Tag: UK News

Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election, taking the seat from the Conservatives. This comes as Sir Keir Starmer’s party has made gains in polls across England. The Tories were expected to perform poorly at local council elections and they have indeed lost around half the seats they were defending. In contrast, Labour has regained… Continue reading Bad night for Tories as Labour wins Blackpool South and makes local gains

A new festive episode of Gavin and Stacey will air on Christmas Day, James Corden has confirmed. Writing on Instagram, Corden revealed that he and co-creator Ruth Jones had finished writing “the last ever episode” of the much-loved comedy, which previously aired in a one-off special in 2019. The episode is expected to involve most… Continue reading James Corden: We've written the final Gavin and Stacey episode

An ex-chief IT architect of Fujitsu, Gareth Jenkins, provided incorrect testimony regarding flaws in the Post Office IT system, contradicting a report he had written several days earlier, thus leading to the wrongful imprisonment of a pregnant postmistress, Seema Misra. The BBC obtained Jenkins’ statement to court, dated 2010, where he stated, there were “no… Continue reading False evidence by Post Office’s expert contradicted his own report

Following the recent stabbing of two teachers and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Welsh councils are urging schools to review their emergency procedures. The incident led to the school going into lockdown for approximately four hours. Jon-Paul Blundell, Bridgend’s cabinet member for education, has reassured parents that local schools are prepared… Continue reading Wales schools: Ammanford stabbings prompt emergency safety review

August Moon, the fictional pop group featured in the new film The Idea of You, may sound familiar to fans of One Direction. This is because August Moon’s lead single, Dance Before We Walk, was produced by the same duo responsible for One Direction’s hit song, What Makes You Beautiful. Savan Kotecha and Carl Falk… Continue reading The Idea of You: Are fictional boy band August Moon based on One Direction?

A photo of a taxi driver who was killed during the miners’ strike of the mid-1980s has been released. David Wilkie was driving a working miner to a pit when a concrete block was thrown onto his car by striking miners. The image was taken just days before. Other images include photographs of Margaret Thatcher,… Continue reading Miners' strike 1984-5: New image of killed taxi driver revealed

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reportedly given the green light to fossil fuel companies to explore oil and gas on offshore wind sites. According to The Guardian, critics have slammed the move, which they say is inconsistent with the government’s commitment to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In other news, The Express… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'PM to offer Ireland Rwanda deal' and migrant barge protests

Boris Johnson, the former Conservative Prime Minister, was turned away from his local polling station due to not bringing appropriate photo identification. As Sky News reported, he returned later with the necessary ID and was then able to vote in South Oxfordshire, where voters are in the process of selecting a police and crime commissioner.… Continue reading Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting ID

Take That has announced that it would be moving its five shows from the troubled Co-op Live arena. The AO Arena has confirmed that it would be hosting the band’s upcoming dates next week, along with rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Keane, both of whom have also announced a switch to AO Arena.… Continue reading Take That move Co-op Live shows to rival arena after chaos

A woman’s body was found on a beach in Pembrokeshire, leading to police launching an investigation into her death. Sian Batchelor, 32, was discovered near Pennar in Pembroke Dock on Tuesday, 30 April, with no clear information on her whereabouts between Thursday, 25 April and the day her body was found. Her family described her… Continue reading Pennar: Police investigate death of woman found on beach