Category: UK News

A man who worked in the canteen of a prison was awarded over £5m in damages after being stabbed by a fellow prisoner with a knife. Steven Wilson was on kitchen duties at HMP Chelmsford, Essex, in July 2018, when he was attacked by a murderer serving a life sentence. Despite having a risk assessment… Continue reading Burglar stabbed in Chelmsford prison kitchen awarded more than £5m

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World officials have announced that Cinnamon, the capybara that went missing several days ago, has been found. The zoo reported that the giant rodent had escaped from her enclosure on September 13 and made her way into nearby woodland. Late Friday afternoon saw her discovery in a pond situated in the… Continue reading Cinnamon the missing capybara captured in pond in Telford

Renowned actor and voiceover artist David Graham has passed away at the age of 99. Graham contributed his voice to several iconic TV series, including the evil Daleks in Doctor Who, Aloysius Parker in Thunderbirds, and Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig. In Doctor Who, Graham only made two on-screen appearances, but it was his unemotional… Continue reading Grandpa Pig, Thunderbirds and Daleks voice actor David Graham dies

During the Reform UK conference in Birmingham, its leader, Nigel Farage, spoke out and said that the party will not tolerate “bigots” and “extremists” in its ranks. After the party achieved its first MPs in July, Farage addressed the controversy surrounding the party’s past candidates, claiming that they had not been “professional enough” to check… Continue reading Bigots not welcome in Reform UK, says leader Nigel Farage

The UK’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Sir Keir Starmer, and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have reportedly vowed to reject any further donations for clothing after a recent scandal. Political leaders faced backlash after it emerged that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had received over £16,000 worth of donations for work clothing and eyewear for himself, in… Continue reading PM Keir Starmer will no longer accept donations for clothes

Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, was welcomed to their conference in Birmingham on Friday with a large Union Jack flag draped over his head. After waving to the crowd, he disappeared behind a bus that displayed three of the party’s main aims: “Slash immigration. Slash the cost of living. Boost wages.” The conference… Continue reading Reform UK’s Trump-style rally fires up new members

The teenager who stabbed a man to death in Nuneaton has been sentenced to at least 13 years in prison. The youth, who is now 17 but was 16 at the time of the attack, was caught on CCTV as he approached Tom Ellis, a keen sportsman, and stabbed him in the chest with a… Continue reading Youth sentenced to life for murder of keen sportsman in Nuneaton

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has issued an apology for the letters they sent out to people affected by the Hillsborough disaster. The letters have been criticised as “abhorrent, degrading and cruel” by those who received them, including Val Yates, who had been photographed carrying wounded fans across the pitch. In the letter… Continue reading Hillsborough: Police watchdog apologises over letters to families

A new large study has suggested that genetic links are more responsible for fussy eating in children than parenting styles. The latest research continues the work of a previous study of toddlers by suggesting that the tendency to be discerning about food can persist into early adolescence. The UK study compared eating habits in identical… Continue reading Fussy eating caused by genes not parenting – study

Efforts to find Cinnamon the escaped capybara are to resume at Hoo Zoo in Telford, Shropshire, after concerns that she could move on to Ministry of Defence (MoD) land. She escaped from her enclosure on 13 September and has been living in zoo-owned woodland outside the site’s perimeter since. Cinnamon has been spotted by drones… Continue reading Cinnamon the capybara in Telford faces fresh capture attempt by zoo