Category: UK News

A man has been convicted of murder and jailed for life after he punched a pub-goer who he felt was making fun of his girlfriend’s karaoke performance. Christopher Cooper, 39, delivered a single blow to 64-year-old Kelvin Evans as he stepped outside the Station Hotel in Swansea on 26 May 2023. Judge Geraint Walters said… Continue reading Kelvin Evans murder: Christopher Cooper jailed for life

Blackpool is missing out on concerts from major artists due to the lack of a big enough venue in the area, according to former councillor Tony Williams. The ex-politician, who played guitar with folk-rock groups Stealers Wheel and Jethro Tull, has called for the construction of a state-of-the-art arena on the site of the recently… Continue reading Blackpool 'needs arena' to attract the best international stars

The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) analysis of Sensormatic’s data has found that footfall has dropped 2.2% in 2024. This comes after a fall in 2023 and has been partly blamed on the rise of online retail, bad weather, low consumer confidence, and the cost of living pressures. Tom Rowley, owner of Backstory Bookshop in south… Continue reading Shops offer grottos and wine to combat 'drab' December

Author and critic David Lodge passed away at age 89. Lodge is best known for his novels, Small World and Nice Work, which satirized academic life. His other celebrated works include Changing Places and The British Museum is Falling Down. Changing Places was followed by sequels Small World: An Academic Romance and Nice Work, both… Continue reading David Lodge: Author of Nice Work and Small World dies aged 89

A British woman and her South African fiancé have been found dead in a holiday villa in Vietnam, with authorities currently investigating the cause of their sudden deaths. Greta Marie Otteson, 33, was discovered dead by hotel staff in a first-floor room in Hoi An, whilst her fiancé, Els Arno Quinton, aged 36, was found… Continue reading British woman and fiance found dead in Vietnam villa

A baby boy has died following a car accident on the A1. The seven-month-old, who has not been named, suffered serious injuries when the Honda Jazz he was travelling in left the dual carriageway and hit a tree near Grantham, Lincolnshire on Thursday. The woman who was also in the vehicle was hospitalised with serious… Continue reading Baby dies after Grantham A1 crash in icy conditions

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has described billionaire Elon Musk’s recent criticism of the UK government’s handling of grooming gangs as “misjudged and certainly misinformed”. Musk has taken to his social media platform to accuse Sir Keir Starmer of failing to prosecute gang members for systematically grooming and raping young girls. He also called for safeguarding… Continue reading Elon Musk 'misinformed' on grooming gangs, says Wes Streeting

The NHS has warned that the number of people with flu in hospital in England has risen rapidly over the festive period and is a cause for “very concerning” alarm. Latest data shows that over 5,000 patients were diagnosed with the virus and admitted at the end of last week, which is a huge increase… Continue reading Flu rises sharply in England's hospitals

The UK has been hit by an Arctic blast, bringing the lowest temperatures of the winter with warnings of significant snowfall and disruption expected over the weekend. A fresh yellow warning for ice has been issued for large areas of Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-west England, parts of North Wales and the East Midlands, which will… Continue reading UK weather: Temperatures fall to -8.1C ahead of weekend snow warnings

A bereaved mother is urging parents to have their children vaccinated against flu after losing one of her twins to the disease on Christmas Day. Louie Hughes, who was 15 months old, and his brother Vinnie were placed in induced comas after they both contracted the illness in December. Although Vinnie has since recovered, his… Continue reading Stockton mum's vaccine plea after losing baby to flu