Tag: UK News

Weight-loss drugs are changing the debate around obesity, and their use looks likely to shape our future health and society. Questions have arisen about whether obesity is a personal or societal failing and if effective weight-loss drugs are the solution in an obesity crisis. While recent suggestions from the UK’s new Labour government show these… Continue reading How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?

Liam Payne, the former One Direction member, struggled with mental health throughout his career and opened up about the challenges of fame. Payne died on Wednesday at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. Though the circumstances of his death are unknown, Payne publicly spoke about the difficulties of adapting… Continue reading One Direction star Liam Payne's battles with fame

Scotland is bracing for the first named storm of the season, Storm Ashley, which is expected to bring high winds and heavy rain this weekend. The Met Office has issued an amber high wind warning for western areas on Sunday, with gusts of 70-80 mph (113-129km/h) expected. It has also issued a yellow alert for… Continue reading Storm Ashley: Power cuts and travel alert as 'weather bomb' approaches Scotland

The remains of Alex Salmond have been returned to Scotland via a private flight from North Macedonia, where he had been on holiday. Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, passed away earlier this month at the age of 65. He had been a prominent figure in Scottish politics for decades, leading the campaign for… Continue reading Watch: Alex Salmond’s coffin being flown home to Scotland

Saturday’s newspapers have focused heavily on Rachel Reeves’ budget plans, which include a freeze on income tax thresholds. The i’s headline warns of income tax rises for millions from 2028, while the Financial Times suggests an extension of the freeze on personal tax thresholds beyond 2028 could raise £7bn. The Times takes a similar stance,… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Reeves looks to keep freeze on tax thresholds' and 'Cheryl's heartache'

Scottish football club Inverness Caledonian Thistle is set to enter administration after failing to reach a deal with a potential buyer, businessman David Anderson. Interim chairman Scott Young had been in talks with Anderson, but negotiations ended without an agreement being reached. The club had already warned of its impending financial troubles and is seeking… Continue reading Inverness Caley Thistle fail to reach deal with businessman

Glasgow has officially announced that the Commonwealth Games will be held between 23 July and 2 August this year, confirmed in a report to Glasgow City Council. This follows on from the Australian state of Victoria withdrawing from hosting duties due to rising costs, with the Scottish government stepping in to fund the games. The… Continue reading Dates for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth games confirmed by council

A dental practice in Norwich, UK was overwhelmed with enquiries in just a few hours after opening its books for NHS patients. Friends Dental Practice, which already had 3,000 patients signed up, received more than 16,000 inquiries after announcing it was taking on new patients. While the surgery can only accommodate between 200 and 250… Continue reading Norwich dental practice gets 16,000 applications from patients in a day

Howard Beckett, who was previously assistant general secretary at Unite the Union, has lost an unfair dismissal claim amid an ongoing police investigation into allegations of fraud, bribery, and money laundering within the organization. Beckett was suspended in August 2022, four months after police raided the union’s London headquarters, and police also conducted searches at… Continue reading Senior Unite union official loses unfair dismissal claim

The UK government has announced that there will not be an official apology for Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade when King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer attend the Commonwealth summit in Samoa next week, according to a spokesperson from Downing Street. The spokesperson added that financial reparations have also been ruled out. Last… Continue reading No UK apology over slavery at Commonwealth summit