Channel crossings begin on Saturday after longest pause in seven years Migrants began crossing the English Channel on Saturday after the longest pause in small boat arrivals in the UK in seven years. Before the weekend, no vessels had reached the English coast for 28 days, according to Home Office figures. The most recent date
Two people dead in house fire after explosion in garden – police Two people have died in a house fire following reports of an explosion in the garden, police said. Emergency services were called to the property in Heol Fawr, Nelson, Caerphilly, south Wales, at 6.10pm on Friday. Gwent Police confirmed that police officers and
King’s message on cancer ‘will save lives’ The King’s message about his cancer recovery “will save lives”, Charles’ friend and authorised biographer Jonathan Dimbleby has said. The broadcaster, 81, spoke to the BBC’s Today programme on Saturday after Charles announced on Friday he will be scaling back his cancer treatment in the new year. In
Sir Billy Connolly battling Parkinson’s incredibly bravely – Martin Compston Martin Compston has lauded Sir Billy Connolly for dealing with Parkinson’s “incredibly bravely”. The legendary comedian, 83, was diagnosed with the disease in 2013 and later announced his retirement in 2018. Compston, who is co-hosting Hoolie In The Hydro on Saturday dedicated to the Big
Nordic resorts enter top 10 list of best value family ski destinations Relatively unknown Nordic resorts are rivalling Italy and Bulgaria as Europe’s best value ski trip destinations, according to new research. Beitostolen, Geilo and Pyha have broken into the Post Office Travel Money’s top 10 ranking of the lowest-priced destinations for UK skiers. The
Legislation on alcohol ban at football games ‘outdated’, ministers told Laws governing the sale of alcohol at football matches are “outdated and out of touch”, the Scottish Government has been told as it was urged to lift the ban on drinking at games. The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) wants ministers to introduce a
Half of secondary pupils avoided school in past year due to anxiety Half of secondary pupils have avoided school in the past year because of anxiety, a poll has found. A survey of 2,000 UK secondary students found 49.5% said they had missed school or avoided school because of feeling anxious at some point last
Shoppers turning to alternative payments such as buy now pay later Shoppers increasingly turned to “alternative” ways to pay in 2024, such as buy now pay later methods, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Its annual payments report found that alternative payments, which include buy now pay later (BNPL) schemes, accounted for 3.8% of
UK economy contracts for second month running in October The UK’s economy contracted for the second month running in October, defying expectations for a rebound as car manufacturing only made a slight recovery from the Jaguar Land Recovery cyber attack The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) fell 0.1% in October,
Reward of £20,000 offered to help find grandmother’s killer A £20,000 reward is being offered to help find the killer of a grandmother found dead in her home. Rose Johnston, 68, was found with a blunt-force head injury at her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on Saturday October 4, just after 12.30pm. On Friday, Merseyside Police