Category: UK
Security guard tackled Leicester Square knife attacker who stabbed two people
A shop security guard has described how he overpowered a knifeman as he stabbed an 11-year-old girl and her mother, 34, in a “horrific” and [more…]
Pair of Chilean male flamingos hatch egg at Devon zoo
A pair of same-sex flamingos has successfully hatched an egg at a zoo in Devon, staff say. The chick is one of several new additions [more…]
Girl, 13, died after sip of Costa hot chocolate, inquest hears
A 13-year-old girl with a severe dairy allergy suffered an “immediate reaction” after a sip of a Costa Coffee hot chocolate that should have been [more…]
Boy, 12, admits participating in two scenes of violent disorder in Manchester
A 12-year-old boy has admitted to participating in two separate incidents of disorder in Manchester after he was caught throwing a missile at a police [more…]
South Londoners raise £3k for street cleaner’s holiday – but bosses say no
An uplifting story of a community rallying to show its gratitude to the man who keeps their streets clean has soured after his bosses said [more…]
Startling genome discovery in butterfly project reveals impact of climate change in Europe
The chalkhill blue has some surprising claims to fame. For a start, it is one of the UK’s most beautiful butterflies, as can be seen [more…]
UK ministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending
Cabinet ministers have been ordered to search for cost-cutting reforms and prepare for difficult decisions over spending, as chancellor Rachel Reeves and her team formally [more…]
Was the shooting of a nine-year-old girl in Hackney linked to a Europe-wide battle between rival drug gangs?
It was a pleasant spring Saturday in Barcelona and diners were crammed into the popular restaurants of the Diagonal Mar neighbourhood. Inside one, on Llull [more…]
Jess Phillips calls X a ‘place of misery’ as she vows to scale back use
A government minister said she has scaled back her use of social media platform X, arguing it had become “a bit despotic” and was “a [more…]
About 15,000 join Belfast anti-racism rally as trouble flares in Derry
Up to 15,000 people took part in a peaceful anti-racism rally in Belfast on Saturday, after a week of rioting and disorder in the city. [more…]
