Category : Uk

Storm Jorge hits UK with another rain deluge and 60mph winds

Heavy rain, winds of up to 60mph and snow will hit the UK today as Storm Jorge brings another day of wild weather.

Leeds goalkeeper banned for eight games over racist comment

Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casilla has been given an eight-match ban after he was found to have used racist language towards a Charlton player.

Coronavirus: Top doctor says NHS may not cope with large-scale outbreak

Frontline NHS doctors treating the sickest patients have warned the NHS may not be able to cope with a large-scale coronavirus outbreak.

Liam Gallagher says Oasis reunion will happen 'very soon'

Liam Gallagher says an Oasis reunion is going to happen "very soon".

Crossbow murderer jailed for luring man into 'slow and painful' death

A sports therapist found guilty of murdering an elderly man with a crossbow outside his home has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 31 years.

Great-great grandmother celebrates '25th birthday' on Leap Day

A great-great grandmother is turning 100 today - but will also be celebrating her 25th leap year birthday.

Coronavirus: 'Crucial' to trace source of new UK case to contain outbreak

It is "crucial" to find out how the first person who caught the coronavirus within the UK was exposed to it, say experts, as authorities race to piece together their movements.

Royal Mint to sell world's most expensive piggy bank

The Royal Mint is known for making gold and silver coins but now it has turned its hand to creating something to keep that money safe.

FTSE 100 loses £200bn in worst week for global shares since 2008 crisis

Fears over the coronavirus crisis have wiped more than £200bn in value from the FTSE 100 in the worst week for global stock markets since the 2008 financial crash.

Coronavirus warning: Travellers from northern Italy must self-isolate

Anyone returning to the UK from parts of northern Italy now on lockdown because of coronavirus must self-isolate, the chief medical officer has said.

Families of couple and young daughters who died in car crash 'utterly devastated'

Two parents and and their two young daughters who died in a car crash in the Scottish Highlands have been named, with their families saying the impact of the accident will be "felt far and wide".

British passengers on coronavirus-hit cruise ship land back in UK

Dozens of people who spent two weeks isolated on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan have returned to the UK.

'Iconic' blue UK passports to be issued from next month

Britons will see the return of blue passports from next month following the UK's exit from the EU.