Tag: UK News

Last weekend, Mill Street in Pontypridd was flooded for the second time since Storm Dennis in February 2020. Abdul Chowdry, the owner of a local chip shop, faced £10,000 of damages to his business due to flooding caused by Storm Bert. He may be forced to shut down as he cannot get insurance or any… Continue reading Storm Bert: No insurance cover for shop owners who got flooded

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new “plan for change” for Britain, marking a new phase for his government. In a column for The Sun on Sunday, the UK Prime Minister outlined the strategy that he described as “the most ambitious yet honest delivery plan in a generation”. He stated that his government was “knuckling… Continue reading Starmer touts measurable targets ahead of new Labour plan

Dinner with a Stranger is a society set up by Juliette Sartori and her flatmates for Glasgow University students who want to make new friends. The US-born business and management student initiated the programme when she found it hard to connect with fellow students. The society has around 200 participants, ranging from undergraduates to postgraduates… Continue reading Friendship matchmakers: 'Our generation is lonelier than others'

The BBC is in the spotlight again due to its handling of allegations against Gregg Wallace, a British television presenter known for hosting MasterChef. Emails have emerged showing that in 2017, broadcaster Aasmah Mir complained about inappropriate comments that Wallace allegedly made during filming of Celebrity MasterChef. While the BBC investigated Mir’s complaint, it has… Continue reading Gregg Wallace: Fresh questions for BBC over misconduct claims

The infected blood scandal has resurfaced after some victims were told that the Interim Compensation Payment of £100,000 due before Christmas has been put on hold. It has come to light that more than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after receiving blood products contaminated with viruses in the… Continue reading Anger after infected blood compensation put on hold

The number of single women turning to IVF or artificial insemination in the UK has increased more than threefold over the past ten years. The report by the fertility regulator found that from 2012 to 2022, the number of women having fertility treatment on their own rose from 1,400 to 4,800. Experts attribute the increase… Continue reading IVF: Single women on why they had babies alone through sperm donors

England have secured an impressive eight-wicket win over New Zealand in the first Test in Christchurch, led by Brydon Carse and debutant Jacob Bethell. Carse claimed three of the four second-innings wickets England required on the fourth morning to end with 6-42, his maiden Test five-wicket haul. Bethell, the 21-year-old, hit the winning runs in… Continue reading New Zealand vs England: Brydon Carse and Jacob Bethell seal win in Christchurch

New data from the Bank of England shows that more than 1 million mortgages have been issued in the past three years with repayment terms that extend into borrowers’ retirement. That equates to 40% of recently issued loans. Ultra-long-term mortgages have become popular during a period of higher interest rates when people wanted to spread… Continue reading Mortgages: More people face repaying loans in retirement

The front pages of the UK newspapers are bustling with a variety of stories on December 1, 2021. The Mail on Sunday highlights a report on Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, who has allegedly claimed energy costs on her second property, while winter fuel payments for pensioners have been scrapped. The Sunday Mirror uses… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Shocking Labour hypocrisy' and Wallace whistleblower

Car makers are calling on the UK government to review the current rules incentivising the purchase of electric cars, claiming that they are too strict and that current levels of consumer demand have been disappointing. Car makers are under pressure to sell more low emissions vehicles, and some company owners suggest the government’s rules are… Continue reading Electric cars: Five ways to persuade people to buy them