Len Goodman, the former head judge on Strictly Come Dancing, has passed away at 78 years old after being diagnosed with bone cancer. He died on Saturday night, surrounded by his loved ones at a hospice in Kent. His agent Jackie Gill confirmed the news and described Goodman as a “much-loved husband, father, and grandfather
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Foreign Secretary James Cleverly warned that the UK government is “severely limited” in its ability to help the approximately 4,000 British passport holders in Sudan until the conflict ends. Diplomats and staff in Sudan have been evacuated by governments around the world as rival generals battle for a ninth day with no sign of a
Sir Rod Stewart has expressed his desire to offer more free MRI scans for NHS patients but is struggling to receive a response. The singer paid for members of the public to have scans at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex in February, after returning from a scan himself. He pledged to help the NHS
The Sudanese community in Britain is urging the government to provide more assistance in bringing their family members, including National Health Service (NHS) doctors, back from Sudan. Although two planes were dispatched from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus to evacuate UK diplomats and their families from Khartoum, other British citizens have yet to receive any support
A covert operation to rescue British diplomats and their families from Sudan’s warzone capital has been successfully completed. The mission began with a team of elite British troops flying into Khartoum under the cover of darkness on board an American military aircraft that was part of a separate US evacuation mission. The British soldiers left
The UK government recently conducted a nationwide test of their new public alert system, designed to warn citizens about any nearby life-threatening emergency. Tens of millions of mobile phone users received a message and loud alarm during the test. The alarm lasted for about 10 seconds and was sent a minute earlier than the advertised
Dominic Raab has resigned from his position as the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister after a report found that he had bullied staff members. The report, conducted by Adam Tolley KC, upheld two of the eight complaints made against Raab, stating that he had acted in an “intimidating” and “persistently aggressive” manner. Despite this, Raab maintains
Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Conservative MP for North East Somerset, has criticized the recent report that found Dominic Raab guilty of bullying staff, calling the complainants a “veritable blizzard of snowflakes.” Raab, who resigned as deputy prime minister and justice secretary last week, had been accused of acting in an intimidating and aggressive manner during meetings.
The UK government is testing its emergency alert system on mobile phones. Tens of millions of phones will receive an emergency alert accompanied by a distinct sound, vibration, and message at 3 pm on 22 August 2021. The test will last for about ten seconds and inform people that a new service has launched that
On Saturday, 25 individuals were taken into custody following an attempt by animal rights activists to interrupt the Scottish Grand National. The group, Animal Rising, announced that several of its members had managed to enter the racecourse at Ayr, and shared footage on Twitter that displayed at least four activists breaching the perimeter fence. However,