Tag: UK News

All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield is in shock after a 15-year-old boy named locally as Harvey Willgoose was stabbed and died from his injuries. The school’s headteacher sent a message to parents informing them of the incident. An arrest has been made of another 15-year-old boy on suspicion of murder. South Yorkshire police… Continue reading Tributes paid to boy, 15, after Sheffield school stabbing

Last year, Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition, was said to have taken voice coaching lessons during the Covid-19 lockdown. However, Sir Keir has recently denied any rules were broken during his receiving of the coaching lessons. Leonie Miller was invited to coach Sir Keir on his response to Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal,… Continue reading Starmer denies voice coaching breached Covid rules

Southern League club Bashley’s Jordan Chiedozie has been placed into a medically induced coma after being hit by a car on the hard shoulder of the M27 in southern England this weekend. The footballer, who started his career at Bournemouth, had been returning from a match with his club’s physio when they stopped to change… Continue reading Footballer Jordan Chiedozie in coma after M27 hard shoulder crash

Last year in Ammanford, Wales, a school playground was turned into chaos when a 14-year-old girl stabbed two teachers and a pupil. The incident occurred at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman, and the girl has recently been found guilty of attempted murder as she previously confessed to having a knife at the school and stabbing three people.… Continue reading Ammanford school stabbing: Pupils describe 'terrifying chaos' of day

The NHS is set to trial five AI platforms for breast cancer screenings as part of an £11m government programme. Expected to begin in April of this year, nearly 700,000 women will be invited to participate across 30 sites. AI is already in use to deliver health care, manage waitlists, and check cancer scans, but… Continue reading Major breast cancer screening AI trial to begin

Reports have flooded in from around the world about the decision made by US President Donald Trump to halt sweeping tariffs on Mexico just hours before they were due to come into effect. This late change saw both markets and investors whipsawing as they struggled to absorb a flurry of White House policy announcements. Over… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Markets rebound' and 'crawling back to EU'

Online pharmacies must now use more stringent checks to prevent individuals who are already a healthy weight or have a history of eating disorders from purchasing weight-loss injections. The brand names for these drugs include Mounjaro and Wegovy. Online questionnaires and photo submissions will no longer be sufficient for pharmacies to dispense medication. They will… Continue reading Pharmacies to require more checks before selling weight-loss jabs

Police officers in Dungannon, County Tyrone, rescued four people from a property during a house fire on Monday. The Northern Ireland Fire Service (NIFRS) was called at approximately 8:30 pm. However, people were already surrounded safely outside the burning building with police help by the time firefighters reached the scene. Following the rescue operation, several… Continue reading County Tyrone: Four rescued from Dungannon house fire

John Swinney’s government has managed to gain support from three different opposition parties for its budget. This is a notable achievement, given the SNP’s lack of a majority vote in Holyrood, and it marks the party’s first budget since the Greens were ousted from government. All parties will vote in its favour, except for the… Continue reading Strategy and risk sees John Swinney seal Budget success

In a move that could affect millions of households, the UK government has allowed several areas to increase their council tax above the normal annual limit. Local authorities with social care duties can usually raise council tax by up to 4.99% each year, while other councils are limited to 2.99%. However, following the recent changes,… Continue reading Millions face council tax rise of more than 5%