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Essex police visit journalist’s home over Tweets

Allison Pearson, a journalist at the Telegraph, recently found herself at the centre of a police investigation based on an allegation that one of...

RT winning ‘cognitive war’ – BBC boss

Tim Davie has told lawmakers that the British state broadcaster needs more money to compete with Russia and China. RT and Chinese media outlets are...

UK online censorship laws come into force

Britain could soon fine social media giants up to 10% of their annual earnings for failing to remove illegal content. Britain’s newest online censorship law...

Starmer voted ‘worst UK PM in modern history’ after only five months in the job

After just five months as UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been labelled the worst in modern history, according to a damning Ipsos...

UK government approves £3.6 billion Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire

The UK government has approved the £3.6 billion acquisition of Royal Mail’s parent company, International Distribution Services (IDS), by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP...

UK Green Energy advocate and Just Stop Oil donor accused of hypocrisy over lavish lifestyle

Dale Vince, a prominent UK Labour Party donor and supporter of Just Stop Oil, faced accusations of hypocrisy in a High Court divorce hearing,...

Buckingham Palace maid arrested after staff party spirals into chaos

A Buckingham Palace maid was arrested following a chaotic staff Christmas party at a bar in Victoria Street, London. The 24-year-old reportedly became aggressive, smashing...

Body found in search for missing former England rugby player

Northumbria Police have confirmed the discovery of a body believed to be former England rugby player Tom Voyce, 43, after his car was swept...

Family mourns death of young musician as community rallies to repatriate him

Samuel Bronnimann, a 25-year-old Kiwi musician living in Leeds, UK, was found dead on November 23 after allegedly taking unidentified pills. His death, ruled accidental...

Controversy surrounds key witness in Lucy Letby case as doctor’s past mistakes emerge

Fresh concerns have emerged regarding the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby, who is serving whole-life sentences for the murders of seven babies and attempted...

UK MPs vote to legalise assisted dying

Under the proposed legislation, terminally ill adults with less than six months to live would be given the right to pursue euthanasia. MPs have voted...

British rugby stars join concussion lawsuit

Former British and Irish Lions Lee Byrne and Phil Greening are among 390 rugby union players suing World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union (RFU),...

British MPs call for halt to Ukraine escalation

A group of senior UK lawmakers and public figures have urged Washington and London to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict. British politicians and...

BBC defends Women’s Footballer of the Year winner amid gender regulation controversy

Zambian footballer Barbra Banda, previously removed from the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) over gender eligibility concerns, has been named BBC Women's...

‘Shocking Insensitivity’: Sadiq Khan under fire over euthanasia ads on London Underground

Sadiq Khan's Transport for London (TfL) is facing backlash after a series of pro-assisted dying advertisements appeared prominently on the London Underground, sparking outrage...

Starmer condemned over ‘broken promises’ as petition for new UK election surges to 1.4 million

Just months after Keir Starmer’s sweeping General Election win public backlash has erupted, with over 1.4 million Britons signing a petition demanding another vote. Critics...

Mystery drones spotted over US bases in UK

One of the facilities is reportedly set to host American nuclear weapons. Multiple unidentified drones were detected near three major UK airbases, including RAF Lakenheath,...

Trans cops in the UK given authority to strip search female suspects

The British Transport Police (BTP) has sparked outrage by allowing biologically male transgender officers with gender recognition certificates (GRCs) to strip-search female suspects, a...

Blueprints for chaos: High-security UK prison maps leaked online

Detailed maps of high-security prisons in England and Wales have surfaced on the dark web, raising alarms among security officials. The leak, believed to be...

‘Absolute madness’: Welsh school leaflet tells kids men can have periods

A primary school in Wales has sparked outrage after distributing a leaflet to 11-year-olds, claiming that "men can have periods." Funded by the Vale of...

Norfolk village battles infestation of giant rats “the size of dogs”

Residents and holidaymakers in East Runton, Norfolk, are grappling with a severe rat infestation, with rodents described as "the size of dogs" taking over...

Jaguar suffers backlash over woke rebranding ad dubbed ‘Bud Light 2.0’

Luxury car maker Jaguar has sparked online backlash with a promotional video introducing its reimagined logo and slogan, "Copy Nothing." The ad, which features androgynous...

Volunteer Santa sacked over ‘anti-Labour’ posts in the UK

71-year-old pensioner Paul Cleary, known for volunteering as Santa Claus in his community, has been dismissed by the Wath-upon-Dearne Community Partnership over social media...

Woman jailed for role in global monkey torture ring blames fake syndrome

37-year-old Holly LeGresley from Kidderminster in the UK was sentenced to two years in prison for her involvement in a global monkey torture ring,...

‘Farage’ show crushes legacy media in primetime ratings battle

Elon Musk and Boris Johnson praised GB News after its primetime show Farage outperformed legacy media outlets BBC News and Sky News, drawing 130% and...

UK Legacy media outlet The Guardian quits X citing ‘racism’ and ‘conspiracy theories’

The Guardian announced it would cease posting on X, labelling it a “toxic media platform” for fostering “far-right conspiracy theories and racism." The British newspaper,...

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over sex abuse scandal and Church cover-up

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned following the release of the Makin Review, an independent investigation into abuses by the late John Smyth,...

UK court orders damages against journalist over Manchester Bombing claims

A UK court has ordered Richard Hall, a former television producer and investigative journalist, to pay £45,000 (USD $58,000) in damages to two survivors...

AI-generated portrait of famous UK mathematician sells for over USD $1 million

A portrait of Alan Turing created by Ai-Da, a humanoid robot artist, sold for $1,084,800 (£836,667) at Sotheby’s, far exceeding its estimated value of...

FA opens inquiry into Premier League club boss over allegations of sexual misconduct

The Football Association (FA) has launched a 'safeguarding inquiry' into a Premier League club boss following revelations from a UK state media investigation and...

Climate scam: UK Met Office accused of making up data from non-existent weather stations

Citizen journalist Ray Sanders of the Daily Sceptic has accused the UK Met Office of fabricating temperature data from over 100 non-existent weather stations,...

Tributes pour in for UK artist Sarah Cunningham as police confirm body found

Friends, family, and the UK art community are mourning the loss of 31-year-old-artist Sarah Cunningham after police discovered a body at Chalk Farm Underground...

Ex-NZ teacher accused of raping male students could avoid extradition from UK over ECHR rights

Former teacher Kevan Dooley, 69, who faces accusations of raping and molesting six male students in New Zealand, may escape extradition to face trial...

Snapchat tops list for UK child grooming cases

Snapchat has been identified as the most widely-used platform for online grooming, according to UK police data shared with the NSPCC, which reported over...

UK farmers slam Environment Secretary’s posh gumboots

UK Environment Secretary Steve Reed has faced a backlash from farmers after he was spotted wearing £420 (NZD $910) 'Le Chameau' gumboots, a luxury...

Kemi Badenoch chosen to lead UK Conservatives

Kemi Badenoch has made history by becoming the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK, taking the helm of...

UK NGO sued over US ‘election meddling’

The Center for Countering Digital Hate has been accused of FARA violations. The UK-based Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has colluded with Washington to...

UK charity adds LGBTQ flag to iconic remembrance poppy

The Royal British Legion has been accused of going “woke” after releasing an “inclusivity” pin. The release of an LGBTQ-themed poppy badge has triggered a...

‘Significant fire’ at UK nuclear shipyard

Two people have been hospitalised despite authorities claiming there is “no risk”. A “significant fire” has broken out at a nuclear submarine shipyard in northwest...

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months

British activist and filmmaker Tommy Robinson has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after airing a documentary that included allegations about a Syrian...

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