British Isles

'United at Christmas': football club launches original carol

21 Dec 2023
Cambridge United Football Club, inspired by Baptist minister and fan Simon Cragg, has introduced an official club carol titled 'United at Christmas' to connect football enthusiasts with the teachings of Jesus. This unique…

Teenagers found guilty of transgender schoolgirl Brianna Ghey's murder

21 Dec 2023
Two teenagers, aged 16, were convicted of murdering 16-year-old transgender girl Brianna Ghey in Cheshire. Brianna was lured to Linear Park and stabbed 28 times. The assailants, a boy and a girl, were…

Falling inflation could boost the housing market – but there’s a catch

21 Dec 2023
The Bank of England's interest rate hikes, aimed at reducing inflation, have led to a slowdown in the UK housing market. Recent data reveals a significant drop in house prices, the largest since…

Mordaunt says Boris’s messages vanished from her phone

21 Dec 2023
Penny Mordaunt, a UK cabinet minister, has revealed that her WhatsApp conversations with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, relating to Covid, were mysteriously deleted from her phone. She provided this information in her…

NHS leader: junior doctors’ strikes could lead to tipping point

21 Dec 2023
Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has warned that upcoming strikes by junior doctors could push the NHS to a tipping point early in the new year. The strikes coincide with…

Police to run face recognition searches on 50m driving licence holders

21 Dec 2023
The UK government is introducing a law allowing police to run facial recognition searches on a database of fifty million driving licence holders. This change, part of a new criminal justice bill, will…

Stormont talks: Sir Jeffrey tiptoeing his way to a deal?

14 Dec 2023
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP leader, seems to be cautiously moving towards a deal that could see his party return to Stormont. He acknowledges the final stages of negotiation as the most challenging,…

A&E waits grow as packed hospitals brace for tough winter

14 Dec 2023
The NHS is confronting escalating A&E wait times as it faces one of its most difficult winters. In England, only 69.7% of patients were seen within the four-hour target last month. Ambulance delays…

Interest rate held at 5.25% for third time by Bank of England

14 Dec 2023
The Bank of England has maintained its interest rate at 5.25% for the third consecutive meeting. This decision reflects the Bank's stance that borrowing costs need to remain high for an extended period…

Charities' anger as government 'downgrades' disabilities minister role

14 Dec 2023
Charities have expressed outrage as the Government demoted the disability minister role - during Disability History Month. The vacancy arose when Tom Pursglove became legal migration minister. Mims Davies, the new appointee, will…
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