Browsing: England news

BBC News says Around 4.7 million Covid vaccine doses – 4% of the total – ended up as wastage in England by the end of October 2021, a government report reveals.

The Trojan Horse Affair: The anger-inducing scandal the British media prefers to ignore and of the few articles out there – they all seem to agree, NTY got it wrong.

The Independent says Workers have started dismantling the Marble Arch mound after the tourist attraction was widely deemed an outrageous waste of money.

The Independent says Strikes by London Underground (LU) workers are to go ahead next week after talks failed to resolve a dispute over jobs, pensions and conditions.

The Guardian says A 7-square-metre microflat, cramming in a bed, toilet, shower, sink and a microwave tucked under the pillow, has sold for 80% above its minimum listing price at £90,000.

Sky News says People in England who test positive for COVID are no longer legally required to self-isolate.

Emma Raducanu stalker given 5-year restraining order and electronic tag after being found guilty of stalking US Open champ last month.

BBC News says fans and friends of music pioneer Jamal Edwards gathered at a vigil in west London to pay tribute to the 31-year-old.

The Guardian says The number of people homeless in England is predicted to jump by a third by 2024 as councils warn of a “tidal wave” of need caused by benefits freezes.

The Independent says a solicitor who injected supermarket food with his own blood causing almost half a million pounds worth of loss has denied guilt by reason of insanity.

The Metro says A man and woman who allegedly ate 12 burgers between them and left a restaurant without paying have been dubbed ‘Britain’s greediest couple’.

The Independent says An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 has struck the West Midlands. The quake was at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles) and hit 7km (4.3 miles) northwest of Birmingham.

The Metro says Sexual offence accusations against officers in the Metropolitan Police are believed to have hit a record high after claims doubled in the months following Sarah Everard’s murder.

Sky News says the last Covid restrictions in place will be removed from Thursday and free testing will end in England from 1 April, the PM has announced.

The Guardian says Millions of patients in England face dangerously long waits for mental health care unless ministers urgently draw up a recovery plan to tackle a “second pandemic”

BBC News says Boris Johnson says his “living with Covid” plan will return people’s freedom as he prepares to scrap the legal duty to self-isolate in England.

Sky News says people in England will no longer have to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus.

Sky News says A teenage boy has denied murdering 12-year-old Ava White in Liverpool city centre last year.

The Guardian says the east of England including London has been added to the red weather warning for wind issued by the Met Office because of Storm Eunice.

The Metro says The dad of a police officer was glassed and repeatedly stabbed in the head with a fork after he confronted some diners about them ‘insulting’ police, a court heard.

The Metro says a TikTok influencer and her mum are among five people charged with murder after a crash on a dual carriageway left two men dead.

The Metro says a massive power cut plunged parts of London and Hertfordshire into darkness tonight.

The Metro says a murder investigation has been launched after a fatal fight broke out at a hospital.

Sky News says police are searching for a sex offender who escaped from prison on Sunday morning – with the force warning he poses a “particular danger to women and young children”.

The Independent says Seven people have been rescued, four of them hospitalised, after a mezzanine floor collapsed at a bar and restaurant in Hackney, east London.