Tag: UK News

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a warning to the public about fake bottles of Glen’s Vodka that have been found to contain isopropyl alcohol, an industrial solvent that can cause death in severe cases. Some 35cl counterfeit bottles have been discovered, which could have a strange smell and taste differently to genuine vodka.… Continue reading Alert issued over potentially deadly fake bottles of Glen's Vodka

Water company executives who pollute rivers and waterways could be banned from receiving bonuses and face prison under proposed new legislation by the UK government. The Water (Special Measures) Bill will apply to England and Wales and aims to strengthen regulators’ powers to address companies that pollute. It will also make it easier to impose… Continue reading Anti-pollution law to threaten water bosses with jail

The Grenfell Tower fire was caused by “dishonest” companies and a chain of failures by governments, according to a damning report from a six-year public inquiry. The report revealed that a cladding manufacturer “deliberately concealed” fire risks while coalition and Conservative governments “ignored, delayed or disregarded” concerns. Grenfell United, which represents some of the families… Continue reading Grenfell victims still waiting for justice after damning report

Research has found that schoolchildren living in London’s ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) were almost four times more likely to switch to walking and cycling following its introduction than those outside the zone. Almost 2,000 children were involved in the two-year study, which followed their transport habits in London and Luton. The ULEZ was introduced to… Continue reading London's ULEZ has cut children's school car rides, study suggests

Following an 11-day trial, a student nurse has been acquitted of plotting to kidnap a baby from a neonatal ward. Safia Ahmadei was accused of scouting New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton for a baby she could pass off as her own. She has always maintained her innocence since her arrest in February. The prosecution argued… Continue reading Nurse cleared of baby kidnap bid says life ruined

The final report of the Grenfell fire inquiry has been published and is the dominant topic in the UK press. The report found that all 72 deaths resulting from the fire in 2017 had been avoidable and that warning signs had been ignored during a 26-year countdown to disaster. The inquiry determined that “decades of… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Everyone failed' Grenfell victims and 'now get them justice'

Data from the UK government reveals that more pupils were off school without permission in the last week of the summer term than at any other point during the academic year. Approximately 450,000 pupils, amounting to 5% of pupils in England, were off without permission in the week ending 19 July. This comes as the… Continue reading Term-time holiday fine rise won't stop us, say parents

Translink, the Northern Irish public transport provider, has been criticized for its decision to exclude the Irish language on signage at the new £340m Grand Central Station in Belfast. An Dream Dearg, an Irish language group, described the development as a “new multi-million monolingual monolith”. Despite ongoing construction on the site, bus services are set… Continue reading Grand Central Station: Irish dual-language signage excluded

Kim Carnie, a Scottish singer-songwriter, has revealed that she kept a same-sex relationship secret for six years out of fear that it would cause upset. The Gaelic singer of the year, who has previously appeared on movie and computer game soundtracks, was able to come out with the full support of her family and friends,… Continue reading Secret relationship shaped Scots singer's award-winning film

Ross Main, a fine art graduate from Fife, Scotland, stumbled upon abandoned beehives that his grandfather had left in an old quarry near Innerwick in East Lothian. The site was overgrown with gorse, but Ross’s curiosity led him to test his luck. To his surprise, he found that the beehives were still there, untouched since… Continue reading Beekeeper inspired by grandfather's long lost hives