Category: UK News

Jason Donovan, the Australian pop star, had an unexpected encounter during his bike ride in central London. He was spotted by BBC’s Jeremy Vine, who happened to be at the same location. Vine captured a video of Donovan cycling and posted it on Twitter, saying he had finally met the man behind the 80s hits… Continue reading Watch: Jason Donovan's London bike ride interrupted

The late David Kirke was recently honored for his daring act of becoming the first person ever to perform a bungee jump. Along with his friends, David executed the jump off of Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England on April 1, 1979. Despite his death at the age of 78, David’s memory lives on as… Continue reading The incredible life of first-ever bungee jumper

Former Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) commander turned state witness, Gary Haggarty, has provided further details about his paramilitary crimes in a murder trial. Haggarty is the main prosecution witness against James Stewart Smyth, who is accused of the murder of two Catholic workmen in 1994. Eamon Fox and Gary Convie were shot dead in a… Continue reading Troubles: Murder trial hears detail of Haggarty's past crimes

A disciplinary panel has concluded that two Metropolitan Police officers engaged in gross misconduct after they subjected two athletes to a stop-and-search in west London. Bianca Williams, a British world championships medallist, and Ricardo Dos Santos, a Portuguese Olympic sprinter, were stopped and handcuffed outside their home in July 2020 while their baby was in… Continue reading Bianca Williams: Two Met officers guilty of athlete search gross misconduct

Yousef Makki, a schoolboy who was killed by a friend, has been found to have been unlawfully killed in a new inquest. Makki, who was 17 at the time, received a stab wound to the heart in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester in 2019. Joshua Molnar, Yousef’s friend, was cleared of murder and manslaughter in the… Continue reading Yousef Makki: Boy's stab death unlawful, new inquest concludes

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Following controversy over the Labour party’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is set to meet Muslim MPs to discuss the issue. The move comes after a visit to an Islamic centre in Cardiff, where a statement released by Sir Keir following the event was claimed to have “gravely misrepresented” the… Continue reading Keir Starmer to meet Labour Muslim MPs amid tensions over Gaza policy

Areas in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have been heavily affected by rainfall, leading to flooding and blockages in trains and roads. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for these areas, with up to 80mm of rain predicted. In addition, power cuts are expected as a result of the extreme weather.… Continue reading Hampshire and Isle of Wight: Roads flooded in amber rain warning

Councils in the UK may be forced to house asylum seekers in government-funded hotels after the contracts with these establishments end by the end of the year. The use of hotels has ballooned as the number of refugees claiming asylum in the UK grows. About 50,546 asylum seekers are estimated to live in about 400… Continue reading Asylum hotel closures may shift cost to councils, councillors warn