Category: UK News

During a speech to Commonwealth leaders, the King emphasized that the past cannot be changed but suggested leaders could understand and learn from it. He asked members to commit to “finding creative ways to right inequalities that endure.” The biennial summit took place in Samoa with the King speaking as the head of the 56-member… Continue reading Commonwealth must 'right inequalities that endure', King says

A pioneering surgery has enabled the removal of large brain tumours through patients’ eyebrows, a world first in Scotland. Consultant neurosurgeon Anastasios Giamouriadis developed the technique, which expands the already-existing eyebrow method to remove larger growths. Patients experienced fewer complications, shorter operating and recovery times, and less scarring as a result. Unlike traditional surgery for… Continue reading Pioneering eyebrow surgery removes large brain tumours

The upcoming week is an important one for British politics and will signify the end of the post-election era and the beginning of what is to come. The Conservative Party will elect their new leader on Saturday, replacing the current symbol of the past, Rishi Sunak. This new leader will become a pivotal character of… Continue reading A big week ahead and a chance for a government reset

Dean Forbes has topped the Powerlist 2025, a list celebrating influential black Britons, due to his remarkable success story. After failing to succeed as a footballer in his youth, Forbes, who had been homeless twice, began his career in a call centre, but has since become the CEO of several software companies. Although he grew… Continue reading Black Powerlist: Dean Forbes named as most influential black Briton

Kate Bush has expressed her eagerness to start working on new music. Even though the “Wuthering Heights” singer has been out of the limelight lately, she told the BBC that she has “lots of ideas” she wishes to pursue. She said, “I’m really looking forward to getting back into that creative space, it’s been a… Continue reading Kate Bush says she is 'very keen' to record new music, as she launches animated film

The water industry in England and Wales is a hot mess, except for the fact that our taps produce water and our loos flush. The privatised water companies have been under fire recently for releasing raw sewage into the environment, causing public health issues. The former singer of the Undertones, Feargal Sharkey, has been campaigning… Continue reading The water industry is in crisis. Can it be fixed?

Conservative MP Neil O’Brien has proposed a series of policies to create a “civilised, orderly society” in Britain. O’Brien, a former government minister and head of the Policy Exchange think tank, criticised politicians on both the left and right for prioritising other issues and failing to make the country more orderly. He called for an… Continue reading Tory MP launches plan to 'make Britain vaguely civilised again'

The UK Conservative party will elect their next leader on Saturday, who will become the leader of the UK government’s official opposition. The two contenders, Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick, are both from the right of the party, and their core messages, on immigration and cultural issues, appear aimed at winning back support from Nigel… Continue reading Why the next Tory leader needs to go Cornish

The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has unveiled plans to change how the government defines its assets, a move that would enable the government to borrow around £20bn more per year to fund investment. The announcement has been met with warnings from former chancellor Jeremy Hunt, who highlighted the potential risk of an increase in government… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Reeves 'risks hurting pensioners' and shoplifting 'crisis'

Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, has sent a letter to Conservative county councillors urging them to join his party before May’s local elections. In the letter, Farage warns of Reform’s “formidable” ground campaign capabilities and claims that a “huge number of [Conservative] county councillors genuinely agree with us and what we… Continue reading Nigel Farage calls on Tory councillors to switch to Reform UK