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Category Archives: UNITED KINGDOM

Agencies’ failures factor in Zara Aleena death – inquest

Zara Aleena, 35, was murdered as she walked home from a night out in east [...]

26
Jun
Shane MacGowan’s widow opens up about their mutual infidelity and the ‘unglamorous’ side of being with The Pogues singer – including getting kicked off planes for being drunk – in her first interview since his funeral

Appearing on the latest episode of the What a Woman podcast , Victoria, from Dublin, [...]

26
Jun
Woman not charged over girls’ school crash deaths

Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died when a Land Rover crashed into an end-of-term tea [...]

26
Jun
Husband accused of killing his wife after discovering her ‘TikTok affair’ sobs as he tells court he strangled her, stuffed her body into a suitcase and threw it into the river ‘in a panic’

Suma Begum, 24, was allegedly strangled by her husband Aminan Rahman, 47, after he found [...]

26
Jun
Four-year-old died pushing vintage garden roller

Maldwyn “Gwern” Evans was “a loving son and a caring brother”, his family say. Source [...]

26
Jun
Royal Mail postman ‘writes “racists” onto Reform Party campaign leaflets before posting them through letterboxes’ – as probe is launched

A Royal Mail postman has been caught scribbling the word ‘racists’ on Reform UK leaflets [...]

26
Jun
Disruption as airline pilots begin industrial action

An indefinite work-to-rule is under way by Aer Lingus pilots with an eight-hour strike on [...]

26
Jun
All play and no work! Employees who can’t resist playing pranks on their co-workers make it worth going to the office

Celebrating office banter, these photos from around the world and collated by Bored Panda show [...]

26
Jun
Glastonbury Festival 2024 gates open to music lovers

Thousands of ticket holders have begun filtering into the site for the world-famous festival. Source [...]

26
Jun
UK braces for 31C scorcher TODAY as thousands of revellers descend on Glastonbury (but NHS warns heatwave will cause even more delays)

While it is predicted to hit 31c in parts of the country today, the scorching [...]

26
Jun
US journalist in court as spy trial starts in Russia

If convicted of spying, Evan Gershkovich could face up to 20 years in prison. Source [...]

26
Jun
England send fans and WAGs into despair with bore draw against Slovenia – as supporters sleep, families WEEP and Gareth Southgate is pelted with booze (and boos)… but his side win group so avoid Germany, Spain, Portugal or France until the final

The Three Lions’ manager was met with jeers and boos from the crowd and even [...]

26
Jun
Mishal Husain: How I’ll referee high-stakes debate with voters at its heart
2024-06-26

Ahead of the BBC debate, the Today programme presenter explains how she will ensure questions [...]

A feast for the eyes… and ears! King Charles makes Pokemon jokes as he and Queen Camilla throw lavish Buckingham Palace State Banquet for Japan’s Emperor and Empress

The Queen wore King Charles’s new ‘Family Order’ badge for the first time while posing [...]

26
Jun
Braverman still has 24/7 security due to threats

Election candidates have access to panic alarms and a named police contact to liaise with [...]

26
Jun
Julian Assange breaks down in tears as judge on US-controlled island declares him ‘a free man’ and sentences him to time served for espionage: Wikileaks founder released without supervision for the first time in 14 years

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has today pleaded guilty to a single espionage charge in a US [...]

26
Jun
Farmers ‘at war’ with countryside crime gangs

One farmer told the BBC he faces ‘constant warfare’ against balaclava-clad thieves. Source link : [...]

26
Jun
Keir Starmer admits Mail readers were RIGHT about Labour in 2019… that’s why we’ve changed, he claims: But Mail puts him through the wringer on taxing pensioners, votes at 16 and women’s rights

In a frank interview with this newspaper, the Labour leader insisted he had worked ‘ruthlessly’ [...]

26
Jun
The Papers: ‘Assange’s freedom flight’ and ‘Lacklustre Lions’

A number of newspapers react to news of Julian Assange’s release from the UK as [...]

26
Jun