Category: UK News

On Friday night, two police officers were injured during a disturbance outside Talbot Green police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf. South Wales Police was called in response to reports of a male outside the station. One male has been arrested and the police have asked local residents to avoid the area. The officers are receiving… Continue reading Talbot Green disturbance puts two South Wales Police in hospital

UN facilities in Gaza may have been used to hold hostages by Hamas, according to freed prisoner Emily Damari. The British-Israeli hostage, who was held captive by Hamas in Gaza for 15 months before being released, made the claim during a phone call with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Damari also claimed that she was shot… Continue reading British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari says Hamas held her at UN facilities

Alexander Dragonetti, a finalist on the TV show Traitors, has expressed his gratitude towards people who have donated over £70,000 to Mencap following the show’s finale. The former British diplomat promised to donate a portion of his winnings to charity and called the donations he received a version of winning in its own way. He… Continue reading 'More than I'd ever have won': Traitors finalist on Mencap donations

A UK judge has ordered a car park operator to pay expenses of £19.50 ($27.24), including parking, to a man it had fined for taking more than five minutes to pay. Excel Parking Services has sent numerous people £100 ($140) Parking Charge Notices (PCNs) for taking too long to pay at the Copeland Street car… Continue reading Excel Parking: Five-minute rule firm must pay driver's expenses

The UK government has said that Brexit has had some benefits on the fifth anniversary of the country’s exit from the European Union. A spokesperson for No 10 pointed out that freedom from EU regulations has helped to make the UK a more competitive financial hub. The Conservatives accuse the government of trying to undermine… Continue reading Brexit has some benefits, No 10 says on anniversary

Northern Ireland teachers have been given a backdated pay rise of 5.5% from 1 September 2024. This offer is expected to cost the Northern Ireland Executive approximately £49m in 2024/25. The unions will put the offer to their members, although they are expected to recommend that the members accept the deal. It is coupled with… Continue reading Teacher pay deals: Raise of 5.5% offered

The UK government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has stated that approximately 19% of the nation’s agricultural land will need to change in some way in order to meet the government’s environmental targets, including a goal of net zero emissions and renewed support of nature. Defra predicts that about 9% of England’s… Continue reading English farmland could be cut by 9% to hit green targets

Newly published emails in court documents show that Prince Andrew had contact with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein beyond what he had previously acknowledged. The emails reveal that the Duke of York sent Epstein an email in February 2011 saying, “Keep in close touch and we’ll play some more soon!!!!” The email was one of… Continue reading Andrew emails show contact with Epstein lasted longer

Court documents have shown that a senior aide to Prince Andrew told an alleged Chinese spy that the Duke’s Newsnight interview was “ill advised”. Dominic Hampshire expressed gratitude to the businessman, Yang Tengbo, for standing by the duke in the months after he had sought to explain his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Yang… Continue reading Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview 'ill advised', aide told alleged spy

A man who opened fire at mourners attending a funeral has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 24 years. Meshaq Berryman fired four shots from a stolen car in the Handsworth area of Birmingham in February 2023, injuring three men and seriously affecting a young girl. During sentencing, the judge called… Continue reading Man jailed over Handsworth drive-by shooting at wake