Category: UK News

Dame Esther Rantzen, the prominent media personality and founder of ChildLine and The Silver Line charities, has said that if she were Prime Minister for one day, a national vote on assisted dying would be at the top of her agenda. Speaking to BBC News, Rantzen stated that “the law needs to catch up with… Continue reading Dame Esther Rantzen: 'If I were PM, we would vote on assisted dying'

The Guardian has reported a dispute between Michelle Mone and the UK government over her links to a PPE company that was awarded contracts during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mone, a Conservative peer, claimed that the Cabinet Office, the government, and the NHS were aware of her involvement before the company she co-owns with her husband… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Furious' Covid PPE row and Esther Rantzen signs up for Dignitas

According to a recent estimate by Carbon Tracker, wasted wind power will increase the average UK household’s electricity bill by £40 in 2023. The number could rise up to £150 in 2026. When there’s too much wind power generated, the national grid struggles to cope with the excess. As a result, wind farms are paid… Continue reading Wasted wind power adds £40 to household energy bills, says think tank

Sue Kingston, a Scottish grandmother in her 70s, has won the best performance award from Triathlon Scotland. Kingston participated in three international triathlon events this year, winning gold and silver medals for Great Britain in the 70-75 age bracket. The grandmother started her athletic journey at the age of 58, by swimming with the New… Continue reading The grandmother who started doing triathlons in her late 50s

Coldplay fans around the world showed interest in a guitar signed by all four members of the band which was sold for £3,500 at auction. The Classic Vibe Telecaster by Fender was donated to two Somerset village schools, Rode and Norton, and raised funds for play equipment, building heating, and a minibus. Jill Clay, from… Continue reading Signed Coldplay guitar raises £3,500 for two schools near Frome

Two teenagers have been jailed for over ten and 14 years respectively for the “senseless atrocity” killing of a 17-year-old boy named Harley Brown in Huddersfield on 20 February. The attack on Harley, which was described by the judge as “sustained and brutal,” lasted for an unknown number of strikes and took place on Kings… Continue reading Harley Brown murder: Court scuffles as teens sentenced for killing boy

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Israel has been accused of losing its moral authority in its current war with Hamas by Tory MP Alicia Kearns, Chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee. Kearns claimed that Israel has gone “beyond self-defence” and broken international law, warning that its actions could increase support for Hamas among Palestinians. She added that “bombs don’t… Continue reading Israel has gone beyond self-defence in Gaza, Tory MP Alicia Kearns says

Junior doctors in Wales are preparing for a walkout from 15 January for 72 hours, after a vote in favour of strike action. The dispute concerns under-inflation pay following a 29.6% cut in salaries for junior doctors since 2008. While members of BMA Cymru Wales’ junior doctors committee have been offered under-inflation payments of 5%,… Continue reading NHS Wales: Junior doctors to go on three-day strike

A teenager has been detained for 12 years after committing multiple counts of rape against young women over three years. Kevarnie Queen, from Brixton in South London, was convicted of 22 counts of rape between 2019 and 2022. He was 15 years old at the time of most of his offences, and met all but… Continue reading Brixton teenager serial rapist detained after campaign of sexual violence