Tag: UK News

David Lammy, the UK’s foreign secretary, has stated that his previous criticisms of US President-elect Donald Trump are “old news” and that he will find “common ground” with the new president. In 2018, Lammy had called Trump a “tyrant” and “a woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. However, in his first interview since the election result, he told… Continue reading David Lammy dismisses past criticism of Donald Trump as 'old news'

The English Football Association (FA) has launched a safeguarding inquiry against an anonymous Premier League club executive, according to reports. The inquiry stems from a BBC report in 2021, which detailed complaints by three women about the executive. They alleged that the man had committed sexual offences and that the FA had failed to protect… Continue reading FA to investigate Premier League club boss over alleged sexual offences

A young man has died following a high-speed police chase involving a motorcycle in the English city of Bradford. The 18-year-old was a passenger on the bike when it collided with a car on Harrogate Road on October 28. Police had been in pursuit of the motorcycle after the driver failed to stop for them… Continue reading Motorbike passenger, 18, dies after Bradford police pursuit crash

During a recent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Budapest, Sir Keir Starmer reaffirmed the UK’s “iron-clad” support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. The two leaders met at a summit of the European Political Community, where they discussed Ukraine’s sovereignty, as well as the importance of freedom, democracy, and European values.… Continue reading UK support for Ukraine 'iron-clad', Keir Starmer tells Zelensky

During a hearing in Coventry Crown Court, a man testified that he became involved in conspiracy theories and experienced a “spiral of resentment” while studying for a degree in medical genetics in London. Tai Yasharahyalah, now residing in Birmingham, is accused of causing or permitting the death of his three-year-old son Abiyah. Yasharahyalah and his… Continue reading Buried Birmingham boy's father describes 'conspiracy spiral'

An independent review has found that John Smyth QC, who died in South Africa in 2018 aged 77, was the most prolific serial abuser to be connected with the Church of England. Over 100 boys and young men were violently and horrifically abused at his home in Winchester during the 1970s and 1980s, in attacks that were “covered up” by… Continue reading John Smyth QC: Decades of abuse covered up by church, report says

Ian Paterson, who is currently serving a prison sentence for wounding related to operations, has testified in an inquest into the death of Christine Baker, one of his former breast cancer patients. Baker died in 2015, aged 59, after her cancer returned following surgery. The inquiry has already considered details of so-called “cleavage-sparing” mastectomies. The… Continue reading Ian Paterson: Jailed surgeon removed breast tissue, inquest told

Anna Lo, the first ethnic-minority politician elected to Stormont and the first Chinese-born person to be elected to a legislative parliament in western Europe, has died at the age of 74. The former Alliance Party assembly member was described as “ground-breaking” and “trailblazing.” Alliance leader Naomi Long praised her “dedication and passion for serving her… Continue reading Anna Lo: Former NI assembly member dies

Appeals on behalf of three men who were sentenced during the summer riots have been delivered with mixed results after a review took place. Dylan Willis, an 18-year-old from Hartlepool, who admitted to violent disorder for smashing a restaurant window by repeatedly using a brick will now be freed. The judges explained that Willis’ intricate… Continue reading Man freed after appealing riot sentence

A father and son from Derby have been sentenced to a total of 42 years for their role in a plot to murder the owner of a Birmingham shop. Mohammed Nazir, 30, was sentenced to 32 years for his role in the conspiracy to murder, while his father, Mohammed Aslam, 56, was given a prison… Continue reading Father and son sentenced over Birmingham hitwoman murder plot