Category: UK News

Over 1,000 brown trout have died due to slurry in the Four Mile Burn, a river tributary in County Antrim. The incident happened near Doagh and is believed to be related to farming. The fish kill was reported to the Antrim and District Angling Association by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA). NIEA contacted the… Continue reading County Antrim: Hundreds of fish die in river pollution incident

Residents of Brixham in Devon have been targeted in a scam involving calls from people purporting to represent South West Water (SWW) and offering the £215 compensation available to those affected by a local outbreak of cryptosporidium. SWW has advised that customers do not need to do anything to claim compensation as payments would be… Continue reading Scam callers targeting cryptosporidium outbreak victims

Virgin Trains has submitted an application to run rail services on the West Coast route between London and Glasgow, five years after losing the franchise. The train company, owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, would be competing with Avanti West Coast, the current provider, which won the franchise in 2019. Virgin Trains had operated… Continue reading Virgin Trains makes bit to return to West Coast Main Line

Tragedy struck in Ovingham, Northumberland on Saturday when two teenage boys got into difficulty while swimming in the River Tyne near Ovingham Bridge. At approximately 15:30 BST, emergency services were alerted to the incident and a comprehensive search for the boys commenced. Personnel from Northumbria Police, Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS), and North East Ambulance… Continue reading Teenage boy's body found after Ovingham Bridge River Tyne search

Grant Shapps, the defence secretary, has acknowledged that victims of the NHS infected blood scandal have waited too long for answers. The health service’s worst-ever treatment disaster saw approximately 3,000 people given infected blood in the 1970s and 80s and thousands later died after contracting HIV or hepatitis C from a treatment made from blood… Continue reading Infected blood victims have waited too long, says Grant Shapps

Since the BBC reported that many people in the UK were unknowingly infected with hepatitis C, the demand for hepatitis C tests has skyrocketed, according to the Hepatitis C Trust. Up to 27,000 individuals were infected with hepatitis C when they were given transfusions with infected blood from the 1970s to 1991. BBC analysis found… Continue reading Infected blood scandal: Surge in hepatitis C tests

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Millennials who are first-time homebuyers are facing new challenges as they struggle to make homeownership a reality, with many young people opting for “ultra-long” mortgages that will last throughout their retirement. According to data from the Bank of England, hundreds of thousands of homeowners have taken out mortgages that they will still be paying off… Continue reading 35-year mortgages: 'I had no choice but to get one'

After being fired from Fujitsu, Rod Vawdrey, the company’s former global president, returned to his native Australia, where he became the chief executive of software firm Nuix in 2017. This company launched on the Australian stock exchange in December 2020, with Mr Vawdrey earning almost AUS$28 million in cash and an additional AUS$8 million worth… Continue reading Post Office: Fujitsu sacked top boss at height of Horizon scandal

Many people are familiar with the popular attractions in England, such as Stonehenge, the Tower of London, and the Natural History Museum. These locations see millions of visitors each year. However, Visit England’s annual statistics also reveal that there are around 20 lesser-known attractions that receive fewer than 300 visitors each year. One such attraction… Continue reading Inside the England museums averaging fewer than one visitor a day