Category: UK News

In early 2025, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has received an invitation to attend an informal EU summit, the first time this has occurred since the bitter Brexit negotiations. Set against the volatile state of the world from Europe’s perspective, the focus of the February meeting will be future security and defence co-operation. With… Continue reading UK and EU look to 2025 as year of reset but with little room for trade-offs

Norfolk, the treasure finds capital of the UK, is home to Archaeologist Helen Geake who spends her time assessing objects discovered in the county by metal detectorists. She is part of a team that recommends whether the objects should be declared treasure by a coroner. Gold rings, in particular, are lost very often. People take… Continue reading On the fifth day of Christmas: Norfolk's five gold rings

Over Christmas, thieves stole £100,000 worth of power cables from a railway line, leading to possible disruptions for passengers. Network Rail warned travelers to expect delays with services to Preston affected, and line closures between Chorley and Bolton. The organisation stated that they will need to replace the stolen cables and test the system before… Continue reading Rail disruption after £100K worth of cable stolen

In a remote Scottish village, a farmer caught a puma in 1976 after a series of savage attacks on livestock. But even with the culprit caught, large black cats continued to be seen throughout the Scottish landscape. Experts began to question whether the puma, nicknamed Felicity, was responsible for the killings, or if she was… Continue reading On the trail of Scotland's mysterious big cats

The Observer reports on the state of the National Health Service (NHS) in England and the decade-long failure to address urgent repairs in hospitals. The headlines warn that patients are at risk due to the cost of dealing with the backlog having almost tripled since 2015 to £2.7bn. The newspaper also covers the backlash by… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: NHS 'repair costs triple' and Badenoch 'fury' at Farage's TV time

After suffering a 6ft fall from a stage at London’s O2 Arena last year, actor Stephen Fry was left with chronic pain, which has necessitated constant physiotherapy. Speaking with Professor Irene Tracey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, on Radio 4’s Today programme, Fry explained how he “sometimes thought of his chronic pain as… Continue reading Stephen Fry treated his chronic pain 'as a friend'

The family of a teenage girl with severe autism has said she was left traumatised after being forcibly removed from a shop in Lisburn, Northern Ireland by police officers. Katie Mitchell, 19, was reportedly non-verbal and unable to understand why she could not buy a Thomas the Tank Engine DVD from the CeX store as… Continue reading Lisburn: Autistic teen 'let down' by police, says sister

The UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has contacted the country’s main regulators to ask for suggestions to improve economic growth. The chancellor and business secretary joined in sending letters to watchdogs such as energy regulator Ofgem and water regulator Ofwat. The letters were sent prior to Christmas asking the regulators to submit their proposals… Continue reading Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth

Eric Morecambe, one half of one of the most beloved and enduring comedy duos in British TV history, was described as “noisy and fond of wasting time” by his teachers, according to school reports recently unearthed in Morecambe’s study at his family home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The assessments were made by Morecambe’s former masters at… Continue reading Eric Morecambe branded “a time-waster” in unearthed school reports.

In Baildon, West Yorkshire, a neighbourhood watch scheme has been credited with helping reduce crime in the community by over a third since a boom in membership six years ago. Around a quarter of the town’s population is registered as members, making it one of Yorkshire’s largest schemes. Neighbourhood Watch has been operating throughout the UK… Continue reading How a Neighbourhood Watch scheme cut crime in Baildon by a third