Category: UK News

Fr Patrick McCafferty, a priest based in Ballymurphy in west Belfast, has criticised the police for being “unable or unwilling” to tackle the criminal gangs linked to a spate of murders in the west and north of the city. The comments were made following the recent killing of Kevin Conway, who was on bail over… Continue reading West Belfast murders: PSNI 'unable or unwilling' to deal with criminal gangs

The UK government is looking to develop new Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems internally, according to Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart. This approach contrasts with previous outsourcing to tech firms to develop AI solutions, which resulted in high-profile IT procurement mishaps, such as the Post Office Horizon system. Burghart claimed that many “high-end” AI professionals were… Continue reading Minister Alex Burghart seeks to avoid outsourcing AI projects to tech firms

The Crown Office of Scotland is under fire for its involvement in the wrongful prosecution of sub-postmasters during the Horizon scandal. Over 700 sub-postmasters were falsely accused of embezzlement due to flawed software. Concerns with the software were brought to prosecutors’ attention in 2013, yet they continued pursuing cases until 2015. Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain… Continue reading Crown faces questions over Post Office prosecutions in Scotland

Stephen Bradshaw, a former Post Office investigator, has refuted accusations that he and his colleagues acted like “Mafia gangsters” toward sub-postmasters. The investigator has been giving evidence at the Public Inquiry into the Post Office Scandal, which relates to the prosecution of sub-postmasters and mistresses following the use of a faulty computer system called Horizon.… Continue reading Post Office investigator denies 'Mafia' behaviour during Horizon inquiry

The Calvin Klein poster featuring FKA twigs has been banned by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for objectifying women. The poster, displaying the singer with only a denim shirt on, was found to be “likely to cause serious offence” by the ASA. The ruling followed an earlier campaign featuring Jeremy Allen White. The new… Continue reading FKA twigs calls Calvin Klein ad ban 'double standards'

Two by-elections will take place next month to replace two Conservative MPs. Peter Bone, the MP for Wellingborough, was suspended from the Commons for six weeks after breaching the code of conduct for MPs in a sexual misconduct scandal. The government has confirmed that Chief Whip Simon Hart issued writs for the vacant seat. The… Continue reading Government announces by-elections in two Tory-held constituencies

Carol Vorderman, former host of popular quiz show Countdown, has announced that she will be hosting a new three-hour programme on LBC every Sunday. The programme will be “packed with opinion and intelligent debate” and Vorderman has vowed to use her voice to “cause a commotion”. The 63-year-old presenter left her weekly BBC Radio Wales… Continue reading Carol Vorderman lands LBC host gig after quitting BBC

Sven-Goran Eriksson, the former England manager, has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer and may have just a year left to live. The 75-year-old Swede was the first foreign coach to manage England and led the side to the quarter-finals of the 2002 and 2006 World Cup and the 2004 Euros. Eriksson, who… Continue reading Former England boss Eriksson has terminal cancer

Two of the UK’s biggest retailers, Tesco and Marks & Spencer (M&S), have reported robust sales figures over the key Christmas trading period. Tesco said its like-for-like UK sales were up 6.8% over the six weeks up to 6 January. It also upped its annual profit forecast. M&S revealed sales had increased 8.1% over the… Continue reading Tesco and M&S report strong Christmas sales

Former Royal Marine and Invictus Games athlete Mark Ormrod recently had a set of prosthetic legs stolen from his car, which was parked at a Premier Inn in Chiswick, West London. Among other items in the car, the theft of the legs posed a huge inconvenience to Ormrod who lost both legs and his right… Continue reading Royal Marine Mark Ormrod's stolen prosthetic legs found