Category: UK News

The UK’s farming industry may struggle to achieve its target of being “net zero” by 2040, which is 10 years ahead of the UK’s national target, according to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU). The goal of achieving net zero, which means not adding to atmospheric greenhouse gases, may be challenging due to a lack of… Continue reading Climate change: UK farming 'net zero' target in doubt, warns NFU

A 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of causing the death of Patrick Colquhoun, 70, in Glasgow just 30 minutes after he was released by the police, where he had been detained after attacking a shopkeeper. The incident took place in Govanhill in April. The boy had assaulted Nadeen… Continue reading Teenager killed man 30 minutes after police freed him

A new statue honoring the UK’s longest-serving monarch, Elizabeth II, has received a mixed reception since its unveiling in Antrim Castle Gardens. Created by Belfast artist Anto Brennan, the bronze statue depicts the late queen, Prince Philip, and two corgis. While some visitors to the County Antrim gardens have praised the statue’s accuracy, others have… Continue reading Elizabeth II: Statue of queen, Philip and corgis sparks debate

The US President, Joe Biden, is reportedly considering lifting a ban on long-range missiles that could be fired into Russia by Ukraine, according to The Daily Telegraph. This policy change is in response to the discovery that Iran has been supplying Russia with ballistic missiles that are capable of reaching Ukraine. The issue will be… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Ukraine missile 'go-ahead' and' winter fuel 'fight'

BBC Director General Tim Davie has confirmed that discussions are ongoing over whether to claw back £200,000 from disgraced news presenter Huw Edwards. The BBC requested that Edwards return the salary he earned after being arrested in November 2022 on charges related to child abuse images. Edwards continued to earn his salary for five months… Continue reading Huw Edwards: Discussions under way on BBC attempts to claw back £200k

A former minister in Northern Ireland has been sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding his church congregation of £10,000 and a parishioner whose husband had died of £1,000. Adrian Robert McLaughlin, 50, was found guilty by a jury of the frauds, which took place in 2016 while he was responsible for St Colman’s… Continue reading Former minister who defrauded church and grieving widow jailed

Lucy Letby, a killer nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another seven between June 2015 and June 2016, may have been prevented from attacking more infants due to the “tenacious lobbying” of senior consultants, a public inquiry has heard. The case is the subject of the Thirlwall Inquiry, which… Continue reading 'Tenacious' doctors stopped Letby's return to ward

Emily Maitlis, a journalist, has commented that the 2019 BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew has highlighted both the effectiveness and shortcomings of journalism. The interview, which was characterised by many as a “car-crash”, documented the prince’s conversation with Maitlis about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a recent interview with the… Continue reading Emily Maitlis looks back at the impact of Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview

A woman named Wendy Gill, who worked at Bramcote Church of England Primary School in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, has been jailed for more than £70,000 after taking the money from the school over a period of six years. The court heard that Gill took the money to fund her partner’s drug habit. Gill, aged 61, had… Continue reading Bramcote: Grandmother who stole £70,000 from school jailed

An inquest has found that there was no “clear and reliable causal connection” between Steve Dymond’s appearance on The Jeremy Kyle Show and his subsequent suicide. The long-running programme was cancelled in 2019 after Mr Dymond was found dead, having failed a lie detector test during filming the previous week. Many saw the show’s confrontational… Continue reading The Jeremy Kyle Show: Cancelled and controversial but cleared