Category: UK News

Gordon Brown, the former Labour prime minister, has expressed his opposition to an upcoming law on assisted dying. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will permit some terminally-ill patients to access medically-assisted dying. However, Brown has argued that Britain needs to improve its palliative care options before considering such drastic measures. Although Brown… Continue reading Gordon Brown declares opposition to assisted dying

The family of Simone White, a British lawyer who died from suspected poisoning in Laos, have released a statement expressing their devastation at the “terrible tragedy”. White, 28, died in a hospital after drinking alcohol believed to have been laced with methanol in the popular tourist destination of Vang Vieng. She was one of six… Continue reading Laos: Parents 'devastated' over daughter's suspected poisoning death

Downing Street has hinted that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be arrested if he travels to the UK, due to the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing an arrest warrant for him over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The UK government has signed a treaty that requires countries to act on arrest warrants issued by… Continue reading No 10 indicates Benjamin Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK

The UK Prime Minister has defended the decision to cut winter fuel payments to millions of pensioners, stating that it “makes sense” to redirect funds to areas such as the NHS and schools. In a series of interviews with BBC local radio stations at Downing Street, Sir Keir Starmer was questioned on the move and… Continue reading Winter fuel payments cut makes sense, Keir Starmer says

Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal has been evacuated following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in a piece of luggage. Passengers have been unable to enter the terminal since 10:55 GMT. Sussex Police confirmed that an EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) team had been deployed to the site. A security cordon has been put in place… Continue reading Gatwick Airport South Terminal evacuated over suspect luggage

Simone White, a British lawyer, has died following a suspected mass poisoning while on holiday in Vang Vieng, Laos. Her death is one of several linked to alcohol or counterfeit alcohol contaminated with methanol. Law firm Squire Patton Boggs mourned the loss of Ms White, who had been with the company for five years. A… Continue reading Simone White: Tributes paid to British lawyer killed in suspected mass poisoning

The UK government has announced new “respect orders” to tackle anti-social behaviour, with potential offenders facing up to two years in jail. Police and councils in England and Wales will be able to apply for the orders to ban people from town centres or drinking in public places. Breaching the orders will be a criminal… Continue reading Police to get new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour

Norfolk Police have announced their intention to conduct further tests to determine the cause of death of a woman, aged in her twenties, whose body was found at a property in the Great Yarmouth area of the county. Officers were alerted to the incident at Middlegate on Tuesday afternoon. Despite the post-mortem examination on Thursday,… Continue reading Great Yarmouth: Cause of woman's death needs further tests

Six foreign tourists have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. Bianca Jones, 19, and Holly Bowles, 19, from Australia were taken to hospital after failing to check out of their hostel. Bianca died last week and, since then, Holly, Simone White from south-east London, and three other tourists, one US… Continue reading Holly Bowles sixth to die of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

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