Tag: UK News

Heavy rain and gale-force winds, combined with high tides, have caused flooding in parts of the UK. One person was taken to hospital with hypothermia after flooding at the Medmerry Holiday Park in West Sussex, which led to the evacuation of up to 100 people. Fire chiefs urged anyone in the affected areas to seek… Continue reading West Sussex flooding: One in hospital after holiday park flooding

Labour has outlined plans to fund NHS policies and school breakfast clubs by cracking down on tax dodgers. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to provide officials with up to £555m to improve tax collection, which could raise £5.1bn per year. The party needed to find a way to plug a gap in its spending… Continue reading Labour vows to fund NHS pledges by tackling tax dodgers

Rapidly rising water levels at the site of the UK’s largest opencast mine have caused concerns among nearby residents. The Ffos-y-Fran mine in Merthyr Tydfil, which was responsible for 86% of the UK’s coal output before closing, has not been filled back in as originally planned since closing down in November 2023. It is now… Continue reading Ffos-y-Fran: Merthyr Tydfil opencast mine filling with water

The Daily Mail’s front page on Tuesday reports on more than 800 council workers who earn salaries higher than £150,000, according to a campaign group’s findings. This is the highest number since the group began keeping records in 2007. Meanwhile, the Times leads with the Labour Party’s plan to fund its education and NHS commitments.… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Council fat cats' and Labour's tax loophole plan

Former UK Prime Minister and current Foreign Secretary David Cameron has headed to Washington D.C. after meeting with former President Donald Trump in Florida. Lord Cameron is in the US to discuss the situations in Gaza and Ukraine with senior government officials. While he has previously criticised Mr. Trump, it is not unusual for foreign… Continue reading David Cameron meets Donald Trump in Florida ahead of Blinken talks

Five police forces in England and Wales are introducing a questionnaire for partners of all gun license applicants to ensure a more detailed understanding of all applicants and to highlight any domestic abuse concerns. The forces involved are Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, the Metropolitan, Hertfordshire, and Gwent, which spearheaded the initiative with the help of domestic abuse… Continue reading Gun licensing: Partners to be quizzed in new screening

Conservative MP William Wragg has resigned as the vice chair of the 1922 Committee of Tory MPs after disclosing personal phone numbers of fellow MPs to someone on a dating app. Wragg is also expected to step down as chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. Last week, Wragg had told The Times… Continue reading William Wragg quits as chair of 1922 Committee over Westminster honeytrap

On Tuesday, the second of the two long-awaited CalMac ferries being built by a nationalised shipyard was launched. MV Glen Rosa is nearly 3,000 tonnes and will be the heaviest vessel ever to leave the slipway at Ferguson’s shipyard in Port Glasgow. Newly-qualified welder Beth Atkinson named the ship whilst economy secretary Mairi McAllan also… Continue reading New CalMac ferry Glen Rosa to be launched at Ferguson shipyard

West Yorkshire Police are currently searching for Habibur Masum in relation to the fatal stabbing of 27-year-old Kulsuma Akter in Bradford. Mr Masum is described as a slim Asian man and was last seen wearing a duffle coat with three large horizontal lines, grey tracksuit bottoms and maroon trainers. Witnesses report he got off a… Continue reading Bradford stabbing: Victim named as Kulsuma Akter as hunt for Habibur Masum continues

A press photographer who had been arrested and held in custody for 15 hours while covering a breaking news story has had all charges against him dropped by prosecutors. Dimitris Legakis was at the scene of a murder in Swansea when he was detained by police. The Crown Prosecution Service dropped a public order allegation… Continue reading Swansea: Case dropped after press photographer arrested on story