Category: UK News

A Labour MP is set to compete in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match against a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter in order to raise funds for a Swindon-based charity. Will Stone, who formerly ran a jiu-jitsu gym in Swindon, has been practicing the martial art for 17 years and is a black belt in judo.… Continue reading Will Stone: Swindon Labour MP to face Brazilian jiu-jitsu fight

Angharad Dennis, from Swansea, never imagined that she would have a stroke at 31. Although she knew the signs of a stroke and her grandmother had experienced them, having migraines had made her wonder whether she might be at greater risk. Her stroke has impacted her daily life, and her young daughter now has to… Continue reading Strokes: Mum did not expect to have stroke aged 32

HSBC, the UK-based banking giant, has announced a quarterly profit increase of 10% during one of the biggest shakeups in its 159-year history. In Q3 of 2021, pre-tax profits reached $8.5bn (£6.6bn), surpassing analysts’ expectations. HSBC’s new chief executive, Georges Elhedery, pledged to share further details on the bank’s full-year results, due to be published… Continue reading HSBC profits jump as banking giant set for major shakeup

Tommy Robinson, a far-right activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court. Yaxley-Lennon admitted to 10 breaches of a High Court order made in 2021, during a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court. The injunction prevented Yaxley-Lennon from repeating false claims made against a Syrian refugee,… Continue reading Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court

A man has died while in custody at the Brook House, a migrant removal centre in the West Sussex area, the company responsible for its management has confirmed. Security firm Serco stated that the 26-year-old man died at the location, which lies next to Gatwick Airport, on Sunday. Migrant removal centres house asylum seekers, those… Continue reading Man dies at Brook House migrant removal centre

Pete Middleton, a UK resident living in Northamptonshire with his wife, has been an early adopter of technology since his time in the Royal Air Force where he became interested in computing in the 1980s and went on to learn several programming languages. Decades later, after being diagnosed with dementia, Middleton believes that AI could… Continue reading Dementia: AI developed to help make life easier

As the UK eagerly awaits the Budget on Wednesday, BBC News has spoken to individuals with a range of incomes to better understand what they hope for and what fears they have around the upcoming announcements. Amongst those interviewed is Hannah Clarke, a mother of two juggling two part-time jobs whilst studying for a midwifery… Continue reading Budget 2024: 'I just about make ends meet on £21,500 a year'

The upcoming Budget is expected to include measures to address various issues in the NHS, according to multiple newspapers. The Guardian reports that the funding will go towards reducing waiting lists, with plans for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines to enable an additional 40,000 appointments a week. Chancellor Rachel Reeves describes the health service… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Labour targets waiting lists but tax rises 'won't cure NHS'

An EMI TG12345 console which was once used to produce the Beatles’ iconic Abbey Road album, and was later found in a skip, is now being auctioned off after a four-year restoration project. Malcolm Jackson and his son Hamish, both from Hertfordshire but members of a wider group working on the project, took up the challenge… Continue reading Recording console used by Beatles on Abbey Road album up for sale

The A19, a road that stretches from York through various North Yorkshire towns to Teesside, has been named the UK’s best A-road. In a survey conducted by Transport Focus, an independent watchdog, 9,000 drivers were asked to rank major A-roads. The A19 received an overall satisfaction score of 85%, an improvement from the previous year’s… Continue reading Why the A19 in North Yorkshire is country's best A road