Tag: UK News

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) will add a new category in honour of children’s films. This new prize will be open to a range of genres, as long as they have “specific inter-generational appeal to children, young people and adults”, and must have a certificate rating of U, PG or 12A.… Continue reading Bafta awards add new children's and family film category

Rolls-Royce has announced that it will gift every employee shares worth roughly £700 as a reward for the company’s financial successes. The company had originally reported its profits of £1.1bn in the first six months of the year, up from £673m the previous year. After the story broke regarding the company’s generous initiative, It was… Continue reading Rolls-Royce to give its 42,000 employees £700 of shares.

Kerry-Ann Knight, a black female soldier who was the face of British Army recruitment campaigns, has revealed how she faced years of racist abuse and bullying, making her life while serving in the Army “a living hell.” Knight, who served for more than a decade before quitting earlier this year, took her case to the… Continue reading British Army racism apology to black ‘poster girl’ soldier

Interest rates have been cut by the Bank of England for the first time in four years, which will affect mortgage, credit card and loan payments for millions of people across the UK. In an article for the BBC, various individuals detail how the change will impact their lives, including high street retail manager James… Continue reading 'Interest rate cut might help me move out from my parents'

Police in Hampshire are searching for seven individuals following a protest that took place outside a hotel accommodating migrants in Aldershot. According to reports, a minority of the 200 demonstrators that had gathered outside the Potters International Hotel on Wednesday evening became involved in the disturbances. An image containing eight individuals that the police would… Continue reading Aldershot unrest: Eight protesters sought by police

An 80-year-old patient from Lincolnshire, whose medication is in critically short supply, says he has to drive hundreds of miles to find it. Phil Emmett needs Creon to digest food, and his medications are limited. He has an alternative prescription for Pancrex, which he should take 16 times a day, but he is taking only… Continue reading Medicine shortage: 'I drive miles looking for life-changing Creon'

London fashion designer, Nico Georgiou has cycled more than 264 miles (425 km) across London and Surrey to “GPS-draw” an artwork commemorating the Olympic Games. Georgiou created a Strava tracking model of the Greek discus thrower, inspired by the original artwork used in 1948’s London Olympics. The feat took 40 hours to complete, which Georgiou… Continue reading Man cycles 264 miles through London for 'GPS-drawn' Olympic artwork

On Wednesday, seven men were charged after disorder broke out in Hartlepool. All of the men were charged with violent disorder and one was charged with assaulting an emergency worker. Another was charged with possession of an offensive weapon in a public space. The men, aged between 28 and 54, were remanded in custody and… Continue reading Southport: Seven charged over Hartlepool unrest

The largest single group leaving teaching in England are women in their 30s, according to a new report called Missing Mothers seen exclusively by the BBC. The report found that more than 9,000 of these teachers left the profession in England in 2022-23, compared with just over 3,400 men of a similar age. The researchers… Continue reading Exodus of new mums fuels teacher shortage in schools

After months of strikes and negotiations, the British Medical Association recommended that its 50,000 junior doctor members accept a new offer from the government. The pay dispute was the longest running and most intense in NHS history and led to hundreds of thousands of cancelled appointments and operations. The government’s final offer included an average… Continue reading The junior doctors' strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?