Category: UK News

After more than a century, Port Talbot’s steelworks, which has provided jobs for thousands of families, is facing a drastic cut in its workforce with plans to close down its second blast furnace. The community is deeply rooted in the steel industry, and many families have spent generations working at the plant. For Steven Partridge,… Continue reading Tata Steel: 'Port Talbot won’t feel or look the same – it breaks my heart'

Nadiya Hussain, the Great British Bake Off winner, is the host of the BBC’s latest cooking series, Nadiya’s Cook Once Eat Twice. This programme looks at ways to fight food waste with tasty recipes such as a banana peel dish and a carrot soup that turns into fish curry. Nadiya grew up in an immigrant… Continue reading Nadiya Hussain: ‘Constant pressure to prove how British I was’

Amazon has ordered its employees back to the office five days a week, while the UK government is pushing for more flexible working rights, including working from home. Amazon believes that full-time office work will enable employees to “invent, collaborate, and be connected.” This announcement came just as the government was linking flexibility to better… Continue reading Amazon and UK government at odds over working from home – who is right?

Lightning is believed to have started a fire at a house in Blagreaves Lane, Littleover, Derby. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service received the call just before 9 pm on Saturday. Six fire crews were dispatched to the scene to put out the roof fire. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the house was damaged by… Continue reading Littleover house catches fire amid multiple lightning strikes

Labour Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner promised to repeal anti-worker Tory laws and introduce new legislation benefiting workers within 100 days of taking power. However, behind closed doors, figuring out the details of the policy has proven difficult. While unions welcome the repeal of Conservative laws on minimum turnouts in strike ballots and minimum service… Continue reading Unions and Labour still wrangling over workers' rights

Greater Manchester Police have arrested a second man on suspicion of kidnap following the abduction of an 87-year-old man, who was picked up by a black car and driven 15 miles to Rishworth, West Yorkshire. He was blindfolded and asked for money before being abandoned in the dark. Previously, a 39-year-old man was arrested on… Continue reading Second arrest after man, 87, bundled in car in Oldham

Ryan Rix, a fashion designer from Swansea, is advocating for accessible fashion. Born with one forearm, Rix found it difficult to find clothes that both fittingly and stylishly accommodated his physical disability. Rix began creating and adapting his own clothes to better suit his needs. The 22-year-old has made designs that cater to physical disabilities… Continue reading Disabled fashion: Swansea clothes designer in new ITV show

The British Armed Forces will no longer ban people with asthma or severe acne from joining, according to Defence Secretary John Healey. Healey aims to tackle a recruitment crisis by ending the outdated and unnecessary entry requirements. Labour has stated that the British Army is currently the smallest it has been in 200 years. In… Continue reading Acne and asthma sufferers cleared to join the army

Bluetongue virus restriction zones have been extended throughout the South East of England as more cases of the virus have been discovered. The British government announced on Saturday that “high risk” and “control” zones in the UK have now been expanded to cover the whole of Surrey, West Sussex and Greater London. The development is… Continue reading Bluetongue: Restricted zone extended again in the South East

A man has been taken into custody after the police were met with around 500 people at a car meet who were deemed hostile. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said that some individuals in attendance had thrown stones at officers. According to reports, the event commenced at Winchester Park and Ride before travelling… Continue reading Hampshire: Man arrested and stones thrown at police at car meet