UK Police ‘arrested volunteers handing out rape alarms’ over coronation disruption concerns May 6, 2023 Police have been criticised after reports that volunteers helping to keep women safe were arrested in the early hours of coronation day. The Metropolitan Police said that at around 2am…
UK King and Queen join family on palace balcony for scaled-back flypast May 6, 2023 The King and Queen have appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the first time since being crowned, joining fellow royals for a scaled-back flypast. They stood alongside the Prince…
UK King crowned in historic coronation May 6, 2023 The King has been crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in his historic coronation at Westminster Abbey. The archbishop Justin Welby placed the 360-year-old St Edward’s Crown on to the…
UK Dog attack leaves man with ‘life-changing’ facial injuries May 5, 2023 A 24-year-old man has suffered “life-changing” facial injuries following a dog attack in Edinburgh. Police are searching for the dog and its owner and say the victim was taken to…
UK Why King’s coronation guest list is causing controversy May 5, 2023 For the world’s most powerful, there can be no fixture quite as rare, glittering and sought after as a British coronation. There has not been one for seven decades and…
UK Student who went on luxury spending sprees and laundered nearly £85,000 for crime boss jailed May 5, 2023 A student who laundered nearly £85,000 for a crime boss has been jailed for 18 months. Xiaotong Huang, 28, used the cash to pay her tuition fees at the University…
UK Nigerian politician, wife and medical ‘middleman’ jailed for organ harvesting plot May 5, 2023 A Nigerian senator, his wife and a medical “middleman” have been jailed for conspiring to traffic a market trader to the UK to harvest his kidney. Politician Ike Ekweremadu, 60,…
UK King’s coronation ultimate guide: How to watch, timings, and the rest of the weekend May 5, 2023 King Charles will be crowned on Saturday 6 May 2023, but celebrations will take place all weekend – including processions, a concert and nationwide lunches. Confused about what’s happening where…
UK Polls close in local elections with results expected to roll in from midnight May 4, 2023 Polls have closed in this year’s crunch local elections – with results expected to start rolling in from midnight. Voters are deciding who runs services in 230 (out of 317)…
UK Body of humpback whale washes up on UK beach May 4, 2023 The body of a humpback whale has washed up at a loch in the Scottish Highlands. The mammal’s carcass was discovered on a sandbank at Loch Fleet National Nature Reserve,…
UK King’s Coronation accelerates plans for Jamaican Republic – with referendum ‘as early as 2024’ May 3, 2023 “God Save the King” – four words unlikely to be on the lips of many Jamaicans at the weekend during the Coronation of King Charles. “Happy and glorious” – also…
UK Ship that toppled over in dock injuring 35 people finally righted weeks later May 3, 2023 A US Navy vessel which tipped over in a dry dock, leaving dozens injured, is back in the water. Thirty five people were hurt when RV Petrel became dislodged from…
UK COVID ‘no longer a global health emergency’ May 3, 2023 World Health Organization officials have said COVID is no longer a global health emergency. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General…
UK Dogs face risk of deadly lead poisoning from pheasant meat in pet food May 3, 2023 Dogs may be at risk of lead poisoning after “very high” concentrations from shotgun pellets were found in raw pheasant pet food. After testing out samples of raw pheasant dog…
UK Body found in River Thames confirmed as missing teenager May 2, 2023 A body recovered from the River Thames in Gloucestershire has been confirmed as the teenager who went missing over the bank holiday weekend. Jake Smith, 17, from Swindon went missing…
UK Nurse accused of murdering seven babies cries in court and says it was ‘sickening’ being blamed for their deaths May 2, 2023 A nurse accused of murdering seven babies has denied harming any children as she gave evidence for the first time, crying at one point as she told the court “everything…
UK Nurse accused of murdering seven babies tells court it was ‘sickening’ being blamed for their deaths May 2, 2023 A nurse accused of murdering seven babies at a neonatal unit has denied harming any children as she gave evidence for the first time. Lucy Letby is also accused of…
UK Food prices surge again as pressure continues to build on home finances May 1, 2023 Food prices increased by a record high of 15.7% last month as pressure continues to mount on household finances. Fresh food prices saw a record jump of 17.8% year-on-year for…
UK Body found in search for teenager who went missing in River Thames May 1, 2023 A body has been found in the search for a teenager who went missing in the River Thames near Lechlade-on-Thames. Police were called at around 10pm on Sunday after a…
UK Police search resumes for teenager missing in River Thames May 1, 2023 Police are continuing to search for a teenager who went missing in the River Thames in Gloucestershire on Sunday evening. The boy had been with three others at the “location…