Category: News
Government seeks Whitehall ‘startup’ culture with tech worker secondments
Tech employees will be seconded to work in Whitehall for year-long stints to help the UK government function “more like a startup” under plans to [more…]
Cleanup begins after damage brought by Storm Darragh, which left two men dead
A cleanup operation is under way across the UK as communities survey the damage brought by Storm Darragh, which killed two people over the weekend. [more…]
Police offer £50k reward to find killer of Greater Manchester schoolgirl in 1984
Police have offered a £50,000 reward as a new appeal for information is launched over the murder of a schoolgirl in Greater Manchester 40 years [more…]
Keir Starmer welcomes collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s ‘barbaric regime’
Keir Starmer has welcomed the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s “barbaric regime” in Syria and called for civilians to be protected after rebel forces took control [more…]
Undercover officer denies role in arson attack on Debenhams in 1987
An undercover police officer has denied that he set fire to a high street department store while masquerading as an animal rights campaigner, a public [more…]
Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama wins election
Ghana’s former president John Dramani Mahama has won a historic comeback election victory after voters appeared to punish the ruling New Patriotic party over its [more…]
South Korea arrests ex-defence minister after failed martial law attempt – reports
South Korean prosecutors have arrested ex-defence minister Kim Yong-hyun over his alleged role in President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law on Tuesday, local [more…]
Winter fuel crisis: one million elderly already skipping meals and applications system ‘overwhelmed’
The row over the government’s decision to slash winter fuel payments is set to be reignited after new evidence revealed that more than 1 million [more…]
Storm Darragh havoc isn’t over yet as strong winds continue across UK
James Woodbine was woken up by Storm Darragh at 5am, roughly the time the power cut began. His 300-year-old cottage is at the top of [more…]
Smashed Ebenezer Scrooge gravestone swiftly repaired free of charge
A gravestone for Ebenezer Scrooge in Shrewsbury that was smashed to bits has been repaired for free, in what the vicar has described as a [more…]
