Category: UK News

A manhunt has been launched by the Avon and Somerset police after a prisoner absconded from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire. Gary Rootham, 42, who has connections to Reading and Cornwall, is on the loose. The public has been warned not to approach him but to call 999 if they spot him. Rootham was last… Continue reading Prisoner absconds from HMP Leyhill sparking police hunt

Mina Smallman, mother of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry, who were brutally murdered in June 2020, has come forward to express her dissatisfaction with the two police officers who took photos of her daughters’ bodies. In an interview with Emma Barnett for the BBC’s Today program, Mina Smallman confirmed that she had forgiven the killer… Continue reading Mina Smallman says she's using her anger over the selfies to drive her in reforming the Met Police

James Corden and Ruth Jones have confirmed the completion of the script for the final episode of Gavin and Stacey. The BBC sitcom, which quickly became a cult classic, aired between 2007 to 2010 before culminating with a festive episode in 2019 where Nessa, played by Jones, proposes to Smithy, played by Corden. The Christmas… Continue reading Gavin and Stacey final episode finished, James Corden says

Computer system outages that began in the UK on Friday continue to impact flight schedules worldwide. While UK airports are again functioning normally, airlines are warning of continuing disruption through the weekend. Other organisations affected by the faulty software update issued by cyber security firm Crowdstrike include GPs, pharmacies, banks, payment systems and train operators.… Continue reading Flight disruption expected to continue after outages

Mina Smallman, the mother of two sisters who were murdered, has forgiven their killer but not two police officers who took photos of the sisters’ bodies. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Smallman stated that she did not feel hatred towards her daughters’ killer, but the Met Police officers who sent the photos violated… Continue reading Mina Smallman: I have forgiven killer of my two daughters

IT outages caused by a cybersecurity bug on Friday caused chaos around the world, affecting hospitals, banks, airlines and public transport. The bug was the result of a Microsoft Windows update, which security consultant Dmitri Alperovitch stated had resulted in the “largest IT outage in history”. The Daily Mirror called it “the day the world… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Day the world stood still' and 'holidays in chaos'

Four out of 10 Conservative MPs have been given frontbench roles in Rishi Sunak’s interim opposition team. The move comes as the party announced its shadow cabinet last week. While some MPs have been given multiple roles, it is expected that the postings will be temporary. Sunak is expected to step down after leading the… Continue reading Conservatives add to front bench team from reduced post-election ranks

After recent complaints about two dancers, former Strictly Come Dancing professional Kristina Rihanoff has welcomed the decision to provide chaperones for stars during rehearsals. She told BBC News that she thought the new measures would make celebrities “feel a little bit more comfortable” signing up to the show. Rihanoff admitted that rehearsals for the show… Continue reading Strictly: Life inside rehearsals amid Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima fallout

The number of private renters with children living in damp homes has nearly doubled since the pandemic began, according to BBC analysis of the English Housing Survey. The proportion has increased from 1 in 14 households before Covid-19 to 1 in 7 in the 2022-2023 period. Across all types of tenure, it is estimated that… Continue reading More children living in damp rental homes in England, figures say

An independent report has found no evidence of a significant increase in youth suicides at a gender identity clinic in London. Claims to the contrary were made by campaigners following new restrictions on puberty-blocking drugs at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in 2020. Professor Louis Appleby, a suicide researcher and psychiatry professor at the… Continue reading Review says puberty blocker curb has not led to suicide rise