Tag: UK News

In a significant shift, the UK’s Labour Party is abandoning its £28bn annual green investment plan. Though it is not completely dropping its Green Prosperity Plan, which includes the creation of a public green power company, it will no longer allocate funding to green energy development if it wins the next election. Some senior Labour… Continue reading Labour ditches £28bn green investment pledge

A British backpacker, Joseph Snode, aged 26, died in a single-vehicle crash on the Otira Highway while on his way to Christchurch, New Zealand. Before travelling to New Zealand, he had spent four years working at the University of Buckingham in order to finance his trip. Snode had visited the Hobbiton movie set, as well… Continue reading Essex backpacker Joseph Snode dies in New Zealand car crash

Families who claim that their children were harmed by the use of Primodos, a hormonal pregnancy test, are expressing frustration at being overlooked in a proposed financial compensation plan. Over a million women in the UK in the 1960s and 70s were given Primodos, leading to its withdrawal from the market in 1978. Families have… Continue reading Primodos victims 'airbrushed' from financial help

Police have called on the suspect in the Clapham acid attack to turn himself in following the incident last Wednesday, which saw a mother and her two daughters assaulted with a corrosive liquid in south London. Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, 35, who has not been seen since the attack, is wanted for attempted murder, according to… Continue reading Clapham attack suspect wanted for attempted murder

New evidence has been presented during the Emma Caldwell murder trial linking a van used by the accused to the site where her body was found. The High Court in Glasgow heard that an expert from the Netherlands Forensic Institute carried out a comparison of soil samples. Dr Stefan Uitdehaag reported the samples from the… Continue reading Soil in Emma Caldwell murder accused's van linked to body site

The Old Bailey court in central London has been evacuated following a fire at the building. Around 1500 people were forced to leave surrounding buildings in the area after black smoke emerged from the courthouse’s Central Criminal Court. There has been so far no report of any casualties. Fire crews have stated that the electrical… Continue reading Old Bailey: Central Criminal Court in London evacuated after fire

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has come under fire for making a remark about Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s stance on trans individuals during Prime Minister’s Questions. Sunak ridiculed Starmer for reversing his position on “the definition of a woman,” causing Starmer to visibly become angry, stating “Of all the weeks to say that… Continue reading Rishi Sunak faces calls to apologise over trans jibe to Starmer at PMQs

Paul Gadd, better known as Gary Glitter, has lost a bid for parole and will remain in prison. The former glam rock star was sentenced to 16 years in jail in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. Although he was released in February 2019, he was returned to custody six weeks… Continue reading Disgraced singer Gary Glitter refused jail release

The Met Office has issued two amber warnings for snow and ice on Thursday. The warnings cover north Wales and north west Shropshire from 08:00 GMT to 15:00, and the Peak District and south Pennines from 12:00 until 18:00. Between 10 and 15cm of snow is expected across both warning areas, with up to 25cm… Continue reading UK weather: Amber snow and ice warnings issued by Met Office

The UK government has announced a bonus of £20,000 for dentists who set up their practices in areas that have limited access to NHS care. In addition, higher payments will be offered to dentists who accept new patients and perform teeth-cleaning in schools. The move is aimed at expanding levels of dental care across the… Continue reading Dentists to get £20k incentive as part of plan to combat NHS shortfalls