Month: November 2024

The Government has revealed where £1 billion in funding will go to deliver London-style buses nationwide as part of a massive Budget boost. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on Sunday confirmed £712 million in funding for local authorities to improve services, alongside a further £243 million for bus operators. Areas receiving an “unprecedented” amount of funding include Peterborough, the Isle of Wight, Torbay, Cambridgeshire and Leicester. Combined authorities representing South Yorkshire […]

An Arctic air is bringing the first chills of winter to the UK. The Met Office, which has issued weather warnings for snow and ice for parts of the country from Sunday to Tuesday, has urged people to get their “woolly jumpers at the ready!” as “temperatures are set to drop next week with wintry weather on the way”. There is a yellow warning for snow and ice in northern […]

Russia has launched 120 missiles and 90 drones in a large-scale attack across Ukraine, targeting its energy infrastructure, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Zelensky said Russia deployed various types of drones including Shaheds, cruise, ballistic and aero ballistic missiles. Ukrainian defence forces shot down 140 air targets, he said in a statement on Telegram. “The enemy’s target was our energy infrastructure throughout Ukraine,” he said. “Unfortunately, there is […]

Ministers have been accused of “abandoning” mental health patients after figures revealed a rise in delayed discharge waits. Scottish Labour said it was “scandalous” that the average wait for people who experienced delayed discharge in a mental health or learning disability ward rose to nearly three months (87 days) in 2023. The figures, published in the latest Mental Health Inpatient Census, showed that the average wait time was 19 days […]

The UK Government has been urged to scrap requirements for voters to prove their identity at polling stations – with an SNP minister at Holyrood branding the measure a “barrier to participation in the democratic process”. Scottish parliamentary business minister Jamie Hepburn also voiced concerns that the requirements, introduced by the Conservatives, could deter some people from voting in future Holyrood and Scottish council elections, even though no identity requirements […]

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2024 begins with dancer Oti Mabuse and N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos drinking a blended smoothie made of animal parts. The contestants are among the famous faces taking part in this year’s series of the ITV Australian-based reality show, along with Coleen Rooney, former Irish boxing champion Barry McGuigan, McFly’s Danny Jones and Coronation Street actor Alan Halsall. Mabuse, who is a judge on Dancing […]

A pregnant cow who became stuck in a residential swimming pool has been hoisted to safety by firefighters. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Ketco Avenue in Ketton, Rutland, on Monday after the pregnant heifer became trapped. The team drained the pool and then lifted her to safety using a downer cow harness – a piece of equipment designed to protect her udders. The cow was checked over […]

A new government fund has been announced to help steelworkers affected by job losses to start up new businesses. Ministers said the aim is to help steelworkers and their families in the Port Talbot area of South Wales affected by recent job cuts at the giant Tata site. Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said there will be another £13 million of support from a transition board set up following the job […]

Taking a “Man Van” offering prostate cancer checks to shoppers and football fans could drive up detection of the disease, leading experts have found. A study found that giving men access to cancer screening at places they go – such as shops and football clubs – encourages them to pop in for tests. Men at high risk from prostate cancer, including black men and those from deprived areas, can also […]