Tag: UK News

Sanju Pal’s career soared as she gained recognition and success: she won the Asian Woman of Achievement Award, met the late Queen Elizabeth, and was invited to 10 Downing Street. Working as a management consultant at the City firm Accenture, her future seemed bright. However, in 2018, everything changed when she missed her performance targets… Continue reading Endometriosis: London woman wins tribunal after she was sacked

Richard Thomas was stunned when he came across a photo on Facebook showing his partner’s children as part of a public appeal following a burglary. The incident involved thieves who forcibly entered 10 metal storage units on Langdon Road, Port Tennant, Swansea, by cutting holes in the back of the containers. They made off with… Continue reading Port Tennant storage unit break-in leaves items strewn on road

John Spiby, a retired pensioner who appeared to lead a quiet life driving an old white van and tending to his garden, was living a double life that stunned his neighbors. Behind the modest triple garage of his countryside cottage near Wigan, Greater Manchester, the 80-year-old had established a large-scale laboratory producing counterfeit diazepam tablets,… Continue reading How Lotto winner hid £280m drug lab in cottage

Before his entry to Parliament, a government minister engaged a public relations and lobbying company to look into the sources used by journalists. Josh Simons, serving as Cabinet Office minister and previously the chief executive of the pro-Starmer think tank Labour Together, enlisted APCO Worldwide in 2023 to determine how reporters uncovered details about the… Continue reading Cabinet office minister used PR firm to investigate journalists' sources

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has addressed the ongoing controversy involving Sir Keir Starmer and Peter Mandelson, describing the situation as “serious” while hinting that Starmer may have been “too slow to do the right things” amid the scandal. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Brown nonetheless expressed confidence in Sir Keir’s character, calling… Continue reading Brown says Mandelson scandal is 'serious' for Starmer but PM is 'man of integrity'

An 18-year-old man has been formally charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a student near a university campus. Khaleed Oladipo, a 20-year-old second-year student at De Montfort University (DMU), succumbed to his injuries in hospital on Tuesday evening after being attacked on Oxford Street in Leicester. The individual accused, Harper Dennis, who lives… Continue reading Man appears in court charged with murder of De Montfort student

Amy-Jade Hughes, a 27-year-old mother of two from Rotherham, was preparing to start a new chapter of her life in Australia with her family. She had already completed the legal sale of her home in Worksop, where the purchase money had been received. However, she soon discovered that the mortgage on the property had not… Continue reading 'Sudden closure of PM Law has left us stuck in ongoing nightmare'

The text discusses a growing crisis within the Labour Party and the UK government centered around Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson, who has since been involved in scandalous behavior that has deeply angered MPs and ministers. Key points include: – The controversy over Peter Mandelson’s behavior has not only brought fury… Continue reading MPs are shocked and angry at Mandelson – and furious with Starmer

Jeane Freeman, the former Scottish Health Secretary notable for her role in managing the Covid-19 response, has passed away at the age of 72. According to her partner, Freeman died in hospital following a brief illness. Her career spanned nursing, justice campaigning, and civil service, leading her eventually into politics. Initially a special advisor to… Continue reading Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman dies aged 72

Jon Ruben, once widely viewed as a kind and ordinary man by those who crossed his path, has been sentenced to over 23 years in prison after admitting to multiple sexual offences involving boys. Ruben, aged 76, had built a strong reputation over nearly thirty years as a vet, teacher, and church youth worker in… Continue reading 'Sadistic' Stathern camp leader Jon Ruben hid behind mask of normality