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Best of Brakfast Episode 174 Yana Bolder
A Union flag inspired design for UK trains has been revealed by the transport secretary. Heidi Alexander says public rail services will begin using the striking look from spring. It forms part of the plan to nationalise most passenger services under the Great British Railways brand. The GBR logo will be shown on Tuesday and the public company is due in 2027. Patients with a previously untreatable blood cancer are living disease free after a world first gene therapy. Sixteen […]
Reform UK is rejecting allegations that Nigel Farage breached electoral law during his successful Clacton on Sea campaign in the 2024 General Election. A report in the Daily Telegraph said a former campaign team member had referred him to police, claiming he falsified expenses. The party called the accusations inaccurate and said they came from a disgruntled former councillor seeking attention. Police have arrested one man and are tracing further suspects after twenty one people needed medical attention following a […]
Charlton Athletic say they are devastated after a supporter died following a medical emergency during their EFL Championship match against Portsmouth at The Valley. The lunchtime game was halted in the twelfth minute while the fan received urgent treatment and was later postponed with the score at nil nil. The club thanked staff, first responders, supporters, and the Portsmouth team for their patience and understanding as the tragedy unfolded. More wet and windy weather is expected across the UK this […]
England will begin their World Cup 2026 campaign against Croatia, opening in Dallas or Toronto on Wednesday the seventeenth of June. They will also face Ghana and Panama in Group L. Scotland return to the men’s World Cup after twenty eight years, starting against Haiti before meeting Morocco and Brazil. Wales or Northern Ireland could join Group B if they progress through Uefa play offs. The Duchess of Sussex has contacted her estranged father Thomas Markle after reports that he […]
A female police officer has been sacked after groping two colleagues at a drunken party. PC Pamela Pritchard, 29, twice touched a male colleague’s groin and later sat on his knee and kissed him at a leaving do at Caernarfon Rugby Club, Gwynedd, in March 2024. She also grabbed a female colleague’s breasts while twerking on the dance floor and attempted to kiss a senior officer. A misconduct panel in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, found all allegations proven, ruling she breached […]
Penrith and Solway MP Markus Campbell Savours has had the Labour whip suspended after voting against the government. He was the only Labour MP to oppose the motion changing inheritance tax rules for farmers, a key part of last night’s budget measures. A senior parliamentary source said the budget was a confidence matter and any rebellion would result in losing the whip. Parents will be able to use gift vouchers and supermarket loyalty points to buy infant formula under a […]
Russian officials say talks between US negotiators and Vladimir Putin about Ukraine were productive, though an end to the war remains no closer. Donald Trump sent special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son in law Jared Kushner to the summit in Moscow. They were seen in Red Square before the meeting, and Mr Witkoff told a smiling President Putin that Moscow was a magnificent city. Shortly beforehand, the Russian leader warned that his country was ready to fight if Europe […]
Police are considering corporate manslaughter charges in the ongoing Post Office Horizon investigation. The criminal probe into the scandal, in which hundreds of postmasters were wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting through the Horizon software, has been widened to include additional persons of interest and another suspect. One further individual has been interviewed under caution, the National Police Chiefs’ Council said. Material has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will continue assessing evidence until it can make […]
Sir Keir Starmer is set to deliver a speech on Monday defending the government’s budget decisions, following criticism over tax rises and accusations that the chancellor misled the public on finances. Downing Street says he will outline how the budget, which included £26 billion in tax increases across the economy, supports the government’s programme of national renewal and sets the “right economic course” for Britain. The prime minister will also confirm ministers will seek to reform the welfare system after […]
