Tag: UK News

Oil prices have surged to their highest level in over a month after US President Joe Biden’s comments on Israel’s retaliatory attack on Iran. The Financial Times reports that an attack on Iran’s oil infrastructure has been suggested as a likely response to Tuesday’s missile assault on Israel, with Biden indicating the issue was under… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'PM defies US to cede Chagos' and 'oil price scare'

The Parole Board has refused to release a paedophile convicted of murdering an 11-year-old boy. Dominic McKilligan was given a life sentence for the 1998 killing of Wesley Neailey in Newcastle. The board has also declined to recommend a transfer to an open prison, citing “insufficient evidence of significant risk reduction”. Wesley’s mother, Elizabeth Neailey,… Continue reading Child killer Dominic McKilligan refused prison release

Labour has pledged to continue the previous Conservative government’s proposals to prevent e-cigarette and vape marketing targeted at children in a bid to create a smoke-free generation. Although the number of smokers in the UK has fallen, the number of adults and young people vaping has gone up. While vaping is not as harmful as… Continue reading Is vaping bad for you and how are the rules changing?

The competition to become the next leader of the Conservative Party is in full swing, with four candidates remaining in contention. Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly, and Tom Tugendhat are all vying to replace Rishi Sunak, who led the Tories to their worst-ever general election performance in July. Sunak remains in charge for now… Continue reading Conservative leadership: What are the rules and how is the winner chosen?

After the UK’s decision to give ownership of the Chagos Islands, the governor of the Falkland Islands has addressed concerns over the territory’s sovereignty. Falklands Governor Alison Blake emphasized that the legal and historical contexts of the two territories are vastly different, and that the UK’s unwavering commitment to defend Falklands sovereignty remains strong. In… Continue reading UK commitment to Falklands 'unwavering' despite Chagos deal, says governor

A new bill is set to be introduced in Parliament this month which proposes that terminally-ill people in England and Wales should have the right to choose to end their own lives. This will be the first time MPs have been asked to consider the issue since 2015, when similar proposals were rejected. Labour MP… Continue reading Labour MP in fresh bid to change law on assisted dying

Suspects in Corby, Northamptonshire have been instructed to take photos of themselves at a short-staffed police station to prove they are complying with their bail conditions due to the police hub only being open two days a week. A typed notice at the front desk apologised “for any inconvenience”, with the notice also giving instructions… Continue reading Corby: Suspects told 'take photo' at short-staffed police station

The discovery of mice in the kitchen at Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen in Caernarfon, Gwynedd has led to the school’s cooked dinners being suspended. Parents have been informed of the situation which was described by the headteacher as raising “concern for the health and safety of our pupils”. Instead, pupils have been provided with packed… Continue reading Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen: Caernarfon school axes dinners after mice found in kitchen

A Welsh woman returned to her home to find a burglar had broken in and carried out various helpful tasks. The intruder had hung out her washing, re-filled bird feeders, cooked a meal and put her shopping away. Damian Wojnilowicz, 36, was later arrested for the offence along with a second burglary in Monmouthshire, two… Continue reading Burglar hung out victim's washing and unpacked shopping

A popular pub in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, has recently seen some unusual visitors: a group of wild boar were spotted wandering past the Golden Lion on 2 October. Although these animals were hunted to extinction 700 years ago, they became established in the Forest of Dean again in the 1990s and have been a source of… Continue reading Wild boar spotted outside Forest of Dean pub