News – World and UK

A two-year-old boy, a woman and two men died in “two tragedies” off the coast of France, the Prefect of Pas-de-Calais region has confirmed. Jacques Billant, said that in the first incident on Saturday, the French coastguard responded to a boat carrying nearly 90 people on board which was suffering engine failure. A total of 15 people were recovered from onboard to a tow vessel called l’Abeille, including the boy […]

Authorities in Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday began vaccinating against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread to several African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organisation. The 265,000 doses donated to by the European Union and the US were rolled out in the eastern city of Goma in North Kivu province, where hospitals and health workers have been […]

Arrests have been made as tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in central London ahead of the anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel. Two people have been arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, the Metropolitan Police said, as part of a “significant” policing operation in place across the capital in response to planned protest and memorial events. The force said the arrests were made when […]

The Strictly Come Dancing professionals will transform into minions from the Despicable Me franchise during the show’s movie week special. Kai Widdrington will dress as Gru, the grouchy former supervillain and protagonist of the film series, while the other professionals don yellow bodysuits to mimic the tiny henchmen. This year’s movie week will see Welsh dancer Amy Dowden and JLS member JB Gill dance the American smooth to the song […]

England captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the first Test in Pakistan as he continues to recover from a torn hamstring. Stokes sustained the injury in August while playing for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred and subsequently missed his side’s 2-1 series win over Sri Lanka. He had been hoping to lead his country out in Multan on Monday but is not yet ready to take the field, […]

South Africa has regained its position as the best value long-haul holiday destination for UK travellers, according to a new report. Local price falls and the weakening of the South African rand have brought costs down for UK visitors by 12% since autumn 2023, Post Office Travel Money said. This makes Cape Town the best value out of 32 resorts and cities analysed in the annual study for the first […]

The number of children in Scotland with developmental concerns has sharply increased since the Covid pandemic, figures show. The percentage of four and five-year-olds who were recorded as having one or more developmental concern has nearly doubled since 2019, according to data released by Public Health Scotland (PHS). A fifth (19.97%) of all children assessed in that age group were found to be of concern in the first quarter of this year, […]

Britons will continue to fly from Lebanon on Sunday after more than 250 UK citizens left the country on Government-chartered flights amid spiralling conflict in the region. David Lammy urged anyone wanting to exit the country to register immediately with the Foreign Office to book a seat on the plane, warning there was “no guarantee” of other options. The UK has chartered a fourth flight to leave Beirut’s Rafic Hariri airport on […]

Anne Hathaway has confirmed the return of The Princess Diaries, two decades after the last film was released. The US actress rose to fame in the original 2001 film as Mia Thermopolis, a teenager who discovers she is heir to the throne of a European country named Genovia. She starred opposite British actress Dame Julie Andrews who played her royal grandmother, while the cast also featured Mandy Moore, Heather Matarazzo […]