Tag: UK News

Despite eating disorders being a common experience for young people in the LGBT community, they are rarely talked about. Heartstopper, a popular LGBT teen drama, aims to address this issue in its latest season by highlighting one of its character’s struggles with an eating disorder. Sharan, a Heartstopper fan who identifies as pansexual, has had… Continue reading Heartstopper: 'How Netflix show's eating disorder story helps me'

Kirat Assi, a Punjabi woman from west London, fell victim to a catfishing scheme in 2009 which lasted for nearly nine years. It began when she received a friend request from Bobby, whom she recognised as someone from her Sikh community. They developed an online relationship but never met, despite increasingly elaborate excuses from Bobby.… Continue reading Netflix’s Sweet Bobby: Catfish victim making 'the best of life'

The issue of empty homes is a growing concern in the UK, with almost 700,000 such properties in England alone according to recent government figures. Of those, more than 261,000 have stood empty for six months or more. While the potential solution seems simple – bringing these dwellings back into use – the process is… Continue reading Why are we building homes when so many are standing empty?

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning to increase national insurance contributions for employers by £9bn in order to provide additional resources for the National Health Service (NHS). The news features heavily on several front pages this weekend, including the Observer. The report notes that policy editor Mark Savage wrote the chancellor is likely to… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Reeves to 'tax businesses' and Sir Chris Hoyle's terminal cancer diagnosis

Jeremy Clarkson, the 64-year-old presenter of Clarkson’s Farm, has disclosed that he had a stent fitted following a sudden deterioration in his health. Writing in The Sunday Times, he described feeling “clammy” with a “tightness” in his chest and “pins and needles” in his left arm after a holiday in the Indian Ocean. Clarkson received… Continue reading Jeremy Clarkson reveals he had heart procedure

Legendary British cyclist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy has opened up about his cancer diagnosis, revealing that it is unfortunately terminal. The 48-year-old spoke to The Sunday Times, stating that doctors told him he has between two and four years left to live. He first announced he had cancer earlier this year,… Continue reading Cyclist Chris Hoy announces that his cancer is terminal

On the first day of their Australian tour, King Charles and Queen Camilla will be attending a church service in Sydney. This is the first time the King has visited Australia since becoming the country’s head of state in September 2022, and it is also the biggest trip he has taken since starting cancer treatment… Continue reading King Charles to begin Australia tour with church service

Following the tragic death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, Zayn Malik has postponed the US leg of his upcoming tour. The singer was due to start the tour next week, beginning with a show in San Francisco on Wednesday. However, Malik said that due to the “heartbreaking loss” experienced this week, he… Continue reading Zayn Malik postpones US tour after 'heartbreaking' loss of Liam Payne

Early on Saturday morning, an explosion and subsequent fire at a house in the town of Bedford killed one person and seriously injured another; emergency services were notified of the incident at 7:30 BST. As a result of the incident, residents were asked to evacuate the area and roads in the vicinity were closed off.… Continue reading One dead after 'explosion' and fire at Bedford house

The UK government is considering a proposal to hand ownership of the Post Office to sub-postmasters across the country, according to sources. The idea forms part of a raft of proposals being examined by the Department for Business and Trade, with the assistance of BCG. It is hoped that a report will be submitted to… Continue reading Ministers explore handing Post Office ownership to sub-postmasters