Tag: UK News

New regulations mean that mobile, broadband, and pay TV firms cannot initiate unexpected price increases during the course of a customer’s contract. Prior to agreeing to a contract, suppliers must inform customers “in pounds and pence” about any future price increases and when they will occur. The move comes in response to rising customer complaints… Continue reading Banned: Surprise mobile mid-contract price rises

Katie Allan, a young woman who was 21 years old when she ended her life while incarcerated in Polmont Young Offenders Institution, was destroyed by a justice system meant to keep her safe, according to her brother Scott Allan. Katie was three months into a 16-month prison sentence for drink driving when she was found… Continue reading Brother's anger over Katie Allan's death at young offenders unit

Residents of Pontfadog, a small village in the Ceiriog Valley, Wales, have created a new tourist attraction to draw attention to the area’s deteriorating road conditions. Pothole Land is a satirical response to what many locals feel is the failure of Wrexham Borough Council to maintain the roads in and around the village. At the… Continue reading Wrexham village residents make tourist attraction of potholes

A woman from the United States will be charged with conspiracy to murder a shop owner in Birmingham, says the Crown Prosecution Service. Aimee Betro is said to have played a role in the plot to murder the clothing store owner and members of his family in September 2019. She will also be charged in… Continue reading US woman to face Birmingham shop owner murder plot charge

Lisa Blackwell, an emergency department nurse at Chesterfield Hospital in Derbyshire, pleads for more oxygen as three ambulances are about to arrive at the already overburdened facility. Despite being a state-of-the-art A&E unit, it is struggling to keep up with the volume of patients it serves. BBC News recorded numerous instances where all 22 cubicles… Continue reading 'There's no dignity in this' – A&E under pressure

A man who subjected his partner to psychological and physical abuse before she took her own life has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail. Kiena Dawes, a mother of one, was just 23 years old when she died by suicide on a railway line in Lancashire on July 22nd, 2022. In a note on… Continue reading Kiena Dawes: Man who abused mum before she took own life jailed

A tragic event unfolded in County Antrim when a man lost his life following a collision between a motorbike and a lorry. The accident happened on Thursday morning at approximately 09:35 GMT, near the town of Antrim, on the Steeple Road. The motorcyclist did not survive the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene… Continue reading Antrim: Motorcyclist dies following crash

The United Kingdom’s Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, has announced a series of measures aimed at tackling grooming gangs, including a nationwide review of evidence and five government-backed local inquiries. All of the latter would be led and controlled by each area’s local authority and would not have the powers necessary to compel witnesses to attend… Continue reading Yvette Cooper announces inquiries into grooming gangs

In response to the first set of recommendations from the ongoing Covid-19 inquiry, emergency service teams, local councils, and government officials in the UK will participate in a multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise. Thousands of people across various parts of the country will take part in the test, likely to be held in the autumn. The… Continue reading Government to lead UK emergency pandemic exercise in autumn

Thames Valley Police’s Chief Constable Jason Hogg has been suspended following allegations of gross misconduct. The Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) announced that it is investigating Mr Hogg for potential breaches of the professional code of conduct, specifically concerns that he failed to adequately investigate allegations around sensitive police information from 2016 to 2020. The IOPC… Continue reading Thames Valley Police chief suspended for alleged gross misconduct