Tag: UK News

Police Scotland have said that two sisters, Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who went missing in Aberdeen, visited Victoria Bridge the day before they disappeared. The sisters, both 32 and originally from Hungary, were last seen on the bridge in the early hours of 7 January. Police have said that both women were seen at the same… Continue reading Missing sisters made earlier visit to Aberdeen bridge, CCTV shows

Police in Greater Manchester have seized an illegal Tesla Cybertruck due to safety concerns. The vehicle, which weighs over three tonnes and carries a price tag of approximately £48,000, was seen in Whitefield, Bury, before being pulled over by officers last night. Although registered and insured abroad, the Cybertruck is not certified or otherwise road-legal… Continue reading Tesla Cybertruck: Bury driver stopped in vehicle banned in UK

Dame Joan Plowright, one of Britain’s greatest stage actresses, has died aged 95. Her early career was predominantly focused on the stage, with the Tony and Golden Globe winner preferring theatre work to movie roles. “You do films if the roof needs mending,” she once said about her decision to take up screen work occasionally.… Continue reading Dame Joan Plowright: Acting star whose first love was theatre

Bar and restaurant workers are taking to TikTok to show the eerie emptiness in their establishments during the first month of the year, heightening fears that Covid restrictions and economic uncertainty may continue to empty tables throughout the year. “This is probably the quietest January I’ve worked”, said pub manager Willow Gwyn-Williams. She believes the… Continue reading The worrying reality behind the empty restaurant TikTok trend

Pouria Zeraati, a journalist for Iran International, was stabbed in the leg outside his home in Wimbledon back in March. The incident led to the arrest of two suspects, Nandito Badea and George Stana, both from Romania. The two men appeared in court via video link, confirming their names and dates of birth before being… Continue reading Wimbledon: Two men face trial over Iranian journalist stabbing

Alison Greene, an egg handler at Fenton Farm in Devon, has discovered what she believes is a one-in-a-billion round egg. This is the first time that Greene has seen such an egg, despite handling over 42 million eggs over the past three years. Greene plans to send the egg to auction in Exeter in March,… Continue reading 'One-in-a-billion' round egg discovered in Devon

The UK’s Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, has ruled out the possibility of funding the BBC from general taxation if the TV licence is abolished. According to Nandy, she is thinking of “quite radical and creative” alternatives to the deeply regressive licence fee. However, she ruled out using money from general taxes to fund the broadcaster,… Continue reading Licence fee: Lisa Nandy rules out funding BBC from taxes

Police in East London have released a new appeal for information relating to three babies abandoned by the same parents shortly after birth. The appeal marks one year since Baby Elsa was found alive in a shopping bag near the Greenway footpath in east London, just one hour old. A reward of £20,000 is also… Continue reading £20,000 reward offered as police search for parents of three abandoned babies

Pelham Spong, an American woman, has complained about the Metropolitan Police’s response to her sexual assault allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed, according to a complaint shared with BBC News. Al Fayed had reportedly assaulted Spong a decade ago, while she was applying for a job as a PA to him in Paris. Spong later reported… Continue reading Mohammed Al Fayed claimed 'poor health' when Met police investigated abuse

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has stated that he will have a “constructive” relationship with incoming US President Donald Trump. In an interview with the Financial Times, Starmer dismissed criticisms of his leadership by Elon Musk as “noises off” and said that his relationship with the US and Trump was what mattered to him.… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Starmer 'touts' Trump relations and 'farewell' Denis Law