Category: UK News

Legendary British cyclist and six-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Chris Hoy has opened up about his cancer diagnosis, revealing that it is unfortunately terminal. The 48-year-old spoke to The Sunday Times, stating that doctors told him he has between two and four years left to live. He first announced he had cancer earlier this year,… Continue reading Cyclist Chris Hoy announces that his cancer is terminal

On the first day of their Australian tour, King Charles and Queen Camilla will be attending a church service in Sydney. This is the first time the King has visited Australia since becoming the country’s head of state in September 2022, and it is also the biggest trip he has taken since starting cancer treatment… Continue reading King Charles to begin Australia tour with church service

Following the tragic death of his former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, Zayn Malik has postponed the US leg of his upcoming tour. The singer was due to start the tour next week, beginning with a show in San Francisco on Wednesday. However, Malik said that due to the “heartbreaking loss” experienced this week, he… Continue reading Zayn Malik postpones US tour after 'heartbreaking' loss of Liam Payne

Early on Saturday morning, an explosion and subsequent fire at a house in the town of Bedford killed one person and seriously injured another; emergency services were notified of the incident at 7:30 BST. As a result of the incident, residents were asked to evacuate the area and roads in the vicinity were closed off.… Continue reading One dead after 'explosion' and fire at Bedford house

The UK government is considering a proposal to hand ownership of the Post Office to sub-postmasters across the country, according to sources. The idea forms part of a raft of proposals being examined by the Department for Business and Trade, with the assistance of BCG. It is hoped that a report will be submitted to… Continue reading Ministers explore handing Post Office ownership to sub-postmasters

The Sportsman Inn in Huddersfield, UK has started an international crisp festival offering almost 70 different kinds of crisps paired with events. John Fletcher, landlord of The Sportsman Inn, said that the festival had created “huge” interest from clients. The flavours on offer range from caviar to salted egg yolk. The festive started on 11… Continue reading International Crisp Festival brings 70 flavours to Huddersfield

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has continued to rise, with more than 600 people making the journey on Friday alone, according to the Home Office. This brings the total number for 2024 up to 28,204, which is an increase of almost 8% compared to the same point last year.… Continue reading Channel migrants: More than 600 people arrive in one day

The Russian ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, has rejected calls from the family of Dawn Sturgess, who died in the Salisbury poisonings, to have Vladimir Putin speak to the inquiry into her death. Speaking in a sit-down interview that will broadcast on Sunday, Kelin questioned the need for an inquiry and said he did… Continue reading Salisbury Novichok: Challenged on death of Dawn Sturgess, Russian ambassador dismisses inquiry

Masked men abducted a British national and a group of Turkish citizens in Nairobi, Kenya. Necdet Seyitoğlu, formerly a UK resident, has revealed he was freed after eight hours when he showed the kidnappers a copy of his UK passport. Four of the eight Turkish nationals taken at the same time are still unaccounted for.… Continue reading British national and several Turkish citizens abducted in Kenya

Richard Baxter, a man who built up a £1.5m property empire, has pleaded guilty to supplying drugs and money laundering. The 50-year-old pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin, conspiracy to supply cocaine, and conspiracy to transfer criminal property at Kingston Crown Court. Baxter had four properties in south-east England, including a house in Surrey… Continue reading Drug dealer Richard Baxter pleads guilty and has property seized