Hundreds evacuated from Folkestone hotel after fire Emergency services were sent to the Grand Burstin Hotel in The Harbour, Folkestone, just after 1am on Saturday About 280 people were evacuated and a welfare centre was set up by Folkestone and Hythe District Council. No injuries relating to the fire have been reported and the cause
Protests planned outside Ed Sheeran’s concert after ticket prices drop Pro-Palestine protests are planned outside the US stadium where Ed Sheeran is due to play today This week all of the support acts for the singer’s current The Loop tour announced they were dropping out of the remaining dates after Macklemore, real name Benjamin Haggerty,
Earl Spencer doubles down on King allegations as fresh claims published Fresh claims made by Earl Spencer have been published as he doubled down on his allegation the King said “we’ll forget her soon enough” after Diana, Princess of Wales died. The earl has made a series of damning claims about the King in a
Trump says deal made with Denmark to bolster US military presence in Greenland President Donald Trump said he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the US military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the Nato ally. In a social media post announcing the deal, the president
Burnham vows to ‘deepen relationship’ with EU as he hosts Ireland’s Martin Andy Burnham has used a meeting with Irish counterpart Micheál Martin to push for deeper ties between the UK and the European Union. He said the relationship with Ireland “matters so much on every single level” as the Taoiseach became the first international
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer recalled in much-changed England squad Trent Alexander-Arnold and Cole Palmer made headline-grabbing England returns as Thomas Tuchel included Rio Ngumoha, Alex Scott and Jarrad Branthwaite in his first squad since the World Cup. The German coach named a 27-man group for the three-week, four-game Nations League camp, which comes just
Committee of MPs to scrutinise UK’s ‘dismal record’ in Eurovision The UK’s “dismal record” in the Eurovision Song Contest will be scrutinised by MPs after years of lacklustre results. Look Mum No Computer came in last place at this year’s contest with just one point. In both 2024 and 2025, acts Olly Alexander and Remember
20 women unnecessarily had breasts removed and others suffered serious harm Twenty women have undergone unnecessary mastectomies at an NHS trust, while others suffered “excessive surgery” and were harmed. A review of cases has found hundreds of patients have come to harm during treatment in the breast unit at the County Durham and Darlington Foundation
Patients died while others suffered in ‘suffocating’ summer heat, nurses say Patients died while others deteriorated in “suffocating atmospheres” because of the summer heat on NHS wards, a survey of nurses has found. The poll, for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), also found descriptions of cancer patients dripping with sweat during chemotherapy, and one
Johnny Depp’s first sculpture to be unveiled at Istanbul art fair Johnny Depp’s first sculpture, The Bunnyman, will be unveiled by the Sigg Art Foundation at the Contemporary Istanbul art fair from September 22-27. The two-metre white bronze will be presented outdoors at Tersane Istanbul, the historic Ottoman shipyard, as one of the fair’s special