Category : Uk

Third day of rail strikes set to cause weekend disruption - with no trains running in some popular seaside towns

Thousands of people with weekend plans will face disruption as rail workers strike for the third day this week.

'A dark day for women': Billie Eilish blasts US abortion ruling as she becomes Glastonbury's youngest headline act

Billie Eilish has become Glastonbury Festival's youngest ever headline act, with the Los Angeles-born star performing on the Pyramid Stage on Friday night.

It once cost £1 to get into Glastonbury - but now fans are feeling the effects of spending squeeze

A cheap festival should not be an oxymoron but many people at Glastonbury this year are in a very different place financially to where they were when they booked their tickets before the coronavirus pandemic.

Farmer on trial for wife's murder claimed serial killer Fred West was behind her death

A "gentleman farmer" accused of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a septic tank 40 years ago claimed serial killer Fred West was "responsible" for her death, a court heard.

Island of wet wipes has 'changed the course of the Thames' as govt considers ban

An island the size of two tennis courts has "changed the course" of the River Thames - and it's made from wet wipes.

PM warns public of 'tough times' ahead as he shrugs off plot to replace him after by-election defeats

Boris Johnson says he expects people will "beat me up" after two by-election defeats - but insisted he was not worried about Conservative MPs plotting to replace him while he is abroad.

Essex boy, cancer survivor, and now Wimbledon wildcard at 26 - meet Ryan Peniston

A few weeks ago no one outside British tennis circles knew who Ryan Peniston was.

COVID infections rise in all four UK nations as about 1.7 million had virus last week

About 1.7 million people are estimated to have had coronavirus last week, up 23% from 1.4 million the previous week, the Office for National Statistics has said.

'How can you lose a body?' Family reveal trauma of bringing Vietnam crash victim back to UK

A family who have been fighting more than a month to bring a man's body home after he died in Vietnam said he was repeatedly "lost" on route and arrived back in the UK in a deteriorated condition.