Category: UK News

A 12-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been handed a 12-month referral order for violent disorder during the riots on July 30 in Southport. He is believed to be the youngest person to appear in court for the riots. The Liverpool Youth Court heard that the boy had thrown two stones… Continue reading Youngest boy in court over Southport riots sentenced

Dame Ruth May, England’s former chief nurse, has testified at the Covid inquiry that the country’s nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic, faced with inadequate protective equipment and low staffing levels. She revealed that the National Health Service (NHS) had been understaffed in 2020 because of the catastrophic decision to reduce financial support for… Continue reading Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, former chief nurse says

The mother of a young man who died in a mental health facility described the centre as “hell on Earth” at a public inquiry into mental health deaths. The Lampard Inquiry is investigating over 2,000 deaths in Essex between 2000 and 2023. Matthew Leahy, who was 20 at the time of his death in 2012,… Continue reading Mum tells Essex mental health inquiry son died in 'hell on Earth'

The Scottish government has backed Glasgow’s bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in a scaled-down version of the event. The city previously hosted the multi-sport event in 2014, which featured a lavish opening ceremony at Celtic Park and 17 different sports. The 2026 version will see 10 sports take place across four venues in… Continue reading Scotland agrees to host Commonwealth Games in 2026

Tortoise Media is in talks to purchase the Observer from Guardian Media Group for an investment of £25m over the next five years, according to the Guardian. The purchase would not affect the newspaper’s operations, which will continue a seven-day-a-week digital operation. The Observer, established in 1791, is the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper. While GMG… Continue reading Guardian in talks to sell world's oldest Sunday paper

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has stated that climate change is a more fundamental threat than terrorism. Speaking on the 100th day since taking office, Lammy announced that the climate emergency, as well as declining biodiversity, would form the core of Foreign Office actions. He added that the British government will initiate a worldwide programme… Continue reading David Lammy: Climate change a more fundamental threat than terror

TV personality and BBC Repair Shop host Jay Blades had been accused of using his mobile phone while driving. The 54-year-old appeared for a hearing at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, where he had previously pleaded not guilty to the offence, which was alleged to have been committed in Wombourne, Staffordshire, on 2 April. Prosecutor… Continue reading Jay Blades: The Repair Shop host's driving charge thrown out

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford is currently searching for a capybara that escaped four days ago, with hopes that it has made it to a nearby river. Cinnamon, who was born at the zoo and is now around one year old, fled her habitat on Friday and entered woodlands in the zoo grounds. The… Continue reading Escaped capybara 'probably living her best life'

A Catholic priest has been given a suspended 20-week prison sentence for stealing approximately £200 from his church’s donation plates. Fortunato Pantisano, an Italian national who had been a priest at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Fulham, west London for ten years, was caught on CCTV footage taking the money on January 7. Pantisano appeared to… Continue reading Catholic priest sentenced for stealing cash from Fulham church

BBC’s director-general, Tim Davie, has said that he cannot see former news presenter, Huw Edwards, working at the corporation again after being given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, for admitting charges of making indecent images of children. Edwards was the highest-paid journalist at the BBC, earning between £475,000 and £479,999 between April… Continue reading Tim Davie says Edwards 'won't work for BBC again'