Category: UK News

The decision not to make pet abduction a specific criminal offence in Wales has been criticised by a “devastated” dog owner whose pet went missing six years ago. Carwyn Powell said he felt “stranded” after Spot, a collie, disappeared. While the Pet Abduction Bill will make it a criminal offence to abduct a pet in… Continue reading Pet theft victim let down by lack of Wales abduction law

Arthur Scargill, former leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), spoke at a rally celebrating the strike that lasted a year 40 years ago. Scargill was involved in significant industrial action aimed at stopping the closures of coal mines in Yorkshire and the rest of the UK in the mid-1980s. Although Scargill stepped down… Continue reading Arthur Scargill joins miners' strike's 40th anniversary rally

Police have confirmed that two women were accidentally shot during a police chase in Clapham on Friday. Officers were pursuing two individuals on a moped who failed to pull over at approximately 4:55 pm, when the moped collided with a member of the public. The police have said that the shotgun went off as it… Continue reading Clapham shooting: Two women hurt when gun dropped in moped pursuit

A man has died in a flat in Enfield, North London after being fatally stabbed. The emergency services were called to the communal area of the Lockhart Close flats on Friday after the man, aged 66, was found critically injured. Despite efforts by the ambulance service, the man died at the scene. A murder investigation… Continue reading Enfield murder probe: Man fatally stabbed in north-London flat

The Scottish Conservative leader, Douglas Ross, has made a plea to Labour and Liberal Democrat voters to support his party in the upcoming election. Ross used his party’s conference in Aberdeen to take aim at first minister Humza Yousaf’s track record and to call for voters to unite behind the Scottish Conservatives. The Tories have… Continue reading Ross targets pro-union voters to pressure Humza Yousaf

At the annual Alliance Party conference in Belfast, leader Naomi Long warned that failure to reform the power-sharing institutions at Stormont would have “real-world consequences.” She called on the Northern Ireland Secretary to do “heavy lifting” on the issue to prevent any future collapse. The Alliance Party has called for changes to Northern Ireland’s political system… Continue reading Alliance conference: Chris Heaton-Harris 'must do Stormont heavy lifting'

The father of a teenage girl who took her own life has called for cyber-bullying to be made a specific crime to protect children. Mia Janin’s parents were unaware she was being bullied on social media by fellow pupils at her London school before she died in March 2021 at the age of 14. Mariano… Continue reading Mia Janin: Father wants cyber-bullying law after daughter's death

The “Willy’s Chocolate Experience” event held in Glasgow over the weekend was marketed as “the place where chocolate dreams become reality”, with its website featuring vivid images of sweetie-themed fantasy worlds. However, the reality was very different for hundreds of families who paid up to £35 a ticket to attend the event. Instead of the… Continue reading Willy Wonka experience: How did the viral sensation go so wrong?

Northern Ireland’s Stormont ministers are working towards reaching a budget agreement by the end of April. While departments will start the new financial year without a spending plan in place, a legal arrangement called “vote on account” means there is legal authority for continued spending until the budget is finalised. Despite the UK government’s £3.3bn… Continue reading Stormont budget: Little respite for NI public services despite £3.3bn

A new report has revealed that an Army soldier who died during a group run could have survived if he was treated earlier. Sapper Connor Morrison, a member of the 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment stationed in Suffolk, died on 21 July 2022 from exertional heatstroke. According to the Defence Safety Authority (DSA) report, medics and… Continue reading Woodbridge soldier's heatstroke death was avoidable – report