Category: UK News

A suspicious item discovered in a house in Ulverston has led to 53 homes being evacuated and a major incident being declared. Cumbria Constabulary identified the item in the Steel Street area on Wednesday evening, leading to a 100m cordon being put in place and the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team carrying out an assessment. A… Continue reading Ulverston: Homes evacuated as bomb squad called to house

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE) has admitted that a woodland in Orangefield Park, east Belfast, was mistakenly cut down due to issues with communication. According to a local councillor, 170 trees and saplings were felled in error, despite instructions to NIE Networks to trim the trees instead. NIE has accepted responsibility for the mistake and… Continue reading Orangefield Park woodland cut down by accident

The resignation of immigration minister Robert Jenrick has thrown UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans to pass the Rwanda deportation bill into chaos, according to several leading newspapers. The Financial Times reports that the legislation, which was designed to strengthen UK asylum policy via legal means, will fail to get parliamentary approval following opposition from… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Jenrick quits in revolt' and Johnson 'sorry' over Covid deaths

Wet and windy weather across the UK has prompted weather warnings, with at least 20 flood warnings in place in parts of western England. The Met Office has warned that regions in the UK could experience up to 80mm of rainfall, marking the likelihood of flooding. The ground on which the rainfall will fall is… Continue reading UK weather: Yellow warnings issued as heavy rain expected

Johnny Marr, a legendary guitarist known for his work in bands like The Smiths, The The, and Modest Mouse, has been fully embracing his role as a frontman in his solo career for the past decade. Marr’s decision to merge his talents as a guitarist and singer was not about him wanting to be a… Continue reading Johnny Marr on music, memories and how Manchester made him

Sightless Kombat is a popular gamer who streams his gameplay to his followers. Despite being blind, he has become an advocate for gamers without sight, working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People and providing advice to developers on ways to make their titles more accessible. He has drawn attention to the lack of… Continue reading Accessibility in gaming: 'When we all play, we all win'

The UK government’s plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda have been met with resistance from legal experts due to the potential for an explosive fight with both the Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights. Last month, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that Rwanda was not a safe country for asylum seekers due… Continue reading Can the new Rwanda bill work and what could stop it?

A black social worker from south Wales has described the racism she has encountered in the workplace as similar to “death by a thousand cuts”, mentioning that it has a significant impact on her mental health, although she does not consider herself a victim. Jade Forbes called for the creation of clearer policies to handle… Continue reading Racism: Social worker calls racism encountered exhausting

Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, has resigned from his position, claiming the government’s emergency legislation for Rwanda is inadequate. “Stronger protections” are required to end “the merry-go-round of legal challenges which risk paralysing the scheme,” he said. Although the legislation makes clear in UK law that Rwanda is a safe country for asylum seekers, it… Continue reading Robert Jenrick resigns as immigration minister over Rwanda legislation

Boris Johnson, the former UK Prime Minister, faced a hostile reception from protesters as he left Dorland House after a five-hour Q&A session. The session was focused on his handling of the pandemic, and Johnson was grilled on his actions. The protesters, who had gathered outside the building, shouted and booed at the former PM… Continue reading Johnson booed as he exits Covid inquiry