Category: UK News

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

In Portugal, two British nationals tragically lost their lives while on vacation. The individuals have been identified as Mo Liasu, 27, and King Edonmi, 29, both hailing from Ipswich. Reports indicate that the men drowned in a swimming pool incident at a hotel in Albufeira, with the devastating event occurring less than 24 hours after… Continue reading Two men believed to be from Ipswich die on holiday in Portugal

Georgina Rannard, a correspondent focusing on climate and science topics, recently reported from the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. The main highlight of her story is the arrival of an ice core that could potentially be over 1.5 million years old. This icy cylinder, extracted from deep within the Antarctic ice sheet, is believed to… Continue reading Unique ice, 1.5m year old, to be melted to unlock mystery

Kevin Peachey, a Cost of Living Correspondent, discusses the upcoming stricter affordability checks for shoppers using buy now, pay later (BNPL) services. These new rules will be enforced starting next July, potentially leading to some shoppers being denied this form of credit. The intention behind these regulations is to prevent individuals from accumulating excessive debt… Continue reading Buy now, pay later: Stricter checks will block some shoppers

Political parties are constantly faced with decisions, much like individuals in everyday life. However, often these decisions are limited in order to maintain consistency. This dilemma is at the core of the ongoing saga involving Diane Abbott and the Labour Party. Abbott, a trailblazer and history maker, was the first black woman elected to the… Continue reading Chris Mason: Why Labour had little choice but to suspend Diane Abbott again