Author: David Pike

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…

Brixham: Inside the ‘blacklisted’ picture perfect harbour town facing a dirty water crisis There is no bias in the title provided. “Beautiful, isn’t it”, calls over a tourist wearing a bright blue “I love Devon” t-shirt. And as I stand in Brixham harbour looking up at the rows of pretty ice-cream-colour homes in the warm lunchtime sunshine, it’s hard to disagree. Since the 19th century, this quintessential harbour town has justifiably become a hotspot for…

Teachers could get protection against blasphemy claims under new laws There is no bias in the title provided. Teachers could be given protection from claims of blasphemy under proposals reportedly set out in a new government-commissioned report. According to The Times, the report will urge the Department for Education (DfE) to issue schools with statutory guidance to protect teachers’ freedom of expression – including that schools should not automatically suspend teachers over blasphemy claims. It…

This London street has been named one of the world’s most beautiful There is no original title provided to identify any biased words or phrases. From world-famous museums to energetic pubs on street corners bustling with the sound of chatter, London is famous for many things. Now, one street has been named one of the most beautiful in the world. And no, it’s not in Elephant and Castle – but Portobello Road in West London.…

Rebecca Joynes trial: How maths teacher with dream job became sexual predator who groomed her pupils There is no bias in the title provided. Rebecca Joynes was overjoyed to land her “dream job” when she became a teacher in a secondary school. But six years later, her career is in ruins and she faces the prospect of a prison sentence. Branded a “predator” after abusing her position of trust to have sex with two pupils,…

Infections in Devon parasite outbreak to keep rising for weeks, public health boss warns There is no bias in the title provided. The number of people infected with a waterborne disease following a parasite outbreak in south Devon is likely to increase for up to two weeks, a public health boss has warned. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Friday that 46 cases of cryptosporidium, a disease that can cause unpleasant symptoms such…

Sainsbury’s staff beat up shoplifter after dragging him into back room | UK News There is no bias in the title provided. This is the moment Sainsbury’s staff drag a suspected shoplifter into a backroom and repeatedly kick him as he lies on the floor. A shocked customer filmed the incident, which happened at a branch in Mile End Road, Tower Hamlets, London. One staff member can be heard shouting ‘stay the f*** down’ as…

Labour MP shares how Starmer reacted when she ‘felt sorry’ for Sunak | News There is no bias in the title provided. Jess Phillips has revealed Sir Keir Starmer told her to “f*** off” when she expressed sympathy for Rishi Sunak. During an appearance on Have I Got News for You on Friday 17 May, the Labour MP was asked if Sir Keir “is as much of a laugh as he seems” by host Jason…

Family pay tribute to ‘gorgeous’ toddler killed in Land Rover crash outside church There is no bias in the original title provided. The devastated family of a “beautiful” baby girl killed in a horror crash with a Land Rover in a church car park have paid tribute. Ivy Mae Ross, 1, was struck in the car park of Plymouth Brethren church in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, at around 7.45pm on Wednesday. In a statement issued by Police…

What I Rent: ‘I pay £1,925 for a one-bed flat but it revived my social life after divorce’ There is no bias in the original title provided. Welcome back to What I Rent – Metro’s tenant diary series that explores what renting is like in the UK and further afield. Last week, we chatted to 43-year-old Lorelei Mathias who owns her mermaid-themed one-bed in Brighton. Lorelei uses this as her writing retreat, a quiet getaway from the hustle and bustle…

Jeremy Hunt launches Tory fightback over Labour’s ‘disgraceful, fake news, lie’ There is no bias in the title provided. Jeremy Hunt accused Labour of telling “a lie” about Tory tax plans as he launched his party’s fightback in the week that saw the starting gun fired for the election campaign. In an unusually fiery speech, the chancellor claimed that Labour’s attempt to scare voters about the future of the state pension was “disgraceful”. He also…