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Millions of pensioners have had their winter fuel payments withdrawn by the government, a move that has been criticized by trade union bosses who have said it was the “wrong choice.” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was forced to defend his decision to remove winter fuel payments from most pensioners at the TUC’s annual conference… Continue reading Winter fuel payments: Wrong choice made, says Unite boss

King Charles and Queen Camilla have paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II by attending a church service near Balmoral, which was regularly attended by the Queen herself when in Scotland. The couple visited Crathie Kirk on Royal Deeside and were greeted by a small crowd of well-wishers, to whom Charles was said to… Continue reading Church service marks two years since death of Queen Elizabeth II

A young boy has tragically lost his life after struggling in a lake in Greater Manchester. The incident occurred at Scotmans Flash in Wigan on Saturday afternoon. Despite being rescued from the water by staff from a nearby watersports facility at approximately 3:00 pm, the emergency services were unable to save him. Greater Manchester Police… Continue reading Boy, 15, dies after getting into difficulty in lake

A bird park in the Cotswolds has successfully hatched a southern cassowary chick – one of the world’s largest and deadliest birds. Keepers at Birdland in Bourton-on-the-Water have been trying to breed the giant, flightless birds for over 25 years. The chick is only the fourth to hatch in Europe this year and the first… Continue reading Chick of 'world's most dangerous' cassowary bird hatches at Cotswolds bird park

Great Ormond Street Hospital in London has launched an urgent review of more than 700 patients after complaints about a former surgeon. Of 39 cases examined so far, 22 children have suffered some degree of harm as a result of treatment by the consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Yaser Jabbar. The hospital has apologised and said it… Continue reading Great Ormond Street reviews 700 children treated by ex-surgeon

Renowned British guitarist Herbie Flowers has died at the age of 86. Flowers, who played bass with T. Rex and Blue Mink, was credited with crafting the famous bassline of Lou Reeds hit song “Walk on the Wild Side” from his 1972 album “Transformer”. He worked on over 500 albums by the end of the… Continue reading Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers dies aged 86

Belfast’s new £340m transport hub, Grand Central Station, has opened to the public with the introduction of bus services. The station is expected to handle up to 20 million journeys annually, with trains expected to join the bus services by the end of October. While rail services may begin soon, to date, no exact date… Continue reading Belfast: Grand Central Station opens to the public

Vaughan Gething, a significant figure of the devolution era, has announced that he will leave the Senedd in 2026. Despite his achievements, Gething’s reign as first minister was marred by controversies over donations and leaked text messages. These issues were divisive within Welsh Labour and it remains to be seen how much division exists amongst… Continue reading Gareth Lewis: How will Vaughan Gething's departure decision be felt?

Following the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report this week, Sir Keir Starmer expressed his frustration at the slow progress towards addressing building safety and cladding problems. The report revealed that concerns regarding housing safety had been ignored, delayed, or disregarded by successive UK governments. Former housing secretary Michael Gove apologized for the failure of governments,… Continue reading Grenfell Tower: Keir Starmer frustrated at pace of building safety works

During his first major interview at Downing Street, the UK’s new Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, talked to Laura Kuenssberg of the BBC. Among the topics he discussed were the summer riots that caused turmoil across the country, as well as the changes made to the winter fuel payment program. Sir Keir also shared his… Continue reading Watch: PM Keir Starmer on riots, fuel payments and Grenfell