Category: UK News

The Covid inquiry has restarted its live hearings with evidence from doctors and patient groups as health ministers and senior NHS managers are expected to appear before the end of the year. The testimony has brought to light how close the healthcare system came to a catastrophic failure during the pandemic. Hospitals had to convert… Continue reading How close were hospitals to collapse in Covid?

Chalcot Crescent, a picturesque street in Primrose Hill, London, has become a popular destination for film tourists due to its appearance in the Paddington film franchise. However, this has sparked a dispute between local residents and Airbnb over a competition offering three families the opportunity to stay in a house on the street. Airbnb are renovating… Continue reading Why are Primrose Hill locals clashing with Paddington film tourists?

A former head of counter-terrorism has spoken out about his initial thoughts when former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok in March 2018. Neil Basu, who led the investigation, revealed in an exclusive interview with the BBC’s Salisbury Poisonings podcast that he initially wondered if it… Continue reading Why counter-terrorism chief thought Skripals' poisoning could be 'act of war'

Amy Anderson, a primary school teacher from Woodbridge, Suffolk, has spoken out about feeling “stuck in the middle” of the disabled community. Despite being diagnosed with cerebral palsy at two years old, Anderson is occasionally able to walk, leading some people to question whether she genuinely needs a wheelchair. Anderson, 31, set up the “Not… Continue reading 'People say I don't really need a wheelchair'

Whitby’s biannual Goth Weekend, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, has been hailed as a “safe and accepting” space by its attendees. The festival, which began as a one-off meeting of pen-friends in The Elsinore pub, now attracts large crowds to the town’s cobbled streets, and plays host to live music and stalls. Elaine… Continue reading Whitby Goth Weekend: The town where a subculture feels safe

Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been suspended from the party and had the whip withdrawn, following the emergence of CCTV footage apparently showing him punching a man to the ground. According to the Daily Mail, video footage shows the Runcorn and Helsby MP continuing to hit the man as he lay in the street. Cheshire… Continue reading Labour suspends MP Mike Amesbury after CCTV appears to show him punching man

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will not be announcing new freeports during the budget announcement on Wednesday despite the government’s announcement last week that they would be doing so. The government had claimed that the new low-tax sites would contribute to job creation and national growth. Instead, the Chancellor will confirm the next funding stage for… Continue reading No new freeports to come in Budget after 'comms cock-up'

A memorial service was held in Perth to commemorate the life of Scottish aid worker David Haines, who was killed by so-called Islamic State terrorists 10 years ago. Bethany Haines, Mr. Haines’ daughter, organized the event. She said her father would not want to be remembered as “the man in the orange jumpsuit” but as… Continue reading David Haines' daughter pays tribute 10 years after he was killed by Isis

Sam and Samantha Edwards started with a small project involving a few ewes in pony paddocks in west Dorset in 2020. Within four years, they have grown their livestock business to 900 ewes, despite not having a farm tenancy and relying on temporary grazing licences. The couple frequently travel around with their toddler in tow… Continue reading Meet the Dorset couple with 900 sheep but no farm

Jamie Oliver has appealed to his followers to keep an eye out for “lorryloads of posh cheese” being sold “for cheap” after over 22 tonnes of cheddar was stolen from celebrated London cheese shop, Neal’s Yard Dairy. A group who posed as legitimate wholesalers for a major French retailer claimed the 950 cloth-bound cheeses, which… Continue reading Jamie Oliver calls for help from fans after 'great cheese robbery'