Category: UK News

Competitive video gaming, or esports, is a burgeoning industry with an estimated worth of $1.87bn by 2025. Euan Ingram is just one of millions of gamers who have managed to make some decent money playing competitively in esports tournaments. Despite initially only winning £250 when he first started playing Rocket League, Ingram ended up earning… Continue reading Esports: Ambition to hold major gaming event in Wales

Social services in Wales are predicted to have a budget gap of £646m over the next three years. If extra funding is not provided, councils that provide support and aid to communities will have to make cuts. Record levels of demand in children’s and adult services have resulted in a £108.7m overspend this year. The… Continue reading Wales social services face cuts over £646m budget gap

Newry residents faced significant disruption on New Year’s Day after a security alert forced many to evacuate their homes. About a dozen homes in the Drumgullion Avenue area of the city were affected after a suspicious object was discovered. Police and Army technical officers were on the scene throughout the evening, with cordons in place… Continue reading Newry: Homes evacuated in Drumgullion Avenue security alert

Police have arrested a 68-year-old man on suspicion of murdering two women in Staffordshire. The women, aged 91 and 63, were found at a property in Cheadle, close to Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire Police received a call on New Year’s Eve at approximately 15:00 GMT, reporting that a woman’s body had been found and another woman was… Continue reading Cheadle murder arrest after two women found dead

Northern Ireland has seen the highest number of road deaths in eight years, with a total of 71 fatalities recorded in 2023. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) called the figure “simply horrific” and appealed to the public to pay attention to safety messages. Stormont’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is responsible for the policies… Continue reading NI's road death figures for 2023 'simply horrific'

A woman accused of killing her two children in the US has appeared in court in London for extradition proceedings. Kimberlee Singler, 35, was arrested in central London on Saturday where she remains in custody. Her nine-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son were found dead in their Colorado home on 19 December. Her 11-year-old daughter was… Continue reading Mother in UK court after children's deaths in Colorado

Doug Barrowman, the husband of Baroness Michelle Mone, has claimed that he and his wife are being used as scapegoats to distract from the government’s incompetence in procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. Barrowman said in a written statement on Twitter that it “suits the agenda” of ministers to blame them for PPE… Continue reading Michelle Mone husband: We're a scapegoat for PPE failures

A 30-year-old man has died after suffering serious injuries outside Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda Hospital car park. The incident, which occurred on Monday after 5:15 a.m. GMT, has prompted a murder investigation by South Wales Police. Authorities have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of the murder, though additional details have not yet been released. Police… Continue reading Tonypandy: Police probe death of man outside hospital

The number of migrants who crossed the Channel in small boats has decreased by 36% on the previous year, according to the latest UK government figures. A total of 29,437 people made the crossing in 2023, down from the record 45,774 in 2022. The last recorded crossing was on December 16, when 55 people made… Continue reading Channel migrants: Crossings fell in 2023, government figures show

A teenager is said to have been stabbed to death on New Year’s Eve in Primrose Hill, North London. Despite the police’s best efforts to save the young victim, he was pronounced dead at the scene around midnight. The Metropolitan Police held a suspect under custody, who was arrested on suspicion of murder. Although the… Continue reading Primrose Hill stabbing: Man arrested after boy, 16, dies