Category: UK News

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'

Amy Dowden, a star on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, collapsed backstage during last night’s show and was rushed to the hospital. Ambulance services were called to Elstree Studios in Borehamwood after the dancer began feeling unwell. Dowden, who first joined the cast in 2017 and returned to the show in 2024 after missing the previous… Continue reading Strictly Come Dancing: Amy Dowden rushed to hospital during show

A man has been accused of causing the death of a three-week-old infant in a traffic accident. Craig Nunn, 39, was arraigned with causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the deadly collision on the A451 in Worcestershire on Saturday at about 00:10 BST. A black Ford Focus and a black Suzuki Vitara collided… Continue reading Man charged after three-week-old dies in Worcestershire crash

A 93-year-old woman with a suspected hip injury was left waiting 14 hours for an ambulance and a further 23 hours in a corridor at Royal Derby Hospital, according to her family. The incident occurred when a visiting health care professional called for an ambulance for Iris Webster at her home in Long Eaton, Derbyshire… Continue reading Long Eaton grandmother waited 14 hours 'in agony' for ambulance

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has assured working people that their payslips will not be subject to increased taxes in the upcoming UK Budget. The Labour party had previously pledged not to increase National Insurance, income tax or VAT on working people; however, the definition of who this covered had not been defined precisely. Phillipson clarified… Continue reading Budget: No tax rises in payslips for 'working people', says Bridget Phillipson

Investigations are underway after a hit-and-run accident in South Lanarkshire led to the death of a 70-year-old pedestrian. Quarry Street in Hamilton was the location where the car struck the victim at 00:40 on Sunday. Emergency services, upon arrival at the scene, confirmed the man had died because of his injuries. The police are appealing… Continue reading Man, 70, dies after being struck by car in Hamilton hit-and-run

A 48-year-old man by the name of Kulvinder Ram has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after a woman and two children were found with stab wounds in East London on Friday evening. The woman in her 30s, as well as an eight-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy, were discovered by police officials… Continue reading Dagenham: Man charged after woman and two children stabbed