Heathrow’s annual passenger numbers surpass 84m for first time Heathrow airport’s annual passenger numbers exceeded 84 million for the first time last year. The west London airport said 84.5 million passengers passed through its four terminals in 2025. That was a 0.7% increase from 83.9 million in 2024. Heathrow achieved its busiest December on record
Kate invites Red Roses to Windsor Castle for Rugby World Cup win celebration The Princess of Wales is hosting a special reception for the Red Roses at Windsor Castle this week to celebrate their Rugby World Cup win. Kate, patron of the Rugby Football Union, will be joined by the England women’s rugby team at
Ofcom launches formal investigation into X over AI chatbot concerns A formal investigation has been launched into whether Elon Musk’s social media platform X has complied with UK laws after reports its AI chatbot Grok created and shared sexualised images of children, the regulator Ofcom has said. In a statement, Ofcom said it will investigate
Major incident declared as 30,000 properties hit by water outages A major incident has been declared as 30,000 properties in Kent and Sussex are without a proper water supply. South East Water (SEW) has blamed the latest outage, across 11 postcode areas, on Storm Goretti and cold weather causing burst pipes and power cuts. On
Ex-Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK Former Conservative chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has joined Reform UK, the party has announced. The former MP and minister, who also led the Conservative government’s vaccine programme in the early days of the pandemic, said Britain was “drinking at the last chance saloon” and “really does need Nigel
Charity shop staff ‘thrilled’ as rare edition of The Hobbit fetches £3,000 Staff at a Stirling charity shop have said they are “thrilled” after an extremely rare edition of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit fetched a record £3,000. The much-loved classic was tucked among a pile of old children’s books that was donated to the Oxfam
Keir Starmer says parental leave reforms put ‘dignity back at heart of work’ The Prime Minister has hailed upcoming changes to parental leave as putting “dignity back at the heart of work”. The reforms to parental leave, part of Labour’s flagship workers’ rights package, include unpaid parental leave from the first day in a new
Bird, butterfly and dragonfly numbers soar at flagship rewilding project A flagship rewilding project has seen an explosion in wildlife since it began, with bird numbers increasing tenfold in the past two decades, monitoring shows. A 20-year ecological review at Knepp in West Sussex shows soaring numbers of red-listed birds such as nightingales, while the
Man Utd knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton to end hopes of silverware this season Managerless Manchester United’s hopes of ending a topsy-turvy season with silverware went up in smoke as Danny Welbeck once again scored against his former club and Brighton finally secured a first FA Cup victory against the Red Devils. A
Succession’s Jesse Armstrong ‘still experiences impostor syndrome’ Succession showrunner Jesse Armstrong has said a writers’ room can feel like “walking on the moon” when it is working well – but that he also experiences imposter syndrome. The award-winning screenwriter was behind the hit HBO drama which starred Scottish actor Brian Cox as the global media