Tag: UK News

UK housebuilder Barratt Developments reported a sharp fall in profits after completing far fewer homes last year. The company built just 14,000 in the year to June 2019, well down on the 17,000 finalised the previous year. The decline led to a 75% fall in pre-tax profit for the year. Barratt cited high interest rates… Continue reading Barratt: Biggest UK housing firm to build fewer homes

The Scottish government has abandoned its promise to extend free school meals to all primary school pupils, focusing instead on expanding the benefit only to P6 and P7 students whose families are in receipt of the Scottish Child Payment. Last year’s programme for government had stated that free school meals would be expanded to all… Continue reading Scottish ministers ditch universal free school meal pledge

The Conservative Party’s former cabinet minister Priti Patel has been eliminated from the party’s leadership contest following the first round of voting by Tory MPs. Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister, received the most votes from MPs, with 28 in total. Kemi Badenoch received 22 votes, followed closely by James Cleverly with 21. Tom Tugendhat… Continue reading Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest

A healthcare assistant was sentenced to one year in prison for negligence relating to a patient who took her own life. Rebecca Welch was responsible for checking on the well-being of Amelia Rose every 10 minutes at the Millbrook Mental Health Unit, in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, on 31 January 2020. Despite being instructed to begin checks… Continue reading Nottinghamshire care worker jailed for neglecting patient who died

In 2014, Omar Alhaj Ali left his home country, Syria, with his younger brother Mohammad. The two brothers arrived in the UK seeking a safe haven from the ongoing war that had plagued their homeland. Two years later, they moved into a flat on the 14th floor of Grenfell Tower in London. On the night… Continue reading Grenfell survivor: 'Losing my brother destroyed me'

A block of flats in south-east London caught on fire, prompting the London Fire Brigade (LFB) to intervene. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The LFB was notified of the incident at approximately 12:51 BST and quickly sent 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines to Rosenthal Road in Catford. Fortunately, there were… Continue reading Catford: Crews bring high-rise flats fire in London under control

Reports from Spain indicate that a British hiker has been found dead in Majorca, following a sudden flash floods caused by severe storms passing through the area. Another person is still unaccounted for, according to the Spanish police. The Spanish Civil Guard stated that the group of hikers were walking along a trail through Torrente… Continue reading British hiker dead and another missing in Majorca

Millions of pensioners in the UK will lose winter fuel payments from this autumn, according to Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the UK’s Labour Party. The payments are currently worth between £100 and £300 and are given annually to older people in England and Wales not on pension credit or other means-tested benefits. Opposition parties… Continue reading PMQs: Keir Starmer defends cutting winter fuel payments

Following a report that was just released, it has been concluded that the reason 72 people lost their lives in the tragic Grenfell Tower fire is due to the dishonesty of companies, lack of action by the fire service, and negligence by multiple governments. PM Sir Keir Starmer made a statement in which he pledged… Continue reading Watch: PM apologises to Grenfell families

The final report of the Grenfell Inquiry has revealed that the government and private sector’s failure led to the 2017 fire at Grenfell Tower in London becoming a death trap for 72 people. The report was published after a six-year public inquiry into the incident. The cladding, which was found to be the “principal” reason… Continue reading Grenfell Report: Key findings from the inquiry