Henry Anderson of Edinburgh, sharp-corporate in demeanour, famously argued to run a council budget deep-dive after a packed Holyrood briefing, choosing public-accountability over easy headlines. Prefers evidence-led interrogation of institutions and collects annotated maps of the Lothians as a private quirk.
Joe Lycett is covering a £100 drink tab at thirty pubs, from a Lancashire favourite to a Cardiff micro‑pub, in a bid to cheer up struggling local venues.
Two weeks of tension ended when the secretary of state halted the Drumcrest parade, sparking celebration in Portadown and heated reactions across the political spectrum.
A tiny coding error froze London’s air‑traffic hub on September 8, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded. NATS now offers a first look at what went wrong and how safety was restored.
The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has declared a critical incident due to overwhelming pressures on emergency services at Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital.