Author: Eniola Amadu

A male teenager aged 15-year-old has been charged to court with the murder of a nine-year-old girl in Weston-super-Mare, England. According to Somerset police, the victim, Aria Thorpe died from a single stab wound at an address in North Somerset town. The boy was arrested in nearby Worle a short time after the girl was found in Lime Close. At a brief hearing, the boy only spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address. He has been remanded into youth detention accommodation before a hearing at Bristol crown court on Friday. Read the related story on New Daily…

Conciliation service Acas has offered to help resolve the deadlock in the ongoing resident doctors’ strike in England. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service said it is willing to become involved in efforts to find a settlement to the long-running dispute, as resident doctors take industrial action for the 14th time in protest over pay and employment conditions. The offer follows recent calls by NHS leaders and the Patients Association for the government and the British Medical Association to agree to independent mediation to help end the dispute. According to the body’s director of dispute resolution, Kevin Rowan, he said:…

Children as young as 11 who exhibit misogynistic behaviour will be taught to differentiate between pornography and real-life relationships under a new initiative aimed at tackling misogyny in schools across England, according to The Guardian. The programme, which forms part of a broader government strategy, will empower teachers to refer pupils considered at risk of harmful behaviour to specialist behavioural courses, while also equipping educators with training to intervene when troubling conduct is observed. As part of the government’s strategy, teachers will be able to send young people at risk of causing harm on behavioural courses, and will be trained…

NHS leaders have called on Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association to agree to independent mediation to end the ongoing industrial action by resident doctors, who are set to commence their strike on Wednesday. The appeal comes amid a dispute which health service leaders say is making patients “collateral damage”. According to NHS officials, patients are increasingly bearing the consequences of the standoff between the government and the doctors’ union. The NHS Confederation, which represents NHS trusts and senior managers, said an independent arbitrator could help bridge differences between the parties and bring an end to the…

However, unlike a new law on pet abduction introduced in England, Scotland’s does not cover cats.

The government of the United Kingdom will invest £120m as a support plan for the Grangemouth industrial complex. A contribution of £30m by Owners Ineos will be added to the joint investment deal. According to the government, the deal will save the Grangemouth plant which is the UK’s last ethylene plant. Standing near the Grangemouth oil refinery, the plant employs about 500 people in the production of plastics. The firm said it had spent more than £100m maintaining operations at the site over the past year. In April, it stopped processing crude oil and moved to being an import terminal…

US President Donald Trump has filed a legal action against the BBC seeking damages up to $ 10bn for the editing of his speech to supporters in Washington. Trump alleged the broadcaster edited his 6 January speech “intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively”. In the lawsuit against BBC, Trump sought on two counts, $5bn in damages each, alleging that the BBC defamed him, and that violated Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. The Panorama edit, taken from sections of his speech almost an hour apart, suggested Trump told the crowd: “We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be…

The United Kingdom has sealed a new trade agreement with South Korea aimed at boosting the export of cars, including cars, Scottish salmon, and Guinness canned in Britain. This comes after deals with India, the US and the free trade agreement with the EU clinched this year by the UK UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has described the deal as “a huge win for British business and working people”. According to the UK government, the new deal covers the exports of services, automotive, pharmaceutical and food and drink, bringing an extra £400m a year to the British economy. The new…

The Justice Secretary of Scotland, Angela Constance, will face a vote of no confidence over grooming gangs row. Opposing parties have alleged her of providing a false account of an expert on grooming gangs — Prof Alexis Jay — and misleading the parliament. The issue escalated when the Conservatives and Labour attacked Constance using the First Minister’s Question and urged that Constance be sacked. Opponents of Swinney claimed that survivors of grooming gangs no longer trust Constance, citing a statement by an alleged victim who tagged her position as “untenable”. Such calls were pushed back by John Swinney, who maintained…

Hundreds of suspected rapists in England and Wales are spending years outside custody under a legal process that has drawn criticism from campaigners and legal experts. The Release Under Investigation (RUI), was introduced by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 as an alternative to police bail. It allows suspects to be released without charge and without the timeframe that apply under bail. However, critics have noted that the absence of statutory deadlines has resulted in suspects remaining under investigation for several years, with no clear timeline for a decision on whether they will be charged. Campaigners have urged the government…