Category: UK News

The British government has warned thousands of nationals in Lebanon to leave immediately or risk becoming trapped in a warzone following reports of a rocket attack on a playing field in Majdal Shams which killed 12 young people. Tensions in the Middle East have escalated following the incident, with Israel claiming that the militant group… Continue reading UK nationals urged to leave Lebanon over war risk

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended her decision to restrict winter fuel payments for around 10 million pensioners. Reeves disclosed the government uncovered a £22bn hole in the public finances. “I had to act” to “fix the mess,” she said. One of the decisions announced on Monday was that pensioners in England and Wales not on… Continue reading Rachel Reeves defends scrapping winter fuel payments for millions

Adele Rennie, a former nurse who has previously posed as a man to target women online, has been convicted of similar offenses for a third time. Rennie, 33, pleaded guilty at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court to causing a woman fear and alarm while pretending to be a male pharmacist. In 2017, Rennie was jailed for 22… Continue reading Ex-nurse guilty of online fake man scam for third time

Anjem Choudary, the leader of banned group al-Muhajiroun, has been sentenced to life in prison for directing the group and encouraging support for it through online meetings. The verdict means that Choudary will not be eligible for release on licence until he is over 85 years old. Choudary appeared shocked and unsteady in the dock… Continue reading Anjem Choudary: Radical preacher jailed for life

A dance studio in Southport, Merseyside, became the site of a “ferocious” knife attack that killed three girls and left two adults and five children in critical condition. One of the victims, a 9-year-old girl, died in hospital early on Tuesday morning following the attack at the Taylor Swift-themed event on Monday. Two other children… Continue reading Third girl dies after stabbing at Southport dance studio

Taylor Swift expressed her dismay at the stabbing attacks that took place at a dance workshop inspired by her music in Southport, which left three children dead and nine more wounded. The pop sensation took to Instagram to write that she was in a state of shock about the “horrendous trauma”, which has left her… Continue reading Taylor Swift in 'complete shock' over Southport knife attack

The UK Department of Business and Trade has announced a new compensation scheme for sub-postmasters who had their convictions overturned. Approximately 900 people are expected to qualify for the scheme, which offers two routes. The first offers a £600,000 final settlement, while the second is for sub-postmasters who think they are owed more. Regardless of… Continue reading Wrongly convicted sub-postmasters to get new compensation scheme

Sir Andrew Dilnot has called Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s decision to abandon changes to England’s care system a “tragedy”. Dilnot authored the proposals in 2011. He spoke to the BBC’s Today programme and criticised social care’s lack of attention, saying it has been “ignored” and “tossed aside.” Reeves claimed there was no money to implement the… Continue reading Ditching of social care plan is a tragedy – Dilnot

The Palace Theatre in Swansea, a Grade II-listed building where performers such as Charlie Chaplin and Anthony Hopkins once took to the stage, is set to reopen in September after being empty for over 15 years. Swansea council purchased the derelict building in 2020 after a suspected arson attack. When it reopens, visitors will be… Continue reading Swansea: Theatre that hosted Charlie Chaplin to reopen

The first public hearing of the Omagh bombing public inquiry is taking place today. The inquiry was established to determine whether or not the bombing, which killed 29 people including a woman who was expecting twins, could have been prevented by taking additional steps. The Real IRA was responsible for the attack in August of… Continue reading Omagh bomb inquiry to hold first hearing