Browsing: UK News

Cliff Notes Pope Francis returned to the Vatican after a 38-day hospital stay due to pneumonia, marking the longest hospitalisation of his papacy. He greeted…

Average families in the UK could be £1,400 a year worse off by April 2030, largely due to frozen tax thresholds, rising housing costs, and declining real earnings.

Rene Graham, a 15-year-old, was shot dead in Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park during a Notting Hill Carnival warm-up event on 21 July 2024, prompting his mother to call for public assistance in the ongoing investigation.

Cliff Notes – Missing inmate found three days after motorway escape Jamie Cooper, 33, escaped from a prison van on the M55 motorway near Catforth…

Cliff Notes Harrods’ lawyers are offering settlements of up to £200,000 to sexual abuse victims of former owner Mohamed al Fayed, based on whether claimants…

Cliff Notes Andrew and Tristan Tate are under investigation in Romania for allegations including human trafficking and organised crime, which they vehemently deny. After arriving…

Heathrow Airport is resuming operations following a significant power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electrical substation, which resulted in over 1,000 flight cancellations and major disruptions for approximately 290,000 passengers.

Cliff Notes A coroner concluded that inadequate medical care from midwives led to the death of baby Ida Lock, who suffered a brain injury from…

Cliff Notes Heathrow Airport has resumed limited operations following a substantial fire at a nearby electrical substation, which disrupted travel for approximately 200,000 passengers and…

Cliff Notes – Serious vulnerabilities infrastructure Heathrow airport back open but still not fully operational. An electrical substation fire led to the shutdown of Heathrow…

Cliff Notes Murder arrest after woman in her 40s dies in Clacton in Essex. A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of…

Cliff Notes – 3 teens charged with rape of girl in Manchester Three teenage boys, aged 13, 14, and 15, have been charged with multiple…

Cliff Notes – Love Island star wins appeal against prison sentence Jack Fincham wins appeal against prison sentence for dangerous dog offences He successfully appealed…

Cliff Notes – Man arrested after police discover explosive chemicals A 28-year-old man has been arrested in St Leonards On Sea after police uncovered life-threatening…

Palestine Solidarity Campaign – West London branch gathered outside Ealing Town Hall to demand an end to the £112 MILLION in investments the council makes in companies complicit in Israel’s crimes against Palestinians.

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Scotland’s media reports Nicola Sturgeon cleared in SNP embezzlement case after almost two years under the spotlight. The media has reacted to the news – with the story dominating much of the Scottish newspapers and websites this morning. 

Sturgeon along with the SNP’s former treasurer have been cleared in the probe. But Sturgeon’s husband, with whom she is now separated, is in court facing charges of embezzlement. Peter Murrell had been the SNP’s chief executive since 1999 but resigned in March 2023 amid a row over party numbers.

Government borrowing surged to £132.2bn last month, significantly exceeding forecasts and representing a £15bn increase from the previous year.

The prime minister and his plans for British military deployment in Ukraine dominate several newspaper front pages this morning and still find space on the websites – though much has been pushed further down to cover the massive fire at Heathrow Airport and the ongoing travel chaos. 

The papers report the prime minister has stepped up plans for a 31-nation military force to provide security guarantees to Kyiv.

The prime minister is having a change of heart regarding putting boots on the ground in Ukraine and instead favours air and sea support.

The country’s defence secretary has warned Britain will not shy away from using nuclear weapons that could do ‘untold damage’ if UK troops are attacked.

The UK’s headlines report Heathrow closed all day due to a nearby fire at a substation. The airport has warned there will be “significant disruption” over the coming days and has told passengers not to travel “under any circumstances” until it reopens. 

This is a developing story and does not feature on the front pages but is heavily dominating online news websites. 

You won’t be surprised to see that the tabloid media uses more biased headlines, whilst the broadsheets offer more factual and less emotive language in their headlines.

There is a variety of stories dominating the UK headlines this Friday from the chaos at Heathrow Airport to Nicola Sturgeon cleared in the SNP embezzlement case – there’s a lot happening today, so grab a coffee – here’s your daily news breakdown. 

The UK’s busiest airport, Heathrow, will be closed all day on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power. The airport has warned there will be “significant disruption” over the coming days and has told passengers not to travel “under any circumstances” until it reopens. 

The former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been cleared in the police investigation into the funding and finances of the party she led – the SNP. Her husband, who is separated from Sturgeon, has appeared in court charged with embezzlement. Murrell, who had been SNP chief executive since 1999, resigned in March 2023 amid a row over party numbers.

Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been cleared of any wrongdoing in Police Scotland’s investigation into the SNP’s funding, expressing relief at the outcome.