Category: UK
Badenoch says she’s a ‘huge fan’ of Elon Musk, as other Tory leader candidates decline to praise him – UK politics live
the BBC is reporting. No one will be surprised. Despite being the richest person in the world, and a guest of honour at Rishi Sunak’s [more…]
Wifi suspended at big UK train stations after ‘cybersecurity incident’
Wifi networks at a number of train stations across the UK have been suspended after a “cybersecurity incident”. Nineteen stations including London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly [more…]
Home Office forced to release critical report on origins of Windrush scandal
The Home Office has been forced to release a suppressed report on the origins of the Windrush scandal by a tribunal judge who quoted George [more…]
Artists plead for activists who threw soup on a Van Gogh to be spared jail
More than 100 artists, curators and art historians are making a plea for two activists who hurled tomato soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers to be [more…]
Reeves pushes for OBR to upgrade growth forecasts amid planning reforms
Rachel Reeves is pushing for the UK’s tax and spending watchdog to upgrade its national growth forecasts to reflect the economic boost Labour says can [more…]
Yorkshire has lowest ratio of bank branches to people in UK, says Which?
Yorkshire has the lowest ratio of bank branches to people of anywhere in the UK after a wave of closures that has left many places [more…]
Women dying ‘unnecessarily’ of heart disease, say experts
Thousands of women are dying from heart disease worldwide because of the misconception that it is a “man’s disease”, doctors and scientists say. Cardiovascular disease [more…]
Keir Starmer heads to US for summit at UN as aides seek meetings with Harris and Trump
Keir Starmer is heading to the US for his third trip in three months, with aides pressing for meetings with the presidential candidates Kamala Harris [more…]
Five held on suspicion of murder of missing Yeovil man
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of a man who has been missing for a month. Michael [more…]
Former police leader allegedly made sexual remark about widow of PC Andrew Harper
The former leader of the Police Federation made a sexual remark about the widow of an officer killed while on duty shortly before meeting her, [more…]
