Tag: UK

UK Rail Passengers Face ‘Significantly Disrupted’ Trips Into January as Strikes Continue

British rail passengers have been warned to prepare for “significantly disrupted” travel into the New Year amid a wave of industrial unrest sweeping across the country. The Network Rail, which owns and maintains the railway infrastructure in England, Scotland, and Wales, has urged people to plan ahead and check before they depart as “industrial action…


Two Arrested Over Christmas Eve Pub Shooting Near Liverpool

Two people have been arrested for questioning after a “cold-blooded” Christmas Eve pub shooting in Merseyside resulted in a 26-year-old woman’s death and several others being injured, the police said on Monday. A 30-year-old man from Tranmere has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and a 19-year-old woman from Rock Ferry has been…


UK to Stop Publishing COVID-19 Projections

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said it will stop publishing modelled projections of COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths as the publication is “no longer necessary.” In its latest publication of the data on Friday, the UKHSA Epidemiology Modelling Review Group (EMRG) said the next publication of its medium-term projections for COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths, which is…


90 Illegal Immigrants Crossed English Channel to Reach UK on Christmas Day

Ninety illegal immigrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in two small boats on Christmas Day, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said. They were the first crossings recorded since Dec. 21. So far, the provisional total for illegal immigrants making the dangerous journey across the Channel this year has reached 45,756,…


Merck’s COVID-19 Antiviral Drug Doesn’t Reduce Hospitalization or Death in High-Risk Vaccinated People: Study

The COVID-19 antiviral drug Molnupiravir helps speed up recovery from the virus but does not reduce the hospitalization or death rate in higher-risk vaccinated adults, a new study has found. Molnupiravir, from Ridgeback Biotherapeutics and Merck & Co. is used to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 and can be taken at home, twice a day for five days, within…


Police Launch Manhunt After Fatal Christmas Eve Pub Shooting Near Liverpool

Merseyside Police has launched a murder investigation after a gunman shot a young woman dead and injured a number of others in a pub car park on Christmas Eve. Officers received reports of gunshots at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village, a coastal village beside Liverpool, England, a few minutes before midnight on Saturday. One young…


UK’s Sunak Sends Christmas Thanks to Public Servants as Strikes Continue

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made surprise phone calls to public servants thanking them for their “selflessness,” as the public sector continues to suffer disruptions amid a wave of industrial actions. In footage published on Dec. 23, Sunak phoned the crew of the naval ship HMS Protector, British diplomats in Pakistan, Somalia, and Ukraine,…


Types of Finance Jobs and Salaries in the United Kingdom

Finance continues to be one of the highest-paying job sectors in the United Kingdom, and it continues to show steady growth, attracting tens of thousands of people with a wide range of skills and academic qualifications. Based on a recent survey from Glassdoor, a finance director, on average, earns an annual salary of around £99,400…


England World Cup Winner George Cohen Dies at 83

LONDON—George Cohen, a defender who played on England’s World Cup-winning team in 1966, has died, the English Football Association said Friday. He was 83. Cohen played every minute of England’s victorious campaign on home soil. He made 37 appearances for his national team as a right back. A cause of death was not announced. Cohen…


Parents Vow to Fight ‘Dangerous Woke Agenda’ After Losing Mandatory Relationships and Sexuality Education Case

Parents fighting compulsory sex education in Wales, which the government says will “gradually empower learners” from a young age in subjects such as equity, sex, gender, and sexuality, have lost a judicial review. Child protection advocates Public Child Protection Wales had tried to overturn Wales’s Labour-led administration’s compulsory Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) lessons for…