Tag: UK News

Thames Water, the UK’s largest water company, has reported a 40% increase in pollution incidents in the first six months of the year. The news comes as the ailing business continues to struggle with swingeing debt levels, which stood at just under £16bn at the end of September – up 7% year-on-year. The company attributed… Continue reading Thames Water: Sewage spills soar as debts swell

A search for a missing person is ongoing in a flooded area following Storm Darragh. Two mountain rescue teams, the North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team, have confirmed that 22 volunteers are involved in the search for the person in the area near Alnwick. The teams are scouring… Continue reading Missing person search near Northumberland ford flooded in storm

The Northern Ireland Assembly will vote today on the continuation of post-Brexit trading arrangements. The democratic consent motion was first agreed in the 2020 Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and the EU and ensures local politicians have a say in the new trading rules. The Windsor Framework was agreed upon in 2023 and effectively places… Continue reading Brexit: MLAs to vote on continuing Windsor Framework

The final episode of Gavin and Stacey is set to air on Christmas Day, and new images have been released ahead of the much-anticipated finale. In one image, James Corden is seen as his character Smithy, alongside Ruth Jones as Nessa, Mathew Horne as Gavin, and Joanna Page as Stacey, all posing on Trinity Street… Continue reading New Gavin and Stacey photos released ahead of Christmas special

Monks on Caldey Island have been found to have been cruel, heartless, and hostile to child sexual abuse victims in a safeguarding review. The monks were found to have enabled a monk to sexually abuse children for over four decades through the lack of challenge with the constant frequency of allegations of abuse that were… Continue reading Caldey Island abuse monks 'cruel' to victims – report

Syria remains in the headlines of many newspapers as rebels work to consolidate power and negotiate a transition of power from the former government. The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebel force overthrew Bashar al-Assad, who has fled to Moscow. An amnesty has been issued for people drafted into the military under the previous regime, and… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: UK to freeze Syria asylum claims and 'Red card for Coote'

The talented nail artist Shea Osei recently expressed her emotions after watching the Wicked movie. The 33-year-old Basildon resident who has built a reputation for herself as a celebrity nail technician, cried after viewing her work on screen. Osei was contacted by Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba in the 2021 movie, to create nail designs… Continue reading Basildon artist creates nails for Cynthia Erivo in Wicked

Multiple former and current employees of PinkNews, the world’s largest LGBT news website, have alleged that the couple who run it, Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James, engaged in inappropriate behavior towards staff, including sexual misconduct, heavy drinking culture, and misogyny. Some claim that alcohol was a significant factor in many of the inappropriate behaviors, and… Continue reading PinkNews bosses accused of sexual misconduct

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to demand that government departments identify efficiency savings worth 5% of their current budgets as part of a spending review for up to 2029. Alongside this, she will be instructing ministers to cease spending money that does not contribute to the government’s priorities and promises to take an “iron fist… Continue reading Stop non-priority spending, Treasury warns ministers

Graeme and Sam Morrison said that there was no “safety net” for people like their son, Declan Morrison, who died after repeatedly banging his head against a wall in a mental health suite. Declan was autistic, had severe learning disabilities, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. His parents are calling for answers about what went wrong… Continue reading 'My autistic son had no safety net when in crisis'