• Government increases the national bus fare cap

    On 28th October, Sir Keir Starmer announced an increase in the national bus fare cap, raising it from £2 to £3. The new cap will last until the end of 2025, extending the previous Conservative government’s cap which was set to expire in December 2025. Labour argues that this...
  • Two Met Officers reinstated over stop and search of Bianca Williams and Ricardo dos Santos

    Two black Olympians Bianca Williams and her partner Ricardo dos Santos were deemed victims of an unlawful stop and search after two officers accused the pair of smelling like cannabis. Two out of the four officers involved Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were subsequently fired as they were found...
  • North Korea sends troops to aid Russia

    It has been officially confirmed by US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin that North Korean troops have been deployed in Russian territory. Upon arrival, the 3,000 troops were dispersed among several training facilities across Russia. Where it is suggested, that they be given time to acclimatize to assumed dissimilar warfare...
  • Donald Trump sued over controversial comments about the Central Park Five.

    Trisha Meili was raped and assaulted in Central Park, New York. Five teenagers eventually were found guilty of her assault and went to jail. A sixth teenager was connected to the case, but instead pled guilty for another crime (robbery), and went to jail for that. However, in 2002,...
  • Police Officer Martyn Blake acquitted of the murder of Chris Kaba

    On the morning of the 12th of August 2011, Londoners awoke to the smell of smoke. The streets were filled with carcasses of what used to be cars. Shop windows were smashed; their contents having been looted the night before. The palpable feeling of chaos remained in the air,...
  • Heavily Armed Man Arrested Near Trump Rally 

    A Las Vegas resident was arrested at a checkpoint a half mile away from a Trump rally, for attempting to bring in several loaded guns. The suspect, identified as Vem Miller, was arrested with a loaded shotgun and handgun, as well as a high-capacity magazine. The police currently believe...
  • Korean Drone Conflict: Tensions rise between South and North Korea

    Tensions between North and South Korea have fluctuated for decades, but recently, escalating security concerns over drone activity have further strained their already fragile relationship. North and South Korea have been separated since the end of the Korean War in 1953 which ended in an armistice rather than a peace...