Category: UK News

A British Army officer, Preet Chandi, has just broken a world record and claims to have become the world’s fastest woman ever to complete a solo South Pole ski expedition. Chandi has already achieved two world records for Antarctic trekking, and now she believes she has broken a third by completing a solo ski expedition… Continue reading Preet Chandi: Army officer 'fastest' woman to ski to South Pole

A “dancing lemur”, also known as a Coquerel’s sifaka, has made its highly anticipated publicly debut at the Chester Zoo. The arrival of the baby Coquerel’s sifaka, a critically endangered species, happened on 21 September. The young lemur has kept its sex unknown to zookeepers who have been caring for it since its birth. The… Continue reading Baby 'dancing lemur' makes public debut

On Friday night, a house fire broke out in south Croydon, resulting in the death of two men and leaving two more in life-threatening condition. The fire began just before 23:00 GMT, at a home on Sanderstead Road. An investigation into the cause of the incident is now commencing by both the London Fire Brigade… Continue reading Croydon house fire: Two men dead and two in critical condition

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Liz Truss has revealed her resignation honours list, which includes controversial nominations for several Conservative supporters and aides. Truss, who spent only 49 days in office, has nominated individuals including Conservative donor Jon Moynihan and former Vote Leave chief Matthew Elliott for seats in the House of Lords.… Continue reading Liz Truss unveils resignation honours list

Babergh and Mid Suffolk district councils will be discussing a proposal to increase tax premiums for owners of second homes and empty properties. The councils hope that the change will encourage owners to bring their unoccupied homes back into use. Owners who leave their properties empty and unfurnished for one year could have their tax… Continue reading Suffolk councils propose higher tax premiums for empty houses

According to figures obtained by BBC Wales, up to a third of NHS staff in Wales are suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, or other psychiatric illnesses, resulting in sick leave. The number of stress-related absences increased by more than 60% over the course of four years, with numbers peaking at over 14,500 in 2021, following… Continue reading NHS Wales: Up to a third of staff absence stress-related

Nicola Stevenson, principal of Brownlow Integrated College in Craigavon, County Armagh, has spoken out about the lack of support for families in Northern Ireland who are struggling to provide food for their children. With around 50% of students at her school receiving free school meals, Stevenson has noticed an increase in demand for support, with… Continue reading Free school meals: Teachers asks if any politicians go hungry at Christmas

Large parts of the UK are set to experience severe weather conditions due to a series of weather warnings issued by the Met Office. On Saturday, strong gusty winds will move from west to east across England and Wales, and sleet and snow will be experienced in parts of Scotland. The Met Office warns that… Continue reading Met Office issues warnings for wind, rain and snow

In a recent announcement by the government, it has been declared that all of England’s storm overflows are now electronically monitored. This makes it simpler & easier to hold water companies accountable. The monitors, known as EDMs, have the ability to report quickly when water companies release sewage into rivers & seas. In the previous… Continue reading Sewage spill monitors extend reach to cover all England

In the early hours of 27th September, the iconic Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland was illegally chopped down. Following the public response to this incident, the National Trust and Northumberland National Park Authority invited people to share their memories and photos of the landmark in order to create tributes and 3D images.… Continue reading Sycamore Gap: Tree lovers talk about the impact it had on their lives