be made due to the several accidents that have occurred, including 13 vehicles crashing through her wall and gate. Chris Neen, who has lived in her home by the junction for 21 years, has witnessed over… Continue reading 'Thirteen vehicles have crashed through my wall'

Megan Winstone, a photographer and model, has found that being Welsh, fat, and working-class has helped her excel in her career. Despite the criticisms levelled at the fashion industry for its elitism and preoccupation with thinness, Winstone has photographed for high-profile publications like Vogue and worked with brands such as Dr. Martens. Her work has… Continue reading Welsh, fat and working-class is my superpower, says photographer

Friends and relatives of a man killed in a motorbike crash in Thailand are raising money to bring his body back to the UK. Corey Beavis, 28, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, died over the weekend. A fundraising campaign has exceeded £6,000 in under 24 hours. His twin Liam told BBC Wales that the pair… Continue reading Barry: Tributes to twin, 28, who died in Thailand motorbike crash