Category: UK News

The decision by a new nightclub in Manchester to require revellers to cover their smartphone cameras with stickers has sparked a debate about the use of mobile phones on dancefloors. “We really want the music and the experience to be front and centre,” explained the director of Amber’s, Jeremy Abbott. The venue will not ban… Continue reading Time to get smartphones off the dancefloor?

Lord Rami Ranger, a Conservative peer and donor, has had his CBE stripped in a decision made by the Forfeiture Committee. This decision was made after the Lords standards watchdog found him guilty of bullying and harassing a journalist on social media. Social media posts made by Lord Ranger about the Sikh and Pakistani communities… Continue reading Tory peer Lord Rami Ranger stripped of CBE

This coming weekend, the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will be reopening, and the Prince of Wales has been announced as a guest. Prince William will attend the celebration on behalf of the United Kingdom at the request of His Majesty’s Government. The cathedral was damaged by fire five years ago, with the restoration finally complete.… Continue reading Notre-Dame: Prince William to attend re-opening of Paris cathedral

A road in Gloucestershire was recently repainted, after local residents pointed out a spelling error on the markings. Instead of reading “Keep Clear”, the road markings in question read “Ceep Klear”. The error was located on Watermoor Road, near Paternoster School in Cirencester. Pictures of the sign made the rounds on social media, attracting hundreds… Continue reading Cirencester road repainted again after “Ceep Klear” spelling error

The frustration with the UK civil service, otherwise known as Whitehall, is beginning to reach the public domain. To date, this frustration has been expressed in private, with the new government’s most senior officials admitting that ‘Dominic Cummings was right’. Cummings has long argued that confident public school bluffers, rather than people with real policy… Continue reading Starmer and Dominic Cummings now agree on one thing – the civil service is a problem

Boohoo, the fast-fashion giant, is currently being investigated by the police in Manchester and Kent after allegations of serious distress involving stalking and surveillance of current and former executives. The Greater Manchester Police stated that no arrests have been made as of yet but the investigations are still ongoing. The surveillance allegations were initially revealed… Continue reading Boohoo: Police investigate alleged stalking of executives

The United Kingdom justice secretary, Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood, announced that they will impose tougher jail sentences for ex-partners who kill or strangle their victims. This move is a component of the current crackdown on violence against women. The UK government has confirmed it will apply two new aggravating factors designated by law. These new… Continue reading Jealous ex-partners who kill to get tougher sentences

Hongchi Xiao, an alternative healer, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for the manslaughter of 71-year-old diabetic woman, Danielle Carr-Gomm. She died after stopping her insulin during a natural healing retreat hosted by Xiao in Wiltshire in October 2016. The Paida Lajin therapy event in which Carr-Gomm was participating at the time involved… Continue reading Slapping therapist jailed after woman's death

A former British soldier, who cannot be named due to an interim court order granting him anonymity, pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering two men on Bloody Sunday more than half a century ago. Soldier F is accused of two murders and five attempted murders when members of the Parachute Regiment opened fire on… Continue reading Soldier F pleads not guilty to murder on Bloody Sunday

A rare red warning has been released by the Met Office as Storm Darragh approaches. The warning is expected to be in place from 03:00 to 11:00 GMT on Saturday, covering western and southern coastal regions of Wales and the Bristol Channel in England. On Friday, yellow wind warnings are in place for many regions… Continue reading Storm Darragh: Met Office issues rare red wind warning