A fire in a building in London’s Soho has forced several closures in the area, including of Berwick Street. The fire was in a flat, and a man had to be rushed to hospital. An update on his condition has not been
The European Commission’s allocation of £783m worth of funding from a Brexit Adjustment Reserve makes the Republic the first and largest beneficiary of the reserve which has a total overall budget of €5.4 billion or £4.5bn. Aimed at helping Ireland’s economy in
The research discovered that UK households spend an average of £121 a week combined on petrol and electricity. This consumes 26 percent of the average Briton’s weekly salary. Logistics company Urbantz found that households in Finland have the most expensive fuel in
The Omicron variant was first reported two weeks ago, with cases now close to 340 across the whole of the UK. Professor Devi Sridhar, Chair of Global Public Health at Edinburgh University, said the coronavirus mutations will become a “dominant” strain within
The Met Police said the 44-year-old was detained on Sunday on suspicion of possession of an article for a purpose connected with terrorism, and collecting information of a kind likely to be useful for terrorism. The incident comes after a separate arrest
Arthur was left with an unsurvivable brain injury while in the sole care of his 32-year-old stepmother Emma Tustin. Tustin was jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years at Coventry Crown Court on Friday, after being convicted of murder
Nick Baggs, from Bristol, was looking forward to flying to Thailand to visit his girlfriend and children at the end of November. His plans took a drastic turn after the retailer lost his “Fit to Fly” PCR test, meaning he was unable
A statement was read out in the House of Commons to confirm that two reviews would take place into Arthur’s death and to assess child protection services in the Solihull area. At Coventry Crown Court on Friday Arthur’s stepmother, Emma Tustin, 32,
Today’s new Omicron cases take the total number to 336, sparking concern the latest variant could be spreading faster than previous various versions of coronavirus. Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed community transmission is taking place in the UK, saying he could not
The Scottish Government launched a campaign on Monday aimed at highlighting the damage caused by the stigma of problem drinking and drug use. Businesses and charities are being urged to replace “addict” with “person with problematic substance use” or “harmful alcohol use”.
Campaigners hope it will prevent Grade-II listed HMP Reading from being sold to housing developers. The anonymous Bristol street artist hopes to turn the Berkshire prison into a “refuge for art” with a possible £10million from the sale of a stencil he