Tag: UK News

The UK government has removed a cut-off date that prevented bereaved parents in England from receiving a certificate to recognise the loss of their baby. This means that anyone who has lost their baby before 24 weeks of pregnancy (or 28 if it was before October 1992) will now be eligible to apply for the… Continue reading Baby-loss certificates offered to more bereaved parents

Several newspapers featured MI5’s warning about the Russian intelligence service’s ongoing efforts to cause chaos in Britain. The Financial Times reported that spying by foreign powers against the UK has surged by nearly half. The MI5’s Director-General, Ken McCallum, stated that Russian espionage is on a “sustained mission to generate mayhem” across the country. The… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Russia is plotting mayhem' and 'Wagatha Thrifty'

More than 60 of the UK’s wealthiest people contributed more than £3 billion a year in income tax, according to data obtained by the BBC. Compiled by HMRC and relating to the latest available year, 2021/22, the figures reveal that each of these individuals earned at least £50m in that year. UBS predicted in July that the… Continue reading Amount UK's richest pay in income tax revealed

The final stretch of the race to become the next leader of the Conservative Party is well and truly on. While it may not be comparable to the US presidential election, this round of voting will determine the final two candidates who will then be selected by Conservative Party members. The current situation is a… Continue reading Crucial moment in the Conservative leadership race

An obstetrician, Dr Jim McCormack, has testified that he was asked to apologise to Lucy Letby by hospital bosses over claims that he called her a murderer more than two years before she was arrested in 2018. According to Dr McCormack, he was part of a meeting between medics and senior nursing staff in response… Continue reading Doctor told to apologise to Lucy Letby in 2016 over murder claim

Ipswich Town Football Club’s experienced defender Axel Tuanzebe has sustained an unfortunate hand injury, which is anticipated to keep him out of action for at least a month. Tuanzebe, who is a 26-year-old player from DR Congo, accidentally cut his thumb badly while washing the dishes last week. The defender was included in the first… Continue reading Axel Tuanzebe: Ipswich Town defender sustains freak hand injury while washing up

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that deaths in the UK are now outnumbering births for the first time in nearly 50 years, with 16,300 more deaths than births occurring within the year ending June 2023. Scotland and Wales have been particularly impacted, with more deaths than births over the… Continue reading UK annual deaths outnumbered births, ONS figures show

Daniel Khalife, a former British soldier accused of escaping from Wandsworth prison in 2023, has gone on trial for allegedly collecting sensitive military information for Iran. The court heard that Khalife obtained details of serving members of the armed forces from a personnel system. The prosecution claimed that Iran was a real threat to UK… Continue reading Daniel Khalife: Ex-soldier accused of spying for Iran goes on trial

Rebekah Vardy accused Coleen Rooney of “deliberately” understating her legal costs during the 2022 Wagatha libel case, but a judge has ruled that Rooney’s lawyers did not commit misconduct. Senior costs judge Andrew Gordon-Saker found that Rooney’s legal team had not committed wrongdoing although there was a “failure to be transparent”. However, this was not… Continue reading Wagatha: No misconduct by Coleen Rooney lawyers, judge rules

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused accusations of being a “liar.” In an interview with the BBC’s Matt Chorley on Radio 5 Live, Johnson defended Vote Leave’s claims during the 2016 EU referendum and questioned why the rival Remain campaign wasn’t labeled as “a bunch of liars” due to their claims. Johnson’s comments… Continue reading Watch: Fiery exchange as Boris Johnson asked if he is a 'liar'