Category: UK News

Gary Shaw, the esteemed Aston Villa athlete, passed away after sustaining a severe head injury from a fall. According to reports, Shaw had been out drinking with some friends before collapsing on the pavement outside his home at 1:20 in the morning. The former striker was then rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he died… Continue reading Gary Shaw: Aston Villa legend died from head injury in fall – inquest

A man who donned a Batman costume and attempted to run from the police after crashing his vehicle into a pole while under the influence of alcohol has been banned from driving for a year. Lewis Blondrage, a 25-year-old resident of the Aliwal Barracks in Wiltshire, collided with a telegraph pole located on Meerut Road… Continue reading Drink driver dressed as Batman disqualified from driving

A teenage fan of Everton, who hails from Sydney, Australia, has spoken about how special it would be to watch his favorite team take on Liverpool in the final Premier League Merseyside derby at Goodison Park. Mackenzie, a 15-year-old boy, told his mother that he wished to attend the derby during the Blues’ last season… Continue reading Aussie Everton fan jets in for Goodison's last Merseyside derby

Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, has embraced being labelled a “culture warrior” during a speech in Washington DC. She stated that criticism from “left-wing media” was intended as an insult, but she welcomed the title. Badenoch’s grandfather told her she was descended from warriors, and she said that she was “keeping up the tradition”. The… Continue reading I love being a culture warrior, says Conservative leader Badenoch

The decision by a new nightclub in Manchester to require revellers to cover their smartphone cameras with stickers has sparked a debate about the use of mobile phones on dancefloors. “We really want the music and the experience to be front and centre,” explained the director of Amber’s, Jeremy Abbott. The venue will not ban… Continue reading Time to get smartphones off the dancefloor?

Lord Rami Ranger, a Conservative peer and donor, has had his CBE stripped in a decision made by the Forfeiture Committee. This decision was made after the Lords standards watchdog found him guilty of bullying and harassing a journalist on social media. Social media posts made by Lord Ranger about the Sikh and Pakistani communities… Continue reading Tory peer Lord Rami Ranger stripped of CBE

This coming weekend, the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will be reopening, and the Prince of Wales has been announced as a guest. Prince William will attend the celebration on behalf of the United Kingdom at the request of His Majesty’s Government. The cathedral was damaged by fire five years ago, with the restoration finally complete.… Continue reading Notre-Dame: Prince William to attend re-opening of Paris cathedral

A road in Gloucestershire was recently repainted, after local residents pointed out a spelling error on the markings. Instead of reading “Keep Clear”, the road markings in question read “Ceep Klear”. The error was located on Watermoor Road, near Paternoster School in Cirencester. Pictures of the sign made the rounds on social media, attracting hundreds… Continue reading Cirencester road repainted again after “Ceep Klear” spelling error

The frustration with the UK civil service, otherwise known as Whitehall, is beginning to reach the public domain. To date, this frustration has been expressed in private, with the new government’s most senior officials admitting that ‘Dominic Cummings was right’. Cummings has long argued that confident public school bluffers, rather than people with real policy… Continue reading Starmer and Dominic Cummings now agree on one thing – the civil service is a problem

Boohoo, the fast-fashion giant, is currently being investigated by the police in Manchester and Kent after allegations of serious distress involving stalking and surveillance of current and former executives. The Greater Manchester Police stated that no arrests have been made as of yet but the investigations are still ongoing. The surveillance allegations were initially revealed… Continue reading Boohoo: Police investigate alleged stalking of executives