Tag: UK News

Glastonbury Festival organizers have announced that ticket prices for next year’s event will increase to £360, a £20 increase from this year’s cost of £335 plus a £5 booking fee. The price hike comes after an increase of £55 from the 2022 price of £280. Co-organizer Emily Eavis made the announcement on social media and… Continue reading Glastonbury Festival 2024 tickets rise to £360

A fatal incident occurred when a man was hit by a van in Pomeroy, County Tyrone. The man was hit by the vehicle on the Pomeroy Road at around 11:30 pm on Friday. Despite receiving medical attention at the scene, the victim unfortunately died. The driver of the van was taken to a hospital with… Continue reading Pomeroy: Man dies after being struck by van

UK businesses can apply for retrospective grants of up to £50m to help cover the cost of new food labelling requirements under the Windsor Framework, which amends the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol. The government plans to offer flat-rate grants adjusted by company size to businesses that can show added labelling expenses, as long as they… Continue reading Brexit: Government to help with 'Not for EU' label costs

The Green Party is facing mounting financial woes as it approaches the UK’s next general election. The party may be forced to pay up to £400,000 in a legal case brought against it by former deputy leader Dr Shahrar Ali. The case has resulted in “uncertainty” regarding the party’s ability to fund its operations, according… Continue reading Green Party plans to double membership fees amid legal woes

Recently released footage shows a motorist in Cheshire drinking a mug of tea while driving along the M6. The man was fined £100 by police for not being in proper control of his vehicle. The incident was filmed by officers using unmarked HGV cabs to observe drivers from a higher viewpoint. This is part of… Continue reading 'Put your cup of tea down' – driver scolded by police

Keir Mather, the youngest MP of the House of Commons at just 25 years of age, won the Selby and Ainsty by-election in North Yorkshire back in July. He is known as the ‘Baby of the House,’ and this title has been well deserved since he successfully overturned a 20,137 majority held by the Conservatives.… Continue reading Keir Mather MP: Out and about with the 'Baby of the House'

Spitting Image, the British satirical television show that ran for 18 seasons from 1984 to 1996, is the subject of a new exhibition at the Cambridge University Library. An archive of scripts, puppets, and artwork from the show has been donated to the library by co-creator Roger Law, and the collection has been catalogued and… Continue reading Spitting Image archives go on show at Cambridge University Library

A 15-year-old girl named Jessica Baker has died in a school bus crash on the M53 in Wirral. She was a passenger on a coach carrying students to Calday Grange Grammar School and West Kirby Grammar School in Merseyside when the bus collided with a reservation on the motorway, killing the coach driver Stephen Shrimpton.… Continue reading M53 crash: Teenage victim named as Jessica Baker

Historian David Olusoga believes that the United Kingdom is becoming increasingly divided. This is not just evidenced by the UK’s borders, but within each of its four nations. Olusoga notes that London, in particular, has become increasingly dominant. In the 1970s, the UK was an equal society, however, it is far from that today. Olusoga… Continue reading David Olusoga: ‘The UK is less equal than when I was young’

A new study has found that men with prostate cancer can safely undergo much less radiotherapy than currently prescribed. Presently, doctors administer 20 doses to treat the cancer fully. However, researchers have found that just five higher doses can achieve a 96% success rate. Hormone therapy need not be used, and side-effects were low in… Continue reading Prostate cancer trial: Radiotherapy doses can be cut safely