Category: UK News

Many older individuals in Wales are intentionally dehydrating themselves or opting to stay at home because of the lack of public toilets available. COVID-19 has led to the closure or limited accessibility of numerous toilets, which has caused a great deal of distress for seniors. Wales Senior Forum has urged the government to allocate specific… Continue reading Public toilets: Older people avoid drinking over lack of loos

Plans to close four small rural primary schools in Northern Ireland, including one with just 13 pupils, have been postponed, allowing them to remain open for another academic year. The schools set to remain open are Balnamore Primary School in County Antrim, Lack PS in County Fermanagh, Queen Elizabeth II PS in County Tyrone, and… Continue reading Four rural primary schools have closure plans postponed

Douglas Alexander is eyeing a return to Westminster nearly a decade after he lost his seat in the House of Commons. The former minister in the Blair and Brown governments is hoping to represent East Lothian, a key Labour target in Scotland. He will be up against the SNP’s Iain Whyte in a bid to… Continue reading Former MPs hoping for a comeback at the next election

The London Marathon is coming up and participants have been preparing their costumes for months. Fancy dress is a tradition at the event, but it can add an extra layer of challenge to the grueling 26.2-mile course. Georgie Box will be running the race dressed as a shark to raise money for homelessness charity Shelter.… Continue reading London Marathon: 'People love my costume – animals are confused'

The Barbican Centre in London has been transformed from a grey and angular building to a sea of pink, with the frontage of the building clad in cloth that billows in the wind. The installation, called Purple Hibiscus, is the work of visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, who was inspired to use colourful cloth as a… Continue reading Ghana's Ibrahim Mahama: The artist clothing London's brutalist icon

Harry Styles is among the backers for a new £365m arena that will become the UK’s largest indoor venue when it opens in Manchester. Co-op Live, which has a capacity of 23,500, is built next to Manchester City’s football ground and is part of a development in that area. It will officially open with a… Continue reading Co-op Live, Manchester's £365m new arena, opens with big capacity and plans

The Scottish Greens have announced an extraordinary general meeting to discuss the future of the Bute House Agreement, following the Scottish government’s decision to abandon key climate change targets. The party is currently in a power-sharing agreement with the SNP to form the Scottish government. Co-leader Patrick Harvie has said that the party is responding… Continue reading Scottish Greens call meeting over future of Bute House Agreement

Iga Swiatek continued her outstanding form at the Stuttgart Open as she defeated Emma Raducanu 7-6 (7-2) 6-3, with the world number one now set to face Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in the next round. The 22-year-old has enjoyed a remarkable 10-match winning run in the German city, having won the last two editions of the WTA… Continue reading Stuttgart Open: Emma Raducanu falls to top seed Iga Swiatek in quarter-finals

After receiving backlash for the Welsh government’s £34m default 20mph policy, certain roads in Wales will return to a 30mph limit. Transport Minister Ken Skates announced that these changes respond to concerns voiced “on a consistent basis” by a significant number of people. The policy was introduced under former First Minister Mark Drakeford and Transport… Continue reading 20mph Wales: Some roads to revert to 30mph after backlash

Mary Mandefield, a BBC radio presenter, has revealed how a group of men subjected “racist and misogynistic abuse at multiple passengers” on a train in south London. The incident took place on Thursday night, as Mandefield was travelling from Bedford to Three Bridges. She explained how the men joined the train in pursuit of another… Continue reading BBC presenter reports racist abuse on London train