Tag: UK News

A couple from the UK and Canada who embarked on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found dead on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after disappearing. Sarah Packwood and Brett Clibbery set off on their journey from Nova Scotia in Canada in their eco-friendly sailboat, Theros, on June 11. They… Continue reading Couple found dead weeks after setting off on trip across Atlantic

Actress Amanda Abbington has spoken about how she found her former dance partner Giovanni Pernice’s behaviour “abusive, cruel and mean”. Abbington withdrew from the TV show Strictly Come Dancing last year and has claimed that she believed the BBC had known about Pernice’s behaviour for years. However, Pernice’s spokesperson stated that he refutes the allegations,… Continue reading Strictly: Amanda Abbington accuses Giovanni Pernice of 'cruel' behaviour

Jono Lancaster, a man with Treacher Collins syndrome, a condition that affects facial development, has posed for the Rarely Reframed exhibition. The project, by photographer Ceridwen Hughes, is inspired by Dutch Masters paintings and aims to highlight the positive stories of those living with visible differences in society. Lancaster, who lives in West Yorkshire, has… Continue reading Photographs puts people with visible differences in the frame

Emma Williams-Tully, a 39-year-old woman from Wrexham, was put into chemical menopause when she was just 20, due to undiagnosed endometriosis. Although Emma had started getting extremely heavy periods aged 10 and had gone “back and forth” to various health professionals, endometriosis was not mentioned for another decade and the process took a further 11… Continue reading Menopause: Woman with endometriosis shares medication story

Public sector workers in the United Kingdom could potentially receive above-inflation pay rises this summer, according to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Independent pay review bodies have suggested that teachers and some NHS staff should receive increases of 5.5%. Reeves, the first chancellor to be interviewed from No.11 Downing Street, said that the ongoing cost of industrial… Continue reading Rachel Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise

Teachers and NHS staff could receive above inflation pay increases, according to The Sunday Telegraph. However, Labour Party officials are said to have budgeted for a 3% increase and fear that any higher recommendation could breach their promise not to increase taxes or borrowing, only two weeks into power. Meanwhile, the new Education Secretary, Bridget… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Pay rise for teachers and nurses' and 'Brexit betrayal'

Will Mellor’s career was starting to dry up before being offered a role in ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office. He played sub-postmaster Lee Castleton in the four-part drama, which detailed the scandal which saw hundreds of sub-postmasters prosecuted because of incorrect information from the Horizon computer system. His role proved to be life… Continue reading Will Mellor revisits Post Office scandal in new BBC documentary

In June of this year, 19-year-old Jay Slater went missing while on holiday in Tenerife. His family launched a search and turned to social media to ask for help in finding him. For the next 29 days, a widespread search was conducted by the Spanish police and other emergency services. Sadly, Jay’s body was discovered… Continue reading Jay Slater search: Why it took 29 days to find his body

A man from Harehills, Leeds has been charged with violent disorder and arson after a police car was turned over and a bus was set alight late last week. Iustin Dobre has been remanded to custody and is due to appear in court on Monday. Meanwhile, five more people have been arrested on charges of violent… Continue reading Leeds disorder: Harehills man charged over torching of bus

A yacht has been seized by Border Force officers after it was linked to small boat crossings across the English Channel on Saturday. The boat was seen being towed into Dover by a patrol vessel before being secured in the harbour. Daily data published by the Home Office shows that 413 people crossed the Channel… Continue reading Small boats: Border Force seizes yacht as crossings continue