Author: David Pike

Paedophile headteacher Neil Foden may have abused children for more than 40 years ‘The police came to me… they said that there were over 20 other people who were in similar situations as myself’ https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/paedophile-headteacher-neil-foden-abused-30089824

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Sue Gray quits No 10 role as Starmer looks to reset The infamous Sue Gray is the trending news story in the UK today as the Labour chief of staff steps down after less than 3 months in the role. Gray will now become the Prime Minister’s envoy for the “regions and nations”, which will focus on keeping the UK together and devolution – it also comes with a…

Trending News Inspiration Papers News that Matters Impact on your life Good News Trending – Sue Gray quits No 10 role as Starmer looks to reset  Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks, pounds Gaza on Oct 7 Anniversary Who is Sue Gray? ‘Partygate’ civil servant takes up new Labour government role Previous Next Previous Next Sarah Wilkinson@swilkinsonbc Read More Palestinians must evacuate say the israelis to the new humanitarian 10-mile area in Al Mawasi, which we already…

Cloudy and windy in northern Scotland today with spells of rain. A mixture of sunny spells and showers elsewhere, which could be heavy at times, particularly in the south where thunderstorms are possible. Feeling warm in a sunnier spell. Tonight will see a band of heavy rain move into the southwest this evening with squally winds and thundery downpours in places. Clear spells elsewhere with some mist patches. Rain in northern Scotland. Source: Met Office

Monday’s front pages are dominated by two stories.

Tributes are paid to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in which 1,189 people were killed, including 815 civilians and 251 people taken hostage.

But many of the newspapers are leading on domestic politics, as chief of staff Sue Gray has quit her role – and will take up a new role in Starmer’s government. It comes following sleaze scandals following the new government – and conversations around Sue Gray’s pay.

One dead and three injured after explosion at block of flats in Alloa Emergency services called at about 6pm on Sunday to flats in Kellie Place, Police Scotland said. An explosion has ripped through a block of flats in Scotland, leaving one man dead and several others injured. Fire and emergency crews were called to Alloa amid reports of an explosion at a block of flats. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/07/one-dead-and-three-injured-after-explosion-at-block-of-flats-in-alloa

What are police doing to stop phone snatchers? Metro went on patrol to find out | UK News ‘Excuse me, please can you help me? My phone was just snatched off me, how do I get it back?’ A woman walked up to a group of four police officers on patrol on Oxford Street, making her the third person who has had her phone snatched in central London that day. It is a similar tune…

Inquest to open over deaths of patients treated by breast surgeon Ian Paterson One of UK’s largest ever inquests to begin at Birmingham and Solihull coroner’s court with cases of 62 people When Stuart Coyne received a letter to say his wife’s death, now 16 years ago, was being investigated to see if she had died unnecessarily after being operated on by the disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson, he was taken aback.“It was a shock; it…

Who is Sue Gray? ‘Partygate’ civil servant takes up new Labour government role Sue Gray, the former senior civil servant who rose to fame when she was handed responsibility for untangling the ‘Partygate‘ saga, has resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff and will take up a new role in government. Ms Gray said she was standing down because it had “become clear to me that intense commentary around my position risked becoming a…

Who is Morgan McSweeney? The Labour election guru replacing Sue Gray as chief of staff Labour election guru Morgan McSweeney will take over as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff after Sue Gray quit, citing fears she was “becoming a distraction” to the government. The ‘Partygate’ report author has been a high-profile figure in Sir Keir’s top team since she was appointed while Labour was in opposition last year. However, in recent weeks Sir Keir’s…

Kate Middleton’s touching conversation with cancer teen who has weeks left to live revealed – Royal family news Prince Harry laughs as young boy pulls his beard at WellChild awards in London. The teenager with a rare form of cancer who met the Princess of Wales as she returned to duty on Wednesday has revealed what was said during their touching conversation. Photographs of the meeting show Kate, 42, who recently finished chemotherapy, hugging Liz…

Help for thousands with condition that's killing too many people in Wales The screening age is being lowered to 50 years to catch a cancer that’s one of the most treatable https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/help-thousands-condition-thats-killing-30072082

Exact locations of mobile speed cameras in North and Mid Wales during October 2024 GoSafe has set out where its cameras will be operating this month https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/exact-locations-mobile-speed-cameras-30083115

Ancient Anglesey skill banned by Queen that thrived on one of UK's best beaches The tradition almost died out out – but is now making a comeback https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/ancient-anglesey-skill-banned-queen-30083620

Private firms exploited the system Almost all care homes forced to shut for breaches in England as a study finds more than 90% of facilities for children and 98% of those for adults that were closed down were run for profit. With a complete lack of due care for the patients and some devoid of any decent hygiene standards. As a result almost all the care homes shut down for endangering children or vulnerable adults…