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.

UK weather live: Tornado alert issued as heavy rain and thunderstorms strike amid Met Office warnings Warnings of flooding and even brief tornadoes have been issued for parts of the UK as heavy rain begins to lash down on many regions of the country. The Met Office a more severe amber alert is also active for a central region of England – including Birmingham, Worcester, Leicester and Peterborough – with rain likely to cause flooding…

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Keir Starmer UN speech – live: PM meets with Donald Trump for first time at two-hour dinner Sir Keir Starmer met Donald Trump for the first time as the two men sat down for a two-hour dinner meeting in New York on Thursday night. The PM and Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with the former president before flying back to the UK. Topics discussed included the importance of retaining the close partnership between the UK…

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Shetland star Douglas Henshall talks about quitting the show The Glasgow-born actor said he had departed the series partly because he did not want to “keep coming back and taking the pay cheque” when he knew his role should be coming to an end. Henshall debuted in the role of DI Jimmy Perez on BBC One in 2013 in the first TV adaptation of the award-winning novels by crime writer Ann Cleeves. The upcoming seventh…

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Martin Compston and Gordon Smart launch Restless Natives: The Podcast The audio show will hear the Scots star and former Scottish Sun editor, Gordon Smart, who have known each other for 15 years, talk about friendship, family and the experiences they have encountered in their respective careers. They will explore the topic of fame, coping as parents and husbands in the film and media industries, and reveal their “masterplan” to launch their own business. The…

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Glasgow actress Sharon Rooney speaks about starring in Barbie film The 33-year-old, who has starred in My Mad Fat Diary and Two Doors Down, will join the likes of Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie in the live-action romantic comedy, which is due to be released in July 2023. Speaking about her busy schedule on Go Radio, Rooney revealed that she has another secret project soon after wrapping filming. She told hosts Grado and Crofty: “I’ve just finished…

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Trending News Inspiration Papers News that Matters Impact on your life Good News Trending – Starmer speaks at the Labour Party conference – ‘I’ll fix Britain’ Boy, 15, stabbed to death is named for the first time as two men are arrested Israel heavily bombing Lebanon as Britons urged to leave Previous Next Previous Next Sarah@sahouraxo Read More Israel killed these three Lebanese teachers in South Lebanon today. Assal Rad@AssalRad Read More Look at this…

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Reeves pushes for OBR to upgrade growth forecasts amid planning reforms Chancellor hopes to open up more spending headroom in budget by arguing changes could drive up growth. Rachel Reeves is pushing for the UK’s tax and spending watchdog to upgrade its national growth forecasts to reflect the economic boost Labour says can be achieved from its blitz of planning reforms. In a development that could open up additional spending headroom for the chancellor before…

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One in four Black men in the UK refused prostate cancer test by their GP, survey finds Findings are despite black men being twice as likely to develop the disease than the overall adult male population. Pharmacy closures in England threaten plan to use them instead of GPs for some care One in four black men in the UK have been refused a prostate cancer test by their GP despite having twice the risk of…

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Pharmacy closures in England threaten plan to use them instead of GPs for some care Pharmacy closures in England are causing serious concern for GPs. The closure of hundreds of outlets hitting rural areas, older people and deprived communities hardest, according to Healthwatch in England news. High street pharmacies are closing at such an alarming rate that it threatens the drive to use them instead of GPs to care for millions of people, the NHS…

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£1bn Shotton Mill Project aims to revolutionise UK recycling A £1bn redevelopment of the former Shotton Paper Mill in Flintshire could “completely transform recycling levels in the UK,” according to its owner, Turkish firm Eren Holding. The ambitious project is set to turn the site into one of the largest cardboard and tissue production facilities in the country, with operations expected to begin next year. Currently, up to 2,000 contractors are working to transform the…

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Keir Starmer UN Speech – LIVE: PM tells Israel ‘no more excuses’ and calls on Hamas to ‘let the hostages go’ Union members stage protest ahead of Labour winter fuel allowance debate at the party conference in Liverpool Sir Keir Starmer has delivered his first speech as prime minister to world leaders at the United Nations in the US after leaving the Labour Party conference. He used his address to the UN Security Council to…

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Post Office hero Sir Alan Bates awarded knighthood at Windsor Castle Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThe subpostmaster who exposed the Post Office Horizon IT scandal received a knighthood at Windsor Castle on Wednesday.Sir Alan Bates, 70, led a decades-long campaign to expose the national scandal, which saw more than 700 subpostmasters prosecuted…

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Mother-of-five dies after suspected cosmetic procedure as two arrested Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailTwo people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a mother-of-five died following a suspected cosmetic procedure.Alice Webb, 33, died at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning after she fell unwell and was taken…

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Janey Godley shares health update with Twitter users from outside Glasgow cafe Godley has openly documented her health journey since being diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer last year. Sitting outside Eusebi’s Deli with her dog, the comedian addresses her Twitter followers directly while sipping a coffee in her latest update. She said: “I have to be incredibly grateful that I got a clear scan the last time I got scanned. “But, I’m also very very…

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Unions suspend strikes that were due to shut Scots schools and nurseries next week after huge pay deal offer The local authority group COSLA has been thrashing out a new deal today which will mean a bigger pay rise than the 5% that has already been rejected. It means the lowest paid are getting a flat rate offer of £2,000  – an pay rise  worth around 10-11 per cent. Union leaders say COSLA found more money to top up the pay…

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