Tag: UK News

When the owner of Massey Cafe made a post on social media, neither he nor anyone else expected that it would go viral. Ritchie Massey promised on X that he would offer free sausage sandwiches if West Bromwich Albion signed Adam Armstrong on transfer deadline day. To celebrate the deal, which went through 14 hours… Continue reading Free Oldbury sandwiches for all after West Brom loan signing

Multiple UK newspapers on 27 August report on the activities of Donald Trump and his administration. i states that White House is expected to express interest in having the UK reduce taxes for US tech firms such as Google, Amazon and Facebook. In return, the trade tariffs that the UK expects to have imposed might be averted. At… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'UK tax cuts for tech giants' and 'hands off ISAs'

Malky McCormick, the Scottish cartoonist who co-created The Big Yin comic strip with Billy Connolly, has donated his personal archive including original artwork and personal items to East Ayrshire Leisure Trust. McCormick settled in Ayrshire after growing up in Glasgow, and teamed up with Connolly to produce The Big Yin strip for the Sunday Mail newspaper.… Continue reading Archive of newspaper artist Malky McCormick saved

It has been announced that an NHS trust is facing prosecution over the deaths of three babies in its maternity care. The Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust has been charged with failing to provide safe care and treatment to both the babies and their mothers. All three deaths occurred in 2021. The Care Quality… Continue reading Nottingham NHS trust to be prosecuted over baby deaths

A nature reserve outside Magherafelt has reported a preliminary positive result for bird flu in a small number of captive birds. According to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) in Northern Ireland, a 3km temporary control zone has been put in place around the reserve in which the movement of poultry, captive… Continue reading Magherafelt: Bird flu detected in captive flock, control zone in place

Andrew Jenkins, a Welsh film producer, has decided to sell his Aston Martin in order to support the production of a feature film about suicide. The film will examine the devastating impact suicide has on families and friends who are “left behind”. Suicide is the biggest killer of men below 50 years of age in… Continue reading Male suicide: Director makes film to raise awareness

During a glamorous Italian-themed dinner, King Charles had the opportunity to join actor Stanley Tucci and mixologist Alessandro Palazzi in a martini-making session. Reportedly, the event took place prior to the King and Queen’s scheduled state visit to Italy and the Vatican at the start of April. The evening boasted a star-studded guest list, including… Continue reading King Charles serves up a martini at Italian-themed dinner

ITV has pulled Gino D’Acampo’s upcoming TV shows from their schedule after the celebrity chef was accused of inappropriate behaviour on set. Friday’s airing of the ITV2 episode of Family Fortunes was replaced with Wheel of Fortune, and Sunday’s two episodes of Secrets of the South are no longer airing on the ITVBe schedule. The… Continue reading Gino D'Acampo's ITV shows removed from schedule

King Charles and Queen Camilla have hosted a dinner with an Italian theme at their Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire. The event provided guests with a taste of Italian slow food, with courses including crab, ravioli, pork, and English and Italian wine. The menu was prepared by Francesco Mazzei and came from recipes using British ingredients.… Continue reading What's on the menu for King's Italian dinner with stars?

Dominic Hampshire, a key aide to Prince Andrew, is requesting that a court keep his account of the Duke’s relationship with an alleged Chinese spy from public view. Mr Hampshire played a critical part in the development of Yang Tengbo’s relationship with Prince Andrew. However, the complete details of what occurred between the three men… Continue reading Prince Andrew aide asks court to withhold testimony on alleged spy