Category: UK News

The King’s donation of freezers has had a positive impact on a London-based food bank, helping it to double the amount of food it can store and provide for disadvantaged families. The King’s initial donation of £1m helped purchase 800 freezers for the Felix Project, which redistributes surplus food from local supermarkets and catering companies.… Continue reading King Charles's freezers help save food for a million meals

Ambulance staff in north Wales are resorting to booking taxis to transport patients to hospitals when no ambulances are available. Some people wait for hours on end with no signs of relief, and the worst of winter is yet to come. The Welsh government has instructed health commissioners to make “urgent improvements” and refine patient… Continue reading Ambulance delays: Taxis sometimes the only option for patients

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Derbyshire Constabulary has named Samuel Wilson as the man who was killed when a van struck a group of people in Ilkeston town centre. Mr. Wilson and two other men were hit on Market Place around 2:10 am on Saturday, January 16. The other men were taken to hospital and have been discharged. However, despite… Continue reading Ilkeston: Man who died after group hit by van named by police

The Gite de la Bastide farmhouse in the French Pyrenees has spoken out about the time missing British teenager Alex Batty spent living there. Alex disappeared in 2017 whilst on holiday in Spain with his mother and grandfather, but recently turned up in the area after walking alone for days. The gite owners, Frederic Hambye… Continue reading Alex Batty: French couple give details about British teen’s life

The internet has been taken by storm by a baker named Bridie West, after she created a cake that replicates the famous Rosehill Cottage from the Christmas movie ‘The Holiday’. The cake, which took one and a half days to bake and decorate, was initially intended for social media, however, due to its likeness to… Continue reading TikTok baker from Brentwood goes viral with The Holiday cottage cake

In a first for the Church of England, Catherine Bond and Jane Pearce, an associate priest couple, received a blessing at St John the Baptist Church in Felixstowe, Suffolk. The House of Bishops recently allowed same-sex couples blessings, and the women celebrated their “love and friendship” and “commitment to one another”. The General Synod voted… Continue reading Felixstowe same-sex couple receives one of Anglican churches first blessings

A group of seven individuals have been accused of stealing more than £1 million from an elderly woman in South Lanarkshire. The police were able to make arrests in different areas of the UK following a fraud that took place between May and August of this year. Partners, including police forces and the National Crime… Continue reading Seven arrested over £1m fraud of elderly woman in Lanarkshire

Sinn Féin has urged DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson not to squander the current forward momentum ahead of further talks aimed at restoring power-sharing in Northern Ireland. On Monday, the main political parties will meet with the secretary of state to discuss a £2.5bn financial package for Stormont. The package is dependent on the restoration… Continue reading Stormont: Sinn Féin urges Donaldson not to waste talks momentum

According to UK MP Layla Moran, her family members are trapped within a church in Gaza, with no food supplies coming in. The Holy Family church complex in Gaza city has become a shelter for hundreds of civilians, including dozens with disabilities. Reports indicate that nobody is allowed to leave or enter the complex, and… Continue reading UK MP says family trapped amid sniper fire