Tag: UK News

Georgia Laurie, from Sandhurst, is set to receive a King’s Gallantry Medal after fighting off a crocodile that attacked her twin sister, Melissa, while the pair were swimming in Mexico in June 2021. Georgia repeatedly hit the reptile in the face, potentially saving her sister’s life. The twins were later treated in hospital, where Melissa… Continue reading King's medal for twin who fought crocodile off sister

Katherine Rundell, famous for her children’s books, has been honoured by The British Book Awards as the author of the year, the first time in six years that a children’s writer has been awarded this accolade. The ceremony took place in London. Rundell’s latest book, fantasy adventure Impossible Creatures, also won the prize for children’s… Continue reading Katherine Rundell wins author of the year at British Book Awards

Help I Sexted My Boss, the popular comedy podcast hosted by etiquette expert William Hanson and radio presenter Jordan North, will be broadcast live from London’s Palladium to 400 cinemas across the UK, Ireland, and select European cities. The move is believed to be the first time a British podcast has been transmitted live to… Continue reading Help I Sexted My Boss: William Hanson and Jordan North on their unlikely friendship

The government has spent £5.5bn less on health in England than it promised during the 2019 election campaign, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The campaign indicated that the budget would increase by 3.3% a year above inflation during this parliament. However, although money was added to cover the high inflation, spending has… Continue reading Health spending £5bn less than government planned

Human rights groups are calling on a UK delegation visiting Saudi Arabia to put pressure on Saudi leaders over a recent BBC report. The report detailed that Saudi forces were given instructions to kill for a futuristic city. The UK-hosted event in Riyadh is promoting the projects, including Neom’s The Line, which is a city in… Continue reading Neom: Confront Saudi leaders over futuristic city death, human rights groups urge UK

Prince Charles has passed on his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to his son, Prince William. The King held the prestigious position for 32 years, but he has now stepped down and his eldest son has taken over. It was a symbolic handover ceremony, which saw Prince William don military fatigues before… Continue reading Prince William flies Apache helicopter at handover ceremony

The front pages of Tuesday’s newspapers are dominated by a variety of stories, from sports news to UK politics. The King’s official visit to the Army Air Corps features on several front pages, with Charles also making an appearance due to his meeting with a veteran undergoing chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Nature in crisis and new weight loss jab

An independent review has found three “critical opportunities” to save six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes were missed by authorities, according to Solihull Council. Arthur was tortured and killed by his father and stepmother in 2020. A photo depicting injuries consistent with actual bodily harm was received by the police and could have led to Arthur being “removed… Continue reading Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Intervention 'might have prevented murder'

A man who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was issued in English has lost his case against a parking company. Toni Schiavone appeared in court for a fourth time after declining to pay a parking charge notice by private company One Parking Solution (OPS). Mr Schiavone said it would have cost about… Continue reading Llangrannog: Welsh language battle over parking ticket lost

Amidst opposition from Conservative MPs, the government has softened planned police powers concerning “nuisance” rough sleepers. A revision to the Criminal Justice Bill means that forces in England and Wales can no longer order the displacement of rough sleepers due to “smells.” Furthermore, services providing support need to be made known to these individuals before… Continue reading Powers to move rough sleepers over 'smells' dropped after Tory opposition