Category: UK News

The patient safety commissioner for England, Dr Henrietta Hughes, has urged the government to provide financial assistance to the families of children who were born with disabilities caused by epilepsy drug, sodium valproate, and to women who were injured by pelvic mesh implants. The two health scandals have reportedly ruined lives due to a lack… Continue reading Mesh and sodium valproate scandal victims need payouts soon, report says

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said in a recent interview that the burden on hard-pressed households is starting to ease. Pressure from higher bills or mortgage rates are starting to subside, Sunak said. The government has just made its final cost-of-living instalment of £299 directly into bank accounts of the eight million people on… Continue reading Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claims cost of living pressures starting to ease

A significant drug-dealing gang that used an estate agent as a front has been sentenced to jail. The gang was led by Jeremy Southgate, who purchased various properties in Hull and built cannabis-growing factories within them. Southgate drafted up fake tenancy agreements and even started a shop on Newland Avenue complete with counterfeit property advertisements,… Continue reading Fake Hull estate agent cannabis growing gang jailed

On Wednesday, the government is planning to announce a programme to improve access to NHS dentistry in England. As part of their “dental recovery plan,” dentists will be offered cash incentives to take on new NHS patients and will send teams to schools to treat children’s teeth. The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC)… Continue reading Dentists to get cash incentives for NHS patients

Four individuals will not be prosecuted in connection with a number of kidnappings and murders linked to IRA agent Stakeknife. The decision was made by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS), which said that there was insufficient evidence despite allegations that the two retired soldiers and two former IRA members were complicit in the alleged informer… Continue reading Stakeknife: Soldiers who handled agent in IRA will not be prosecuted

The UK Government Investments (UKGI) has confirmed that the sale of shares in NatWest to the general public could happen as early as June. The Treasury still owns 39% of the bank since it bailed it out with £46bn during the 2008 financial crisis. UKGI, the company responsible for government investments, has been exploring a… Continue reading NatWest could start share sale to public in June

Former UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has launched a new group called Popular Conservative (PopCon) in an effort to restore faith in democracy. Truss stated that democracy had become unfashionable and PopCon was formed to combat this mentality. However, she also cautioned the group that their fight would not be easy, as the left had… Continue reading Britain ‘full of secret Conservatives’ – Liz Truss

Early this morning, two lorries collided on the M5 in Gloucestershire. The crash occurred when one of the vehicles crossed the central reservation, causing significant damage. Emergency services attended, forcing closure of all lanes between J11 for A40 and J9 for A46. Two of the three southbound lanes have since been reopened, but the northbound… Continue reading Two lorries crash on M5 in Gloucestershire after HGV crosses barrier

Kwasi Kwarteng, former chancellor and MP for Spelthorne in Surrey, has announced that he will not be standing for re-election at the next general election. Kwarteng became the UK’s first black Conservative cabinet minister in 2021 and was a senior figure in former Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government. He was sacked as chancellor in October… Continue reading Kwasi Kwarteng to stand down as Spelthorne MP

King Charles of the United Kingdom is set to postpone public appearances as he undergoes treatment for cancer. While few details about the king’s prognosis have been revealed, the palace has confirmed the illness was identified during treatment for an enlarged prostate, but is not prostate cancer. The king will focus on his constitutional role… Continue reading King Charles postpones public duties as cancer treatment begins