The UK Government has announced a £10.5m funding package to help UK ports prepare for the upcoming EU biometric border checks. This funding will enhance facilities and technology at key locations, including the Port of Dover, the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone, and St Pancras station in London for Eurostar services. The Entry/Exit System (EES), set…
Key Points: • Keir Starmer’s Speech: In a significant speech, Sir Keir Starmer warned that the upcoming October budget will be “painful” due to a £22 billion shortfall in public finances. He emphasized that tough decisions, including potential tax rises, are necessary but did not provide specific details. Starmer urged the public to prepare for…
The wait is over! After years of rumors, Oasis has officially announced their reunion with a 2025 UK and Ireland tour. This marks the first time since 2009 that the iconic band, led by the Gallagher brothers, will perform together. The Big News: Liam Gallagher hinted at this during his 2024 Reading Festival set, and…
Homes in Wales have the highest average number of bins in the UK, research shows, with some residents branding them ugly and dangerous. The country currently ranks second in the world for household recycling, behind only Germany, and the Welsh government says this is due to all waste being sorted. However, this means there are…
The Royal Navy has said, a British warship has seized cocaine with a street value of more than £40m from drug traffickers in the Caribbean. Earlier this month, HMS Trent seized half a tonne (506kg) of Class A drugs after intercepting a speedboat suspected of smuggling cocaine about 120 nautical miles (138 miles/222km) south of…
Sven-Goran Eriksson, the former England football manager, has passed away at the age of 76, his family has confirmed. Eriksson had been battling pancreatic cancer and earlier this year revealed that he was given a prognosis of just one year to live “at best.” In a statement, his family shared, “Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away….
A major fire broke out early Monday morning at a high-rise block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, East London. The fire started around 2:44 AM and quickly spread through the building, causing thick black smoke that could be seen from miles away. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) responded swiftly, sending about 225 firefighters…
A 32-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being stabbed during the Notting Hill Carnival, the Metropolitan Police reported. She was among three people attacked on Sunday, including a 29-year-old man who sustained non-life-threatening injuries and a 24-year-old man whose condition is still being assessed. This tragic incident occurred during the Notting Hill Carnival,…
The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference. Britain’s second-largest union has called on a new Labour government to impose an emergency 1% wealth tax on the assets of the super-rich, fund a 10% pay rise for public sector workers and fill more than 100,000 vacancies…
Government plans to improve UK workers’ rights ‘lack crucial details’, says top thinktank. The Labour government’s highly plans to improve workers’ rights and end years of wage stagnation, job insecurity and in-work poverty are riddled with ambiguity and missing key details, a leading think tank on the future of work has concluded. A report by…