Category: UK News

The Royal Navy has carried out successful operations in the Caribbean Sea, intercepting smuggling speedboats and confiscating nearly £17m worth of drugs. Officials revealed the drugs were seized across two separate operations, during which HMS Trent nabbed about 200kg of cocaine and other drugs worth £16.7m. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) stated the operations were… Continue reading Royal Navy: Nearly £17m worth of drugs seized in Caribbean

Following the recent air strikes in Gaza which killed seven aid workers, including three Britons, some British politicians have called for an end to arms sales to Israel. However, former prime minister Boris Johnson has called such calls “shameful” and “insane.” Mr. Johnson, a former foreign secretary, wrote in the Daily Mail: “Remember that in… Continue reading Boris Johnson: Shameful to call for UK to end arms sales to Israel

Northern Ireland is bracing itself for Storm Kathleen, with the Met Office issuing a yellow weather warning for the region. The alert will be in place until 22:00 BST, with similar warnings issued in the Republic of Ireland where Status Orange warnings have also been issued for certain areas. Emergency response and other agencies in… Continue reading Storm Kathleen: Northern Ireland agencies alert to potential disruption

The family of a man who was tragically killed after being hit by a lorry has expressed their distress after receiving speeding tickets addressed to the deceased. Shafiqul Haidhar, a 39-year-old maths teacher from Barking, was involved in a car accident before being hit by a lorry while waiting for recovery on the M1 in… Continue reading Speeding tickets sent to man after his death on the M1

MP Luke Evans has confirmed that he is one of the many men who have been subjected to unsolicited explicit messages in a suspected honeytrap plot targeting Westminster. It has been reported that up to 13 men, including a government minister and advisers, have been sent suspicious messages, raising serious security concerns. Some men had… Continue reading Conservative MP Luke Evans says he reported cyber-flashing to police

After being together for two decades, Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fischer have announced their divorce. The actors said they filed to end their marriage together last year, but have kept the matter private. With three children together, the pair met in 2001 and got engaged in 2004. “After a long tennis match lasting over… Continue reading Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher file for divorce

GMB trade union staff have called off a strike that was due to take place against their own management. Last month, employees in the North East, Humber and Yorkshire region voted to take strike action from 8 April, but the walkout has now been cancelled. A spokesperson for the union said that this was “good… Continue reading GMB union staff call off strike over alleged sexual harassment failures

Thames Water, the company responsible for supplying clean water and removing waste for a quarter of the UK, is facing financial difficulties due to its significant debt. The parent company of Thames Water, Kemble, is owned by some of the largest pension and sovereign wealth funds globally. This week, Kemble defaulted on interest payments on… Continue reading Can troubled Thames Water avoid collapse?

JK Rowling recently criticized Scotland’s new Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which criminalises the “stirring up of hatred” against certain minority groups, including transgender individuals. Rowling took issue with the inclusion of transgender identity as a protected characteristic, arguing that women, defined by biological sex, were not afforded specific protection. Critics of the… Continue reading How is Scotland's new hate crime law going so far?

A mother and daughter from Gwynedd were left out of pocket after falling victim to a Taylor Swift ticket scam. Sian Williams had promised her 18-year-old daughter Efa she would take her to see Swift perform in Liverpool after finishing her A-level exams. When tickets sold out in seconds, she was put in touch with… Continue reading Taylor Swift fans scammed buying Eras Tour tickets