Category: UK News

Despite the UK introducing sanctions on Russia in 2014 following the annexation of Crimea, no convictions have been made for breaches of the sanctions, according to a letter from the National Crime Agency (NCA) director-general. The sanctions include preventing the export of weapon technology, facilitating the illegal trade of Russian oil and assisting Russian President… Continue reading No convictions secured for Russian sanction breaches, says NCA

Lisa McHugh, a county Fermanagh-based country music singer, has shared her experience of how her baby daughter had to be hospitalized after contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The virus is highly infectious and has been affecting the breathing system of young children and older adults. Ms McHugh’s daughter Hallie had to stay in the hospital… Continue reading Lisa McHugh describes horror after baby daughter caught RSV

New regulations mean that mobile, broadband, and pay TV firms cannot initiate unexpected price increases during the course of a customer’s contract. Prior to agreeing to a contract, suppliers must inform customers “in pounds and pence” about any future price increases and when they will occur. The move comes in response to rising customer complaints… Continue reading Banned: Surprise mobile mid-contract price rises

Katie Allan, a young woman who was 21 years old when she ended her life while incarcerated in Polmont Young Offenders Institution, was destroyed by a justice system meant to keep her safe, according to her brother Scott Allan. Katie was three months into a 16-month prison sentence for drink driving when she was found… Continue reading Brother's anger over Katie Allan's death at young offenders unit

Residents of Pontfadog, a small village in the Ceiriog Valley, Wales, have created a new tourist attraction to draw attention to the area’s deteriorating road conditions. Pothole Land is a satirical response to what many locals feel is the failure of Wrexham Borough Council to maintain the roads in and around the village. At the… Continue reading Wrexham village residents make tourist attraction of potholes

A woman from the United States will be charged with conspiracy to murder a shop owner in Birmingham, says the Crown Prosecution Service. Aimee Betro is said to have played a role in the plot to murder the clothing store owner and members of his family in September 2019. She will also be charged in… Continue reading US woman to face Birmingham shop owner murder plot charge

Lisa Blackwell, an emergency department nurse at Chesterfield Hospital in Derbyshire, pleads for more oxygen as three ambulances are about to arrive at the already overburdened facility. Despite being a state-of-the-art A&E unit, it is struggling to keep up with the volume of patients it serves. BBC News recorded numerous instances where all 22 cubicles… Continue reading 'There's no dignity in this' – A&E under pressure

A man who subjected his partner to psychological and physical abuse before she took her own life has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail. Kiena Dawes, a mother of one, was just 23 years old when she died by suicide on a railway line in Lancashire on July 22nd, 2022. In a note on… Continue reading Kiena Dawes: Man who abused mum before she took own life jailed

A tragic event unfolded in County Antrim when a man lost his life following a collision between a motorbike and a lorry. The accident happened on Thursday morning at approximately 09:35 GMT, near the town of Antrim, on the Steeple Road. The motorcyclist did not survive the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene… Continue reading Antrim: Motorcyclist dies following crash

The United Kingdom’s Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced a series of measures aimed at tackling grooming gangs, including a nationwide review of evidence and five government-backed local inquiries. All of the latter would be led and controlled by each area’s local authority and would not have the powers necessary to compel witnesses to attend… Continue reading Yvette Cooper announces inquiries into grooming gangs