Tag: UK News

After a five year hiatus from music, Jess Glynne is set to release her latest single, Enough. However, the singer has revealed in a recent interview with The Telegraph that she was “deeply unhappy” in her music career and questioned returning after receiving death threats during a backlash in 2021. Glynne was accused of transphobia… Continue reading Jess Glynne: I fell out of love with music – I was unhappy

The recent sentencing of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in Nottingham and attempted to kill others, has caused outrage among the victims’ families. In addition to questioning the sentence handed down, they have raised concerns about interactions the killer had with health services and the police prior to the attacks, as well as how… Continue reading Nottingham attacks: The questions that remain around Valdo Calocane

On his 10th birthday, Adi Misra’s mother told him that they would celebrate later. Unbeknownst to Adi, his mother was wrongfully accused of stealing £75,000 from the Post Office and was sent to prison that very day. Adi thought she was in the hospital and only found out the truth eight years later. Now 23… Continue reading Post Office scandal: 'Mum was sent to prison on my 10th birthday'

UK officials have seized more than four million illegal vapes weighing nearly 10 tonnes over the last year, according to figures released after a Freedom of Information request. This represents a fourfold increase from the previous year. The illegal single-use e-cigarettes have surged in popularity and there have been calls for their marketing to be… Continue reading Over four million illegal vapes seized at border

In early December, residents of a block of flats in Edinburgh’s Newhaven were informed of a 3cm crack that had appeared on the external wall of their bay window during a meeting. They requested an independent engineer to inspect the damage, who then informed the city council of their concerns. A week later, all 12… Continue reading Edinburgh trams and the mystery of the crumbling tenement

The dramatic conclusion of BBC’s The Traitors had kept fans anxiously waiting until Friday’s finale. The game show was an intense battle between ‘traitors’ and ‘faithful’ contestants, all vying to win a substantial cash prize. Viewers across the country have been following the contestants’ journey as they tried to root out who among them could… Continue reading Watch: Six gobsmacking moments from The Traitors

Jeremy Miles, a candidate for Welsh Labour leader, has criticised the way that Unite – Wales’ largest trade union – declared its candidate of choice. The union held a hustings with two candidates – Economy Minister Vaughan Gething and Education Minister Jeremy Miles – and later announced its backing for Mr Gething. It has since… Continue reading Welsh Labour leadership: Jeremy Miles criticises Unite rule

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, who are accused of manslaughter by gross negligence, perverting the course of justice, concealing the birth of a child, child cruelty, and causing or allowing the death of a child, appeared in court this week. The Old Bailey played a video of their car after it caught fire on the… Continue reading Constance Marten and Mark Gordon car on fire

Newly obtained documents by the BBC show that Post Office executives made the decision to fire forensic accountants who had discovered glitches in their IT system in 2014. The sub-committee, codenamed “Project Sparrow” made this decision secretly, with the knowledge of the government. The Post Office has declined to comment on the matter. Independent forensic… Continue reading Post Office accused of cover-up over secret Horizon documents

Jurgen Klopp, the German manager of Liverpool football club, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position at the end of the season. The 56-year-old said that he was “convinced” leaving the club was the right decision and that he had “no regrets” about it. Klopp’s decision comes despite his current contract… Continue reading Klopp