Tag: UK News

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued both positive and negative forecasts for the UK economy. Its growth prediction for the country this year has risen from 1.5% to 1.6%, though the IMF has also warned that proposed tariffs on imports into the US by President-elect Donald Trump could cause significant problems with trade tensions,… Continue reading IMF warns on Trump's plans but upgrades UK economic outlook

Cambridge Folk Festival, which has been running since 1965 and is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious folk festivals, has been cancelled for 2025, due to the loss of money in 2024 and the need to look for new opportunities instead of continuing to host the festival. Global headliners like Robert Plant, Joan Baez,… Continue reading Cambridge Folk Festival 2025 cancelled ahead of 60th anniversary

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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to investigate ways of simplifying rules regarding mortgage lending to boost access to home ownership. The current regulations, introduced following the 2008 financial crash, require lenders to ensure that borrowers can afford their mortgages, testing them against higher rates of interest. The FCA is to… Continue reading Mortgage rules could be eased to boost lending

A woman from America has faced charges of conspiracy to murder the owner of a clothing shop located in Birmingham, alongside members of his community, upon appearing in a UK court. Aimee Betro from Wisconsin, had been arrested last year in Armenia over accusations she had faced from 8th September 2019. She is also charged… Continue reading US woman in court over Birmingham shop owner murder plot charge

A man who was convicted of murder has been recalled to prison for publishing rap music that boasts about his crime, according to the Probation Service. In 2009, Jake Fahri threw a large glass dish, which shattered and severed an artery in the neck of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen at a bakery in London. Fahri was… Continue reading Jimmy Mizen's killer Jake Fahri recalled to prison

After claiming that fresh evidence had cast doubt on their guilt, the convictions of three men who were incarcerated for a Troubles murder that they have always denied have been upheld. George Kirkpatrick and brothers Eric and Cyril Cullen were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Catholic teenager Francis Rice in May… Continue reading Francis Rice murder: 'Castlewellan three' have 1981 conviction upheld

Repair work is ongoing to restore water to over 8,000 homes following a burst pipe at a treatment plant. The incident took place on Wednesday night at Bryn Cowlyd Water Treatment Works in Dolgarrog, Conwy. About 40,000 homes are without water, leading to the closure of roughly 40 schools and numerous businesses. Water supply was… Continue reading Wales water updates: Burst pipe closes Conwy schools for second day

The deaths of two young people at Polmont Young Offenders Institution in 2018 could have been avoided but for a “catalogue of failures” in the system, a sheriff has found. Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, also known as William Lindsay, took their own lives in separate incidents at the Scottish facility. Both inmates… Continue reading Catalogue of failures led to young prisoner deaths at Polmont, says sheriff

Rachel Reeves has responded to recent criticism of her economic policies, insisting that other countries have also seen borrowing costs increase. The Chancellor’s comments follow figures released on Thursday that showed the UK economy grew by 0.1% in November, fuelling concern that growth could remain stagnant for some time to come. Despite criticism from businesses… Continue reading Rachel Reeves says she won't let critics get her down