Category: UK News

The 7A bus, which connects four settlements in South Cambridgeshire on a 20 km route, runs four times a day, six days a week. Despite carrying only 771 passengers in 2022/23, it operates thanks to a taxpayer subsidy of £124 per passenger. Its operator, A2B Travel Group admits it is not value for money, and… Continue reading The Cambridgeshire bus route that costs £124 per passenger

The UK government has announced plans to ban disposable vapes in an effort to address the rising number of young people taking up vaping. The ban is expected to be implemented across the UK, with measures also being introduced to prevent vapes being marketed at children and to target underage sales. The ban follows last… Continue reading Disposable vapes to be banned for children's health, government says

Disposable vapes will be banned in Scotland using powers devolved to the Scottish parliament. The Scottish government has backed the recommendations of a four-nation consultation on vaping and smoking in young people, which included restrictions on vape flavours and promotion, as well as changing age limits for buying tobacco. Most measures will be legislated for… Continue reading Disposable vapes to be banned using devolved powers

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Nadine Dorries, former Tory MP and cabinet minister, has stated that she will repay £16,876 in severance pay that she mistakenly received. According to government accounts, she wrongly received the exit payout for her time as culture secretary under Boris Johnson. However, the rules dictate that since she had reached the age of 65 when… Continue reading Nadine Dorries pledges to repay mistaken £17K exit payout

Henry Staunton, the former chairman of the Post Office, has been removed from his position due to concerns over the company’s governance and business model, according to the UK’s business secretary, Kemi Badenoch. Badenoch has denied that Staunton’s dismissal was solely due to the Horizon scandal, which has caused public disapproval and led to wrongful… Continue reading Post Office scandal: Chairman Henry Staunton had to go as it 'wasn't working' – Badenoch

A 33-year-old British man has died while base jumping in Pattaya, Thailand, according to local police reports. The incident occurred on Saturday evening, and it is believed that the man’s parachute failed to open after he jumped from a 29-storey apartment block. Eyewitnesses reported seeing the man crash through a tree before falling to the… Continue reading British base jumper dies in Thailand after parachute fails

Avon and Somerset Police have launched a murder investigation following a stabbing in south Bristol that has left two boys, aged 15 and 16, dead. The attack took place in Knowle West at around 11:20pm on Saturday and was carried out by a group of people who fled the scene in a car. Officers arrived… Continue reading Bristol stabbing: Boys aged 15 and 16 killed in attack

Safety works set to take place in Scotland’s central belt could cause major disruptions to rail travel for four days beginning on Monday, according to ScotRail. Engineers will be installing specialist nets over a 10-metre high, 100-metre long rock face above the railway at Ratho to prevent potential rockfall. The work will limit ScotRail services… Continue reading Rail disruption warning over rockfall works

The Scottish government has confirmed that it currently has no plans to provide further funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The announcement comes after allegations were made suggesting that some of the UN agency’s staff were involved in attacks by Hamas. Last year, the Scottish government donated a total of £750,000… Continue reading 'No plans' for more Scottish aid to UN Gaza agency