Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

National Grid issues warning as UK braced for five days of snow and ice Daily Mirror says The National Grid ESO has fired up its emergency coal stations as the coldest night of the year so far beckons. A warning has been issued by the grid as the cold spell this evening could mean more energy is needed to keep Britain’s lights on. The ESO has confirmed that four of its five winter coal units…

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PM to outline plan to stop small boat migrant crossings A new law is set to go before Parliament on Tuesday aimed at introducing tough new measures to deter migrants from entering the UK on small boats. The Illegal Migration Bill will impose strict measures such as detaining and deporting anyone who enters the UK illegally and stopping them from claiming asylum or returning to the UK in the future. PM Rishi Sunak and Home…

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WhatsApp leaks: Hancock backed pressuring MP into voting for lockdown Leaked messages suggest that the former health secretary Matt Hancock supported the idea of using funding for a disability centre in a Tory MP’s constituency as leverage to persuade him to vote for the Covid tier system in England. The messages, sent on WhatsApp, show that Hancock agreed to put pressure on James Daly, the Conservative MP for Bury North if he failed to vote…

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