Power cuts and train cancellations as Storm Darragh batters UK
London – Tens of thousands of people across the UK were left without power on Saturday morning after Storm Darragh hit the country with strong winds and caused pre-Christmas travel…
UK police question killer nurse Letby over further baby deaths
LONDON – Lucy Letby, the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, has been questioned in prison over further baby deaths and collapses at two hospitals where she…
Irish-language rap group Kneecap win case against UK government
BELFAST – The Belfast Irish-language rap group Kneecap won a legal challenge against the British government on Friday over a decision by the previous Conservative administration to refuse it an…
British MPs back contentious assisted dying bill in ‘historic’ vote
UK lawmakers voted Friday in favour of assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales, advancing the emotive and contentious legislation to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny.…
UK court jails four Nigerian students over street fight
Olayomi Koiki LEICESTER, UK – No fewer than four Nigerian students in the United Kingdom were sentenced to prison for their involvement in a violent knife fight in Leicester. The…
UK’s Birmingham airport evacuated, flights suspended over ‘suspicious vehicle’: police
AFP Birmingham airport in central England was on Wednesday evacuated after reports of a “suspicious vehicle”, police said. “West Midlands Police is currently dealing with an ongoing incident on-site,” a…
Police say 2 people who were attacked during London’s Notting Hill Carnival have died
AFP LONDON – Two people who were critically injured in attacks while attending London’s Notting Hill Carnival earlier this week have died, police said Saturday. The Metropolitan Police force said…
UK PM Starmer supports tougher outdoor smoking rules to ease pressure on health service
Britain’s hospitality industry warned a stricter smoking ban could force some businesses to close. Reuters LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he supported the idea of…
Man – believed to be a Nigerian, two others sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in London
The three men, donning hoodies and balaclavas, were seen by an eyewitness psyching each other up before launching their deadly assault. Agency Report London – Three men, Joshua Oladele (believed…
UK tycoon’s daughter is seventh, final victim of Sicily yacht sinking
AFP Divers searching a sunken superyacht off Sicily recovered the body of the teenage daughter of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch Friday, the seventh and final victim of a tragedy…