Category: UK
Man dies after alleged assault at Southwark tube station in London
A man has died after allegedly being assaulted at a London Underground station, British Transport Police (BTP) said. The victim, currently identified only as a [more…]
Keir Starmer warns of tough times ahead to fix ‘Tory ruins’
British people will have to endure even worse economic and social pressures in the months to come as the Labour government takes “unpopular decisions” to [more…]
Victims of UK’s infected blood scandal to start receiving payouts by end of year
A new authority set up to properly compensate the victims and families of the infected blood scandal is due to start making payments by the [more…]
‘It felt like it was plucked out of thin air’: how rape trial was derailed by sexsomnia claim
Thirteen days before her alleged rapist was due to stand trial, Jade McCrossen-Nethercott received devastating news. After three years of waiting, the Crown Prosecution Service [more…]
Unite calls for 1% wealth tax on super-rich to fund UK public sector pay rises
Britain’s second biggest trade union is calling on the new Labour government to introduce an emergency 1% wealth tax on the assets of the super-rich [more…]
Fraser Group seeks approval for Mike Ashley to cash in £585m in possible buyback deal
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is seeking approval for the billionaire entrepreneur to cash in £585m of shares which could be bought back by the company [more…]
Thousands of British Steel jobs could go by Christmas, union warns
Thousands of workers could be laid off before Christmas amid concerns that British Steel is preparing to bring forward plans to close its blast furnaces [more…]
UK must curb rise in racist hate speech by politicians and public figures, UN says
The UK must act to curb a sharp increase in the use of racist hate speech by British politicians and high-profile public figures, a UN [more…]
Which benefits are available to vulnerable people under Labour?
Labour backbenchers are warning that millions of vulnerable people will face a “cruel winter” amid rising energy prices and a reduction in benefits, including the [more…]
Millions facing ‘cruel winter’ without fuel payments, Labour MPs warn
Millions of vulnerable people face a “cruel winter” owing to a combination of rising energy costs and government cuts to welfare schemes, Labour MPs and [more…]
