Category: UK News

Ant Middleton, former chief instructor on SAS: Who Dares Wins, has been disqualified as a company director after failing to pay over £1 million in taxes. The Insolvency Service revealed that Middleton and his wife, Emilie, were withdrawing millions of pounds from their company, Sway and Starting, instead of paying the owed tax. The company,… Continue reading Ant Middleton banned as company director over £1m unpaid tax

BBC News reporters Thomas Mackintosh and Jeremy Britton covered the trial at the Old Bailey where three men from south-east London were found guilty of a conspiracy to murder a cage fighter. Paul Allen, who was left paralyzed after being shot in the neck at his home in Woodford Green, East London, on July 11,… Continue reading Swiss museum thieves guilty of cage fighter murder plot

A tourist from Scotland has been seriously injured in what appears to be a gas explosion that destroyed his vacation home in Rome. Grant Paterson, 54, was rescued from the rubble of a three-story building in the Monteverde area of the Italian capital on Saturday morning. He is currently receiving treatment for severe burns at… Continue reading Scots tourist in hospital after Rome holiday explosion

A court appearance has been made by a man who is facing charges of escaping from a prison van and managing to avoid authorities for three days. Jamie Cooper, 33, is accused of escaping lawful custody after he departed from the vehicle on the M55 near Preston while en route to Lancaster Magistrates’ Court on… Continue reading Jamie Cooper: Man charged with escaping from prison van in court

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed his belief that the government can achieve cost efficiencies through the utilization of AI and technology in the lead-up to the Spring Statement. According to the PM in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, funds could potentially be trimmed from government spending, following Rachel Reeves’ announcement that civil service… Continue reading Government can be more efficient, says Keir Starmer

A recent discovery has been made in the UK regarding the presence of bird flu in sheep, according to the nation’s chief veterinary officer. The specific location of the farm where the infected sheep was found has not been disclosed, but it has been linked to a site in Yorkshire where bird flu had previously… Continue reading First case of bird flu in sheep found on Yorkshire farm

BBC’s Blue Peter, the world’s longest-running children’s show, has bid farewell to its final live episode as it transitions to a pre-recorded format, according to the BBC. The magazine show, which first graced screens in 1958, has been a blend of live and pre-recorded episodes for many years. However, with changing viewing habits, the decision… Continue reading BBC's Blue Peter ends live episodes after 67 years

Martin Jones & Kaushal Menon Muralidharan reported on a group of teachers taking legal action against the government due to delays in getting their pensions valued. More than 600 individuals, including recent applicants, are waiting for valuations, down from over 3,000 in October 2024. The delays have left teachers feeling frustrated and unable to move… Continue reading Teachers in divorce 'limbo' take pension valuation legal action

Maria McCann, a BBC News NI north-east reporter, highlighted the ongoing investigation by a local council into a ‘glamping’ site in County Antrim. Cotters Park, situated near Randalstown, was initially presented as a sustainable food-tourism spot but has faced accusations of breaching planning regulations by nearby residents. The site has been described as more of… Continue reading Cotters Park: Glamping site 'a field of nightmares' for residents

BBC News correspondent Tom Symonds reported that National Grid chief executive John Pettigrew confirmed power was available to sustain operations at Heathrow airport during the recent shutdown. In an interview with the Financial Times, Pettigrew acknowledged that a fire at a substation was a rare occurrence but clarified that two other substations were still operational… Continue reading National Grid confirms Heathrow had power access during shutdown