Tag: UK News

The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) has called on the British Government to prioritise improving the struggling palliative care system, following the recent parliamentary backing of changing the law to allow assisted dying. There are concerns that funding needed to pay for doctors and related court services to oversee assisted dying could divert money from… Continue reading Fix palliative care before allowing assisted dying

The Beatles rose to global fame after their first US tour, and there has been some speculation that their success was due in part to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Paul McCartney has suggested that America needed something like The Beatles to lift the country out of its sorrow. While many cultural historians… Continue reading Did JFK's assassination help The Beatles break the US?

In response to criticism from a cross-party group of MPs that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has failed to reform after years of scandal, the FCA’s chief executive, Nikhil Rathi, has defended the organisation’s track record citing that it is “tackling financial crime… on a scale that has never been done before in the… Continue reading Financial Conduct Authority boss says MPs' criticism 'not fair'

MPs have voted in favour of a bill on assisted dying in England and Wales, leading to headlines across the media. The Times describes it as “an emotional five-hour debate that split all the main parties” and reports ministers have been warned to remain neutral as months of detailed discussions get underway. Meanwhile, the i… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'MPs' historic vote on assisted dying' and 'Notre Dame reborn'

In August 2022, Finlay MacDonald murdered his wife and shot dead his brother-in-law, before attempting to murder his brother-in-law’s wife. Following the violence, questions were raised about the response of the police, the deployment of armed officers in rural Scotland, and firearms licensing. The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner has completed two reports on the… Continue reading Could police have handled Skye shooting differently?

Several locum doctors have withheld their services from Welsh practices associated with GP management company eHarley Street, collectively owed around £250k in unpaid wages. An established doctor claimed that supply shortages and low staffing levels at such facilities supported by the company were “potentially catastrophic”. Hygiene concerns have been reported to health authorities. All nine… Continue reading GPs owed wages refuse to work at eHarley Street-linked surgeries

Vintage curtains from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle have been transformed into eco-friendly footstool coverings. The six stools and two footrests will be auctioned on behalf of the King’s Foundation charity, which provides training in traditional craft skills. The auction follows last year’s successful sale of kimonos made from disused palace drapes. The curtain material… Continue reading Buckingham Palace curtains in your home for Christmas?

A teenage girl, aged 16, has been charged with the murder of a homeless man who was killed in a bin shed in central London. The victim, Anthony Marks, who was 51 years old, was attacked during the early hours of the 10th August on Cromer Street near Kings Cross St Pancras station. The girl… Continue reading Girl charged with murder of homeless man near King's Cross

An aircraft operated by TUI Airways did not pressurize because engineers failed to turn switches back on after maintenance, according to an investigation. The Boeing 737-8K5 was carrying 193 passengers and crew and had taken off from Manchester heading towards Kos when it had to abort the flight soon after take-off. The AAIB said in… Continue reading Blunder led to TUI 737 flight being aborted in mid air

A new report has found that popular mobile games in the UK are advertising without disclosing that they include loot boxes, random, in-game purchases that are considered exploitative and foster addiction. The Advertising Standards Authority bans ads that fail to make it clear whether a game contains loot boxes, but only two of the 45… Continue reading Top-selling mobile games breaking rules on loot boxes