Tag: UK News

HSBC, the UK-based banking giant, has announced a quarterly profit increase of 10% during one of the biggest shakeups in its 159-year history. In Q3 of 2021, pre-tax profits reached $8.5bn (£6.6bn), surpassing analysts’ expectations. HSBC’s new chief executive, Georges Elhedery, pledged to share further details on the bank’s full-year results, due to be published… Continue reading HSBC profits jump as banking giant set for major shakeup

Tommy Robinson, a far-right activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court. Yaxley-Lennon admitted to 10 breaches of a High Court order made in 2021, during a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court. The injunction prevented Yaxley-Lennon from repeating false claims made against a Syrian refugee,… Continue reading Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court

A man has died while in custody at the Brook House, a migrant removal centre in the West Sussex area, the company responsible for its management has confirmed. Security firm Serco stated that the 26-year-old man died at the location, which lies next to Gatwick Airport, on Sunday. Migrant removal centres house asylum seekers, those… Continue reading Man dies at Brook House migrant removal centre

Pete Middleton, a UK resident living in Northamptonshire with his wife, has been an early adopter of technology since his time in the Royal Air Force where he became interested in computing in the 1980s and went on to learn several programming languages. Decades later, after being diagnosed with dementia, Middleton believes that AI could… Continue reading Dementia: AI developed to help make life easier

As the UK eagerly awaits the Budget on Wednesday, BBC News has spoken to individuals with a range of incomes to better understand what they hope for and what fears they have around the upcoming announcements. Amongst those interviewed is Hannah Clarke, a mother of two juggling two part-time jobs whilst studying for a midwifery… Continue reading Budget 2024: 'I just about make ends meet on £21,500 a year'

The upcoming Budget is expected to include measures to address various issues in the NHS, according to multiple newspapers. The Guardian reports that the funding will go towards reducing waiting lists, with plans for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines to enable an additional 40,000 appointments a week. Chancellor Rachel Reeves describes the health service… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Labour targets waiting lists but tax rises 'won't cure NHS'

An EMI TG12345 console which was once used to produce the Beatles’ iconic Abbey Road album, and was later found in a skip, is now being auctioned off after a four-year restoration project. Malcolm Jackson and his son Hamish, both from Hertfordshire but members of a wider group working on the project, took up the challenge… Continue reading Recording console used by Beatles on Abbey Road album up for sale

The A19, a road that stretches from York through various North Yorkshire towns to Teesside, has been named the UK’s best A-road. In a survey conducted by Transport Focus, an independent watchdog, 9,000 drivers were asked to rank major A-roads. The A19 received an overall satisfaction score of 85%, an improvement from the previous year’s… Continue reading Why the A19 in North Yorkshire is country's best A road

The daughter of the late Conservative MP Sir David Amess, Katie Amess, has called for a full investigation into why authorities allegedly failed to protect her father. Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Ms Amess expressed concern that her questions about her father’s safety had not been adequately answered. Her brother had reportedly… Continue reading David Amess: Daughter of murdered MP demands answers over his death

Nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids, have been discovered in fake prescription medicines purchased across the UK that are supposed to contain benzodiazepines. Diazepam, an anxiety medication, is among the substances targeted. In the year preceding September 2024, more than 100 individuals submitting anonymous samples to WEDINOS, the UK’s national programme for drug-testing, confirmed they… Continue reading Deadly nitazene drugs found in fake medicines