Category: UK News

In a bid to address long waiting lists and curb the resale of driving test slots at exorbitant prices, a new initiative will restrict booking privileges to only learner drivers. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander expressed concerns over individuals being taken advantage of by online bots and vowed to crack down on third parties profiting from… Continue reading New law to clamp down on driving test bots

Laura Anne Jones, the only Senedd member representing Reform, is facing a two-week suspension due to offensive remarks she made in a WhatsApp chat. In August 2023, Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people, for which she later apologized. The Senedd’s standards committee recommended the suspension, stating that such comments have no place… Continue reading Reform's Laura Anne Jones faces 14-day Senedd ban for racial slur

Ryanair has announced a new policy that will no longer accept printed boarding passes from passengers at airports, emphasizing a transition to 100% digital boarding passes. The airline, one of Europe’s largest budget carriers, aims to streamline the travel process and reduce costs through this initiative. With the majority of its 206 million passengers already… Continue reading Ryanair scraps printed boarding passes to go fully digital

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a brazen group of thieves pulled off a daring heist at Clayden & Co jewellers in Bognor Regis. The criminals struck at around 2:15 AM, swiftly making off with a haul of jewellery valued at thousands of pounds. The owner of the shop, Roger Clayden, was left reeling… Continue reading Raiders snatch jewellery worth thousands from Bognor shop

The prime minister’s allies are expressing their staunch support and determination to fend off any potential challenge to his leadership from within the Labour Party. Concerns are mounting among those loyal to Sir Keir Starmer that his position may come under threat soon, possibly following the upcoming Budget announcement. Critics characterize Downing Street’s defensive stance… Continue reading Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say

The redevelopment plans for Liverpool Street station have once again been delayed as additional details were added to the application by the organization overseeing the project. The proposal by Network Rail involves partially demolishing the busiest station in Britain and constructing a multi-storey tower that extends over a Grade II* listed former hotel nearby. The… Continue reading Liverpool Street station rebuild decision delayed again

A resident of west London has been slapped with a £1,000 fine by her local council for allegedly fly-tipping a cardboard envelope outside her apartment in Feltham. Loretta Alvarez, a 26-year-old single mother, stated that the communal bins shared among approximately 25 other properties were already full, prompting her to leave the envelope on top… Continue reading Feltham woman fined £1k 'for fly-tipping envelope'

BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Investigations journalists Anna Crossley and Louise Fewster report that families who experienced distressing incidents involving their babies’ bodies being kept at a funeral director’s home are calling for stricter regulations within the funeral industry. Zoe Ward, a mother whose son’s body was inappropriately stored at Amie Upton’s residence, expressed her shock… Continue reading Parents meet minister over Leeds baby funeral director 'horror'

US President Donald Trump recently stated that he feels compelled to take legal action against the BBC for the way a portion of his speech was manipulated in a Panorama documentary. Trump expressed his concerns in an interview with Fox News, pointing out that his speech from January 6, 2021, was edited in a way… Continue reading Trump says he has 'obligation' to sue BBC over speech edit

A recent agreement with the Treasury will allow for the implementation of thousands of NHS staff redundancies in England. Last year, it was announced that 18,000 administrative and managerial positions would be cut from NHS England, which operates the NHS. These reductions were part of a larger plan that included merging NHS England into the… Continue reading NHS gets go-ahead to make thousands of redundancies