Tag: UK News

North Shields singer Sam Fender has shared how the loss of his “very close” friend and mentor, Annie Orwin, inspired his latest single “People Watching”. Annie was a “surrogate mother” to Sam, and the song recounts Sam’s experience of visiting her in the care home where she eventually passed away. The song expresses Sam’s love… Continue reading Sam Fender tackles grief in new single People Watching

Radio presenter Zoe Ball has announced that she will be stepping down from her role as the host of Radio 2’s Breakfast Show in December. Ball had been presenting the programme for six years, but has decided to focus on her family and step away from the early morning starts. She will be staying with… Continue reading Zoe Ball to leave BBC Radio 2 breakfast show with Scott Mills to replace

One of the nation’s favourite radio presenters, Zoe Ball, has confirmed that she will be stepping down from her role as Radio 2 Breakfast Show host come December. Delighted audiences were left saddened and intrigued simultaneously as Ball made the announcement recently. Ball has had an impressive six-year stint as the breakfast show presenter, but… Continue reading Zoe Ball: 'It's time to step away from the early alarm call'

After accidently throwing away a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoin, worth around £4m at the time, James Howells believes the hard drive is now worth over £500m following recent price surges. Howells has spent the last decade trying to retrieve the hard drive, which he believes is in a Newport landfill site. His private key,… Continue reading Bitcoin: Newport man says binned hard drive now worth £569m

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has criticized the UK government for a “betrayal” against farming communities as thousands prepare to rally against proposed changes to inheritance taxes on farms. At present, farms worth over £1m ($1.4m) are excluded from paying inheritance taxes, with that threshold increasing to £2m ($2.8m) for married couples. However, under new… Continue reading Inheritance tax: 'Betrayed' farmers take Budget protest to London

For the second year in a row, a Cambridgeshire market town has received a “wonky” Christmas tree. March Town Council claimed that after last year’s tree, residents inundated it with requests for another to be made. The council stated that it was not guaranteed to happen again, but it is now the case thanks to… Continue reading Fenland town's wonky Christmas tree wish comes true

Farmers across the UK are angry and frustrated with changes to inheritance tax that threaten their livelihoods, according to a documentary on BBC One Wales. In March, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that farms valued at more than £1m ($1.38m) would face inheritance tax rates of 20%, with payments made over 10 years from April 2026. But… Continue reading Inheritance tax: Farmers' protest heads to London

The cast of the new film adaptation of Wicked, a story that tells the origin of the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, arrived in London’s South Bank on Monday for the film’s European premiere. The cast included Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Jeff Goldblum, who all braved the rainy weather… Continue reading Wicked: London transformed into Emerald City for film premiere

Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup team is thriving as a result of the camaraderie and bond between its players, particularly between leading pair Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter. In a sport where players operate as sole traders for most of the year, this can be difficult. It has been suggested that integrating the 2021 US… Continue reading Billie Jean King Cup: Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter working together to lead Great Britain's pursuit of glory

The UK is currently facing a tough decision on whether or not to allow Ukraine to use British-made Storm Shadow missiles to hit military targets within Russia. Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has been seeking permission to use US-made long-range missiles, known as ATACMS, to penetrate Russian bunkers and ammunition stores. On Sunday, the White House… Continue reading Will Ukraine now strike Russia with UK weapons?