The UK territory’s proposal to investigate ‘alternative forms of governance’ provoked international headlines, but what’s actually going on?
Author: David Pike
Wrexham nurse sacked after death of secret lover patient in car park Penelope Williams, a nurse who didn’t call an ambulance after a patient she was having an affair with collapsed and died, has been sacked. Williams had been having a secret relationship with the man, known as Patient A. In January 2022, the pair met up late at night in a hospital car park. Patient A was found unresponsive with his trousers down and…
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‘I’m dreading the next hot spell because I just know the flies will be all over the house and we won’t be able to open the windows. Summer will be hell.’
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Tuesday’s front pages focus heavily on the high cost of living in the UK – in particular, accusations that supermarkets have been charging drivers filling up at the pumps 6p per litre more than they should have been last year. Many of the papers feature images from day 1 of Wimbledon after a day of high action, rain and drama. Cost of living pressures The Telegraph leads with supermarkets…
‘Mrs Williams’ actions were significant departures from the standards expected of a registered nurse, and are fundamentally incompatible with her remaining on the register.’
The leader of Orkney Islands Council says they’ve been failed by UK and Scottish governments.
The body of Kevin Downes, 36, was discovered last week in River Roch in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
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‘Every day the trust ebbs away. The average working person feels they are being let down by the police, and this is just one example.
Hottest June kills UK fish and threatens insects The UK recorded its hottest June on record which was so hot it caused unprecedented deaths of fish in rivers and disturbed insects and plants, environment groups have warned. Nature is being “pounded by extreme weather without a chance to recover”, the Wildlife Trusts said. The Met Office will say later on Monday if the high temperatures were linked to climate change. Water UK said people also…
Crucifix returned from England to France after 107 years A cross has been returned to France after more than 107 years in an English church. A group of people travelled more than 300 miles from England to France to return the crucifix retrieved from the rubble of a church in WW1. The cross came from the church of Doingt-Flamicourt, which was destroyed during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. It is believed that the…
Gemma Germeney died at the scene, while Lilly and Oliver Peden died later in hospital.
Drivers are being warned to expect hour-long delays.
‘If they had put him in an ID parade in front of me at the time I would have picked him out 100%.’
The ivy grows at an impressive rate of six inches per month, sprouting new shoots which need pinning up every day.
Security staff detained a man at the scene and he was later arrested.
South Yorkshire Police were at the address of a suspect, with taser guns pointed at the door, when the XL bully ran towards them.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Sunday’s front pages cover a variety of topics. Several of the papers feature an image of Prince George with his father Prince William and PM Rishi Sunak watching the Ashes at Lords. Sundays papers The Sunday Telegraph leads on the French protests. The paper says President Macron dispatched the elite police tactical unit to Marseille, as the protesting continues. The paper quotes one police union as saying clashes on…
A decade of protest, celebration, and showing ‘we exist’.
Iran’s IRGC is often compared to ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah.
The assault on a prisoner is one of dozens of violent attacks over 12 months at HMP Frankland.
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Maya Forstater was awarded the six-figure payout after an employment tribunal found she experienced discrimination and victimisation at work.
Leonardo Reid was found wounded in Elthorne Road, Islington, shortly after 11.30pm on Thursday.