Category: UK News

New figures released by GoSafe show more than 85,000 motorists were caught exceeding the 20mph speed limit in Wales last year. The data, which covers the first full year of enforcement after the law’s introduction and includes figures from both north and south Wales, revealed that 48,337 drivers were caught exceeding the limit in the… Continue reading 20mph in Wales: More than 85,000 drivers broke new rules in 2024

The economy is struggling, government borrowing costs are skyrocketing, and approval ratings are dropping like a stone. It’s no surprise that senior government figures, including the chancellor, aren’t in the mood to grin and bear it. This backdrop sets the stage for the duo best representing the Labour Party’s comeback project in the 2020s, Sir… Continue reading Starmer and Reeves navigate tricky economic backdrop

After a police officer attempted to chase a BMW that had failed to stop, a woman and two kids were hit by a police vehicle in Leicester. The pedestrians were struck near the junction of Upperton Road and Narborough Road on Monday at around 4:40 PM GMT. The Leicestershire Police reported that the officer was… Continue reading Woman and children hit by police car during pursuit in Leicester

Police in North Yorkshire are asking for information from witnesses about a car crash that happened just before a serving police officer and a member of the public were killed by an HGV. PC Rosie Prior and Ryan Welford died on the A19 near Thirsk on Saturday morning after a collision between Mr Welford’s silver… Continue reading Rosie Prior: New appeal over A19 crash before fatal collision

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill has described the pressures currently facing the country’s health service as “dire and diabolical”. Speaking as MLAs returned to the assembly after winter recess, O’Neill said the situation was difficult for both patients and staff: “One minister will not solve that, there needs to be a collective effort,” she… Continue reading Northern Ireland hospital pressures are dire – Michelle O'Neill

King Charles is set to travel to Auschwitz to attend an event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp. Buckingham Palace has confirmed that this will be the King’s first overseas trip this year. The commemoration will take place in Poland on 27 January. Earlier in the week, Charles hosted… Continue reading King Charles to attend Auschwitz commemoration

Elon Musk has faced backlash after sharing a post on his social media platform X, which suggested that the Welsh Refugee Council (WRC) was using videos of young girls to “entice” migrants to the UK. In response, staff at the WRC reported being harassed online and threatened after the post was shared, which was made worse when… Continue reading Welsh Refugee Council staff 'harassed' after Musk shares X post

Two Hungarian sisters, Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who have been missing since the early hours of last Tuesday, have had family members make a public appeal for help finding them. Searches by police involving dive teams, search dogs and helicoptors have been underway around the River Dee in Aberdeen since last week. The sisters are… Continue reading Family of Henrietta and Eliza Huszti missing in Aberdeen make appeal

Five men have been handed jail sentences of between 12 and 17 years for targeting and stealing from men on the Grindr dating app in a series of robberies. Demalji Hadza, Abubaker Alezawy, Ali Hassan, Wasim Omar and Mohammed Sharif were found guilty of stealing £100,000 ($137,000) from men in Birmingham and Derby over a… Continue reading Gang who used Grindr to rob victims jailed

The chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital, Jane Tomkinson, has told the public inquiry into baby murders carried out by former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby that significant changes have been implemented at the hospital, with the case now being handled differently. Ms Tomkinson expressed her sorrow on behalf of the hospital to the… Continue reading Lucy Letby: Significant changes made at Countess of Chester Hospital, says CEO