Category: UK News

The Welsh government has allocated an additional £1.5bn to its £26bn budget for next year, with healthcare receiving hundreds of millions of pounds more to address record high waiting times. All sectors will receive a boost, with transport seeing the largest percentage increase. The move contrasts with the previous budget, which had cut every sector… Continue reading Welsh budget: Health to get £400m boost

The possibility of British jihadists returning home from Syria is a cause for concern, according to Dame Angela Eagle, the UK’s minister for border security and asylum. She suggested that the government was closely monitoring the activities in the region, after Syria’s Assad regime was toppled. Dozens of UK nationals who travelled to the country… Continue reading Syria: UK 'keeping close eye' on British jihadists – minister

Tower Hamlets council has opposed building a new Chinese embassy opposite the Tower of London, citing security concerns. The London borough’s councillors voted unanimously against the proposal at Royal Mint Court, claiming the potential protesting area causes a security risk. The decision’s advisory, however, as Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister and communities secretary, will decide… Continue reading Tower Hamlets council rejects Chinese embassy by Tower of London

After several years, Birmingham City Council has come to an agreement with Unison and the GMB union to settle equal pay claims for thousands of women. Approximately 6,000 staff members will receive payout settlements under the confidential agreement. The issue of equal pay had a significant impact on the council, which declared effective bankruptcy in… Continue reading Birmingham City Council agrees huge equal pay deal with unions

Thames Water, the UK’s largest water company, has reported a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first six months of the year. The news comes as the ailing business continues to struggle with swingeing debt levels, which stood at just under £16bn at the end of September – up 7% year-on-year. The company attributed… Continue reading Thames Water: Sewage spills soar as debts swell

A search for a missing person is ongoing in a flooded area following Storm Darragh. Two mountain rescue teams, the North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team, have confirmed that 22 volunteers are involved in the search for the person in the area near Alnwick. The teams are scouring… Continue reading Missing person search near Northumberland ford flooded in storm

The Northern Ireland Assembly will vote today on the continuation of post-Brexit trading arrangements. The democratic consent motion was first agreed in the 2020 Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU and ensures local politicians have a say in the new trading rules. The Windsor Framework was agreed upon in 2023 and effectively places… Continue reading Brexit: MLAs to vote on continuing Windsor Framework

The final episode of Gavin and Stacey is set to air on Christmas Day, and new images have been released ahead of the much-anticipated finale. In one image, James Corden is seen as his character Smithy, alongside Ruth Jones as Nessa, Mathew Horne as Gavin, and Joanna Page as Stacey, all posing on Trinity Street… Continue reading New Gavin and Stacey photos released ahead of Christmas special

Monks on Caldey Island have been found to have been cruel, heartless, and hostile to child sexual abuse victims in a safeguarding review. The monks were found to have enabled a monk to sexually abuse children for over four decades through the lack of challenge with the constant frequency of allegations of abuse that were… Continue reading Caldey Island abuse monks 'cruel' to victims – report

Syria remains in the headlines of many newspapers as rebels work to consolidate power and negotiate a transition of power from the former government. The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel force overthrew Bashar al-Assad, who has fled to Moscow. An amnesty has been issued for people drafted into the military under the previous regime, and… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: UK to freeze Syria asylum claims and 'Red card for Coote'