Author: David Pike

Boy, 14, dies after going into River Tyne in Ovingham There is no bias in the title provided. A 14-year-old boy has died and a 13-year-old boy is in a critical condition after getting into difficulty in the River Tyne at Ovingham. A huge search operation had been underway for the two teenagers after they went missing on Saturday afternoon. Northumbria Police said it was alerted to the youngsters going into the water near Ovingham…

Tearful WW2 veteran recalls being captured weeks after D-Day There is no bias in the title provided. A Second World War veteran who was captured as a prisoner of war just weeks after D-Day and was forced to march hundreds of miles was brought to tears as he remembered being reunited with his mother 10 months later. Ken Hay almost did not make it back home to Barking when he “lay down to die” as…

Families beg for end to IPP scandal as Lords vote on reforms to indeterminate sentences There is no bias in the title provided. The House of Lords is set to vote on a series of measures to help prisoners languishing in jail under “unjust” indeterminate sentences as families beg: “Put an end to this.” Campaigners have warned that reforms are a matter of life and death for inmates trapped under imprisonment for public protection (IPP)…

Europe’s far right groups launch unofficial campaign for the European Union elections There is no bias in the title provided Europe’s far-right political parties unofficially launched their campaign Sunday for European Union elections in Spain with strong messages against illegal migration and the bloc’s climate policy while declaring their support for Israel in its war against Hamas. French National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen and Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tried to rally voters…

Trust in Post Office plummets following outrage over Horizon scandal, polling finds There is no bias in the title provided. The Post Office has plummeted from its position as Britain’s sixth-most-trusted financial, banking and insurance brand to 135th in the space of just 12 months amid public outcry over the Horizon IT scandal, new polling suggests. The company is now at risk of losing a third of its “heartland” older customer base, the study found,…

Jim Ratcliffe predicts how Keir Starmer will perform as prime minister | News There is no bias in the original title provided. Sir Jim Ratcliffe believes Sir Keir Starmer “will do a very good job of running the country” if he wins the general election. The Ineos founder and Manchester United co-owner suggested that the Conservatives have had a “good run” but that “most of the country probably feels it’s time for a change.” “I’m…

Starmer quizzed on policies for ‘discrimination against bald blokes’ | News There is no bias in the title provided. Sir Keir Starmer was quizzed on his policies for “discrimination against bald blokes” during an appearance on Sunday Brunch. The Labour leader showed off his cooking skills by making tandoori salmon, before sitting down with hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer. “Final question, do you have anything on discrimination against bald blokes?” a cheeky Tim asked.…

London busker has perfect response to passer-by berating her on street | Lifestyle There is no bias in the title provided. A harpist busking on the streets of London expertly shut down a furious bypasser who wrongly accused her of begging. The performer, known on TikTok as @Robyn.hearts.harp, was repeatedly asked if she had permission to be playing on the streets of Harrow, northwest London, before the woman threatened to report her to the local…

Brexit row erupts over control of Gibraltar’s border There is no original title provided. The Brexiteer promise of stronger sovereignty has failed and is instead leading to a loss of control of British territories, MPs have warned. The claim has come ahead of a showdown on Monday between David Cameron and members of the Commons European scrutiny committee over a planned treaty for Gibraltar. The governments of Gibraltar and the UK are close to agreeing…

Firefighters battle raging flames after bus catches fire in london | News There is no bias in the original title provided. A London bus was engulfed by flames and reduced to a blackened shell as dozens of firefighters rushed to put out the blaze on Saturday 18 May.Five fire engines and 30 firefighters scrambled to the scene in Twickenham, south west London, at around 1.30pm as black smoke billowed into the air.All passengers and the…

Jeremy Hunt says £10bn infected blood scandal compensation will fulfil vow to constituent a decade ago There is no bias in the original title provided. Compensation for the victims of the infected blood fiasco, expected to top £10 billion, will fulfil a promise Jeremy Hunt made to a constituent a decade ago, he has declared. The chancellor also called the scandal the worst of his lifetime as he indicated he would be open to a…

Archbishop of Canterbury criticises two-child benefit cap as ‘cruel’ There is no bias in the original title provided. The Archbishop of Canterbury has slammed the two-child benefit cap as “cruel” and urged prime minister Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer to commit to scrapping it. Justin Welby said the limit, which restricts child benefit entitlement to two children per household, was neither “moral nor necessary” and it fell short of “our values as a society”.…

British companies should ditch political activism, says Kemi Badenoch There is no bias in the title provided. British companies should ditch political activism and focus on delivering goods and services for customers, the UK’s business secretary has said. Kemi Badenoch, who also works as Britain’s equalities minister, said there was a “creeping politicisation” of businesses and claimed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives did more to divide than unify people. It comes as 50 per…

Devon water crisis – live: Residents no longer have to boil drinking water, supplier South West Water says amid parasite outbreak There is no original title provided to identify any biased words or phrases. South West Water: ‘Boil water’ warning lifted for most homes across Devon after parasite outbreak Thousands of households in Devon can now use their tap water safely after a waterborne disease caused by a microscopic parasite led to more than 100 residents…

Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters march in London and call for ceasefire There is no bias in the title provided. Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators took to the streets of London on Saturday to demand a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The march marked the 76th anniversary of what Palestinians call the Nakba – the Arabic word for catastrophe – which refers to the mass displacement of people after the creation of Israel in 1948. Seven arrests…

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week There is no bias in the title provided Labour has pledged to introduce shared NHS waiting lists to deliver an extra 40,000 appointments a week and improve healthcare. Hospitals would be forced to run evening and weekend surgeries, with staff and resources pooled across a region under the plans. Patients would also be offered appointments at nearby hospitals to avoid waiting times at their local one, allowing…

Search underway for two teenagers missing after entering the Tyne in Ovingham There is no bias in the title provided. A huge search operation is underway for two teenagers after they went missing in the River Tyne on Saturday afternoon. The youngsters went into the water near Ovingham Bridge, Northumberland, at around 3.30pm, Northumbria Police said. Emergency services including ambulance, police and fire and rescue crews are currently at the scene. A Northumbria Police spokesperson…

Extraordinary moment woman playing harp on High Street is berated by-passer by who threatens to report her There is no bias in the title provided. A harpist busking on the streets of London endured a bizarre encounter when she came under fire from a furious bypasser who wrongly accused her of begging. The street performer, who is known on TikTok as @Robyn.hearts.harp, was repeatedly asked if she had permission to be playing on the streets…

Thousands gather across UK to demand clean rivers, beaches and lakes There is no bias in the title provided. Thousands of people across the UK gathered at beaches, rivers and lakes on Saturday to demand change in the country’s water pollution levels. Protesters gathered at swimming spots from West Pier in Brighton to Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth following reports that millions of litres of raw sewage were pumped into Windermere in the Lake District for…

London bus destroyed after being engulfed by huge fire on suburban street There is no bias in the title provided. A London bus was engulfed by flames and reduced to a blackened shell as dozens of firefighters rushed to put out the blaze on Saturday. Five fire engines and 30 firefighters scrambled to the scene in Twickenham, southwest London, at around 1.30pm as black smoke billowed into the air. Crews from Twickenham, Heston and Kingston…

Hundreds of asylum seekers moved off Bibby Stockholm and Wethersfield RAF base in last three months There is no bias in the title provided. Rishi Sunak’s flagship sites to house asylum seekers have been criticised as eye-wateringly expensive, badly run and unsuitable – and now The Independent can reveal that hundreds of migrants have moved out. More than 400 asylum seekers have left RAF Wethersfield in Essex and the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset in…

Northern Lights: Will you be able to see Aurora Borealis tonight in the UK? There is no bias in the title provided. Last weekend people across the UK could look up at the sky and see the colourful strobes of the Northern Lights. The rare phenomenon, known as the Aurora Borealis, was captured in photographs taken from across the country including Essex, Suffolk, Whitley Bay and Liverpool. Large swathes of the sky lit up purple…

Sewage alerts across UK mapped after ‘millions’ of litres dumped into Lake Windermere beauty spot There is no bias in the title provided. After a report found that ‘millions’ of litres of untreated sewage was illegally discharged into Lake Windermere, campaigners have raised concerns about the levels of pollution in British waters. Raw sewage was pumped into the Unesco world heritage site for nearly 10 hours in February after a telecommunication failure at a pumping…

London bus erupts in flames in Twickenham as firefighters tackle blaze | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. A bus burst into a huge fireball in southwest London this afternoon. Footage posted to social media shows the London Fire Brigade battling to bring the massive blaze under control. Thick plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing from the single decker in Twickenham. Fortunately it appears that nobody was injured. Traffic…

Northern Lights will be visible from UK more frequently, space forecaster says There is no bias in the title provided The pink and green strobes of the northern lights could return to UK skies soon, meteorologists have said. The rare phenomenon could be seen throughout the UK and as far south as France last Friday and Saturday night following a severe solar storm. Breathtaking pictures displaying the colourful bands of light, technically known as the…