Category: UK News

Thames Valley Police recently disclosed that burglars broke into a farm on the estate surrounding Windsor Castle last month and stole two vehicles. The Sun newspaper reported the break-in, and stated that it occurred on the Windsor estate which is home to the Royal family. The Prince and Princess of Wales were nearby, however, Kensington… Continue reading Windsor estate burglars steal two vehicles from farm

Wynne Evans has expressed disappointment over the media coverage he received during his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing 2021. The Welsh BBC Radio Wales presenter and opera singer became the eighth star to leave the show after his Charleston failed to impress the judges in a dance-off at Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Sunday. Evans had… Continue reading Strictly Come Dancing: Wynne Evans slams media “lies” after exit

The Metropolitan Police are facing yet another scandal involving two officers who have been charged with four counts of sexual assault against a woman in London. PCs Jerome Beasley, 41, and Luke Robinson, 39, of the Central West Command Unit, are alleged to have sexually assaulted the victim while off duty on April 21st at… Continue reading Two Metropolitan Police officers charged with sexual assault

Ed Sheeran has revealed that his vocals were used on a new 40th-anniversary version of Do They Know It’s Christmas? without his permission. Sheeran says he would have “respectfully” declined if he had been asked, citing a post by Fuse ODG criticising foreign aid in Africa. In his post, Fuse ODG said he had turned… Continue reading Ed Sheeran says Band Aid didn't ask to re-use his vocals

Energy prices are set to rise for UK households in the New Year. The consultancy firm, Cornwall Insight, predicts that a household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £1,736 a year from January. This is an increase of £17 or 1% compared to the current typical annual bill of £1,717. Prices… Continue reading Energy prices forecast to rise again in January

The statement “end of an era” is fitting as the personal items of the esteemed comedian Eric Morecambe will be up for auction. A never-before-seen collection of treasures he left behind, known as Brachefield in Hertfordshire, is set to go on sale this January via 700 lots with Hansons Auctioneers. The beloved showbiz icon passed… Continue reading Eric Morecambe's never-before-seen treasures going up for auction

Hopeful performers gathered at auditions across the UK to take their first step into the entertainment business and try to become a Butlin’s Redcoat. Redcoats have been entertaining guests at Butlin’s resorts since 1936, with famous people like Sir Cliff Richard and Stephen Mulhern among them who have donned the famous blazer. Billy Butlin, who… Continue reading How Butlin's hopefuls audition to become a Redcoat

International headlines today highlight a policy shift by US President Joe Biden in his final days in office, allowing Ukraine to launch limited missile strikes into Russia using US-supplied long-range missiles. Both the Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph report on this development, noting that it could signal a change in Biden’s previous stance on… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: US 'lifts ban' on strikes in Russia and royal 'raid'

Last month, during King Charles’ visit to Canberra, an Aboriginal senator, Lidia Thorpe, heckled the King and expressed, “you are not my King” and “this is not your land”. Her actions were an attempt to highlight the impact of British colonisation. The Senate voted 46-12 in favour to censure Ms Thorpe for her “disrespectful and… Continue reading Lidia Thorpe: Australia senator censured for 'not my King' heckle

The parents of Murray Dowey, a British teenager who died by suicide after being blackmailed in a sextortion scam, have made a direct plea to Nigerian criminals to stop “terrorising” vulnerable children. It is believed that Murray was tricked by criminals in West Africa into sending them intimate pictures, which they then used to blackmail… Continue reading Stop Sextortion – bereaved parents' appeal to Nigerian criminals