Category: UK
No 10 defends decision to change name of HMS Agincourt submarine
Downing Street has defended the government’s decision to change the name of a new attack submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, after critics accused [more…]
Miliband tells MPs UK needs to ‘speed up, not slow down’ in net zero drive – UK politics live
he was forced to deny that he was considering resigning over the government’s decision to back a third runway at Heathrow. And Rachel Reeves, the [more…]
Scottish child abuse gang members jailed for between eight and 20 years
Seven people involved in a Scottish child abuse ring that plumbed “the depths of human depravity” have been jailed for minimum terms ranging from eight [more…]
UK weather: major incident declared in Somerset as storms bring flooding
A major incident has been declared in Somerset after more than 100 people were evacuated from their homes because of flooding, while roads were blocked, [more…]
Water companies in England ‘use greenwashing playbook to hide environmental harm’
Water companies are adopting disinformation tactics similar to those used by the fossil fuel and tobacco industries with the widespread use of greenwashing to downplay [more…]
Protests by fruit pickers and farmers put spotlight on price of cheap food in UK
This is a tale of two countrysides. One was featured prominently on Saturday by broadcasters as farmers held demonstrations throughout the UK against inheritance tax [more…]
Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk rebuked by watchdog over failure to disclose payments to UK health groups
The pharmaceutical watchdog has reprimanded Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk for failing to correctly disclose dozens of payments to the UK health sector as it sought [more…]
Starmer doing a ‘very good job’ says Trump ahead of planned call between the two leaders
President Donald Trump has praised British prime minister Keir Starmer’s leadership, telling reporters on Saturday his UK counterpart has “done a very good job” and [more…]
About 40,000 people in Scotland still without power after Storm Éowyn
About 40,000 people in Scotland remained without electricity on Saturday night in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn and some may have to wait several days [more…]
Police did not think Axel Rudakubana would be radicalised, says leaked report
Counter-terrorism officers did not believe Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was “in danger of being radicalised”, leaks from a Home Office report have revealed. The Prevent [more…]
