Category: UK News

Sir Grant Shapps, former defense secretary, has spoken out in defense of the decision to keep a data breach involving the information of thousands of Afghans and some British officials confidential. In his recent interview, Sir Grant emphasized that erring on the side of caution was completely justified, as his primary focus was on rectifying… Continue reading Sir Grant Shapps says his focus was on saving lives after Afghan data breach

A recent report from the Environment Agency in England has highlighted a concerning increase in serious water pollution incidents by water companies. According to the agency, there was a 60% rise in pollution incidents in 2024 compared to the previous year. This spike led to a total of 2,801 pollution incidents, the highest number on… Continue reading Serious water pollution in England up 60%, government says

The beloved stars of the original BBC children’s show Balamory are set to reprise their iconic roles in a brand new series scheduled to air next year. Julie Wilson Nimmo will return as the nursery teacher Miss Hoolie, Andrew Agnew as PC Plum, Kim Tserkezie as Penny Pocket, and Juliet Cadzow as Edie McCredie for… Continue reading Original Balamory stars return for new CBeebies series in 2026

In the South East of England, a hosepipe and sprinkler ban affecting over 1.4 million people has been put into effect by South East Water. The ban was initiated due to an increase in demand for drinking water, caused by prolonged periods of warm and dry weather since May. Residents in Kent, East Sussex, and… Continue reading South East Water hosepipe and sprinkler ban comes into force

The family of Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path, is speaking out about feeling betrayed and stating that trusting her was a grave error that cost them tens of thousands of pounds. Ros Hemmings and her daughter Debbie, from Pwllheli in Gwynedd, claim that Winn, who worked for their property business in the early… Continue reading The Salt Path: 'Trusting Raynor Winn was our biggest mistake'

A technical fault led to the deletion of around 115,000 calls made to Police Scotland’s non-emergency 101 line, as reported by BBC Scotland News. The issue came to light in February 2025, revealing that a month’s worth of calls to the line were recorded and kept for four weeks, but not properly archived. Despite this… Continue reading Police Scotland deletes more than 100,000 recorded public calls

An alarming discovery has been made at a cockroach-infested prison where inmates were illegally detained beyond their designated release dates. HMP Pentonville in Islington, north London, has been deemed overcrowded and plagued with poor performance over the years. Chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, took urgent action against the facility after an inspection revealed numerous… Continue reading 'Cockroach-infested' Pentonville Prison illegally detains inmates

The headlines on various newspapers are buzzing with articles related to Prime Minister’s moves to lower the voting age to 16. The Daily Mirror hails it as a “historic ballot box reform,” while the Daily Telegraph suggests that Labour, led by Starmer, is in a state of panic over the potential voting changes. Under Labour’s… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Voting reforms and 'Diane Abbott suspended'

The recent Afghan data breach has raised significant concerns within the UK government and intelligence community. This breach is being considered one of the most severe leaks of secret UK government information since the unauthorized publication of names of MI6 officers by former officer Richard Tomlinson in 1999. While the exposure of names and details… Continue reading Afghan data breach: Just how bad is it for MI6 and SAS?

Mark Johnson, a former HSBC trader who spent time in both US federal prisons and Wandsworth prison in the UK, has finally had his conviction overturned after a long legal battle. Johnson, 59, was convicted of fraud in 2017 for allegedly manipulating foreign exchange rates during a large trade six years prior. However, after the… Continue reading Former HSBC trader has fraud conviction overturned