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During a rare joint visit, King Charles gave British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy PM and Housing Secretary, Angela Rayner, a tour of his environmentally friendly, sustainable housing project in Cornwall. The Nansledan project aims to bring together traditional building materials, sustainable living arrangements, and training projects. The King wanted the politicians to… Continue reading King Charles makes rare joint visit with Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust has pleaded guilty to six offences resulting in the deaths of three babies under its care. Adele O’Sullivan, Kahlani Rawson, and Quinn Parker all passed away within 14 weeks of one another in 2021. The Trust recently entered their guilty pleas to the charges, which included failures to provide… Continue reading Troubled Nottingham NHS trust pleads guilty in baby deaths case

The family of John Cooney, a boxer who passed one week after his title fight in Belfast, have said they are “just devastated”. A book of condolence has opened in tribute to the 28-year-old boxer at the Ulster Hall. Georgina Ivors, Mr Cooney’s aunt, said that “the people are just amazing and we’re very touched.”… Continue reading John Cooney: Family 'devastated' at loss of fighter

The funeral of six-year-old Hope Gordon, who was found murdered alongside her 36-year-old father Mark Gordon in their West Calder home on January 20th, took place in Livingston. Mourners came out in full force to pay their respects to the young schoolgirl as she was laid to rest in a private ceremony. Following the ceremony,… Continue reading Hope Gordon: Community mourns murdered schoolgirl at funeral

MPs are set to receive a 2.8% salary increase, raising their basic pay to £93,904 from April. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), which oversees MPs’ pay, has said that the rise should reflect government plans for public sector workers like teachers and NHS staff. The pay deals for these workers are currently being negotiated… Continue reading MPs' pay set to increase 2.8% to £93,904 from April

The UK government is facing challenges in controlling illegal immigration, with over 23,000 people crossing the English Channel in small boats between the last general election and the end of last year. The situation is getting worse, with an increasing number of people dying in the process. The Border Force is faced with floating crime… Continue reading Ministers want to show they're cracking down on immigration

The mother of one of the three young girls who were tragically killed in the Taylor Swift-themed dance class at Southport, Merseyside on 29 July has spoken to ITV’s Good Morning Britain, stating that she will “never feel true happiness again”. Jenni Stancombe’s seven-year-old daughter, Elsie Dot Stancombe was laid to rest after the murders,… Continue reading Southport mum says she will 'never feel true happiness again'

A woman has died in the Scottish Borders and a 31-year old man has been charged in connection with her death. Police were summoned to Windram Road in Chirnside at 4:35 am on Sunday and emergency services were dispatched. However, the woman had already passed away when they arrived. The man linked to her death… Continue reading Man charged after woman found dead at a home in Chirnside

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James Howells, a computer engineer from Newport, lost £620m worth of Bitcoin and now plans to purchase the venue where he believes it was buried. Howells argued that his hard drive, which contained 8,000 bitcoins, was accidentally thrown out by his ex-girlfriend in 2013. He recently attempted to sue the Newport council that oversees the… Continue reading Bitcoin: Newport man wants to buy tip where he lost £620m fortune