Tag: UK News

Scottish party leaders, candidates, and activists are making their final pitches to voters ahead of the snap summer general election. The First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney, will tell voters on Wednesday that while the election result in England is a “foregone conclusion,” the vote in Scotland is “on a knife-edge.” The SNP leader says… Continue reading Scotland result 'on a knife-edge' on eve of general election

Antonya Cooper, from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, has revealed that she gave her terminally ill son, Hamish, a large dose of morphine to end his life and ease his suffering. Hamish had stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that primarily affects children, which was diagnosed when he was five years old. After 16 months of treatment at… Continue reading Assisted dying: Mum admits helping end life of terminally ill son

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a surprise appearance at a rally last night to urge voters not to let Labour form the next government, according to The Daily Telegraph. Previously blaming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for his 2022 downfall, the two buried the hatchet and joined forces to stop “Starmergeddon”, as The Daily Mail… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Water groups 'facing lawsuits' and 'prisons near capacity'

A dispute over pay has led to waste and recycling staff in half of Scotland’s councils voting to strike. The decision follows the rejection of a pay offer by Unite members in May. The union said that an offer from the local government body, Cosla, was significantly lower than the pay that workers deserved. The… Continue reading Half of Scotland's councils set for bin strikes

With the general election campaign coming to a close, up to one in five voters have already cast their ballots via post in recent weeks. The remainder will take to the polls tomorrow. The election roadshow began six weeks ago, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s drenching in Downing Street. However, the colossal gap in the… Continue reading Chris Mason: We stand on the threshold of a landmark election

Jay Slater, a 19-year-old from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared on 17 June while on holiday in Tenerife. Tenerife’s Guardia Civil have now called off the search for the apprentice bricklayer. His mother, Debbie Duncan, thanked the police officers who “worked tirelessly up in the mountains where Jay’s last phone call was traced”. Helicopters, drones and search… Continue reading Jay Slater's mum tells of ‘agony' as searches fail to find son

With the general election looming in the United Kingdom, political parties have been targeting their efforts in areas where they believe they can win, rather than squandering resources on communities with little promise. There are approximately ten or eleven key battlegrounds out of Wales’ 32 seats. Of course, the outcome of the evening might still… Continue reading General election: Wales' seats to watch on Thursday night

With just hours left in the general election campaign, party leaders are ramping up their efforts to appeal to voters and secure their party’s victory. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke at a Conservative Party rally on Tuesday evening, urging party supporters to fight for every vote and reminding them that the election result is far… Continue reading General election 2024: Parties stress core messages as election nears

A tribunal has found that a surgeon at Southmead Hospital and Spire Hospital, Bristol made a number of failures which left patients in “agony”. Tony Dixon, who used artificial mesh to treat prolapsed bowels, failed to adequately investigate symptoms, failed to obtain informed consent, and failed to trial alternative treatment methods, according to a report.… Continue reading Tony Dixon: Tribunal rules after Bristol surgeon left women in agony

A British man was found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism after plotting to bomb a hospital in Leeds and an RAF base. Mohammad Farooq, 28, had targeted St James’s Hospital in January 2023. Jurors unanimously convicted Farooq, who is from Hetton Road in Leeds. He will be sentenced at a later date. The clinical… Continue reading Leeds hospital bomb plotter guilty of terror charge