Hundreds of school children and islanders welcome the King to Bermuda The King was officially welcomed to Bermuda with a ceremony full of pomp and pageantry. Charles stood in the heart of the British overseas territory’s former capital St George’s for the event watched by hundreds of school children and islanders. A 21-gun salute heralded
Temperatures hit 25C in parts of UK but rain on cards for bank holiday weekend Temperatures in parts of the UK hit 25C on Friday but forecasters have warned of possible heavy rain over the bank holiday weekend. A high of 25.4C was recorded on Friday at both Heathrow Airport and Kew Gardens in London,
Top prosecutor warns of ‘deeply troubling rise’ in antisemitic incidents in UK There is a “deeply troubling rise” in antisemitic incidents across the country, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said, as he vowed to use the “full force of the law” against perpetrators. The UK terrorism threat level was raised to “severe” by the
Shaun Murphy pulls level with John Higgins in tense World Championship semi-final Shaun Murphy battled back to leave his World Snooker Championship semi-final against John Higgins tied at 8-8 ahead of their evening session in Sheffield. The standard of play was a sizeable upgrade on Thursday’s scrappy first session that was shared 4-4. But both
Guns N’ Roses guitar fetches more than £230,000 at auction A guitar used by Slash of Guns N’ Roses during the chart-topping rock group’s Not In This Lifetime tour has fetched more than £230,000 at auction. The photo-matched, stage-used and autographed Gibson Les Paul ‘59 Custom Shop guitar was played during the US band’s 2016
Chair of South East Water resigns as MPs warn ‘no confidence’ in leadership The chair of South East Water has resigned after a report by MPs said they have “no confidence” in company’s leadership following major supply outages in Kent and Sussex. Independent non-executive chair Chris Train stepped down from the board, effective immediately, and
Graham Linehan accuses police of taking sides after conviction overturned Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has accused the police of siding with trans-rights activists after his conviction for damaging a transgender campaigner’s mobile phone was overturned. Linehan was involved in a confrontation with Sophia Brooks outside the Battle Of Ideas conference in Westminster on October
Suspected Golders Green attacker remanded after facing attempted murder charges The alleged Golders Green attacker tried to murder his own friend before stabbing two Jewish men in the street, a court has heard. Essa Suleiman, 45, is accused of trying to kill Shloime Rand, 34, and Norman Shine, 76, during a knife rampage through the
Woman charged with death by dangerous driving after Wimbledon school crash The driver of a 4×4 that crashed into a south-east London primary school has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two eight-year-old girls were killed. Claire Freemantle, 49, is accused of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven
Man’s eye rebuilt after eight painstaking operations following car crash A man whose eye was left “more like a raisin than an eyeball” following a devastating car accident has had his sight partially restored through eight meticulous operations to rebuild the organ. A shower of glass punctured Chris Hurd’s eye after the windscreen in the