Category: UK News

Karl Bushby, a former paratrooper from Hull, has completed a 186-mile (300km) swim across the Caspian Sea in his attempt to travel around the world without using any form of transport. Bushby set off from Chile in 1998 and has already walked across the American and Asian continents. He is more than two thirds of… Continue reading Round-the-world walker Karl Bushby swims across Caspian Sea

Team New Zealand have retained the America’s Cup title by beating Great Britain in the 37th edition of the event in Barcelona. British captain, Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Britannia team, was down 6-2 going into Saturday’s racing and required a win in race 9 to stay in the best-of-13 series. The British boat applied some pressure… Continue reading New Zealand beat Great Britain to win America's Cup

An Anglo-Saxon-made replica of a Roman solidus coin featuring the emperor Honorius (AD393-423) has been discovered in Attleborough, Norfolk, by a detectorist. Coin expert, Dr Adrian Marsden of the Norfolk Historic Environment Service, described the late 5th or early 6th-century find as “very unusual”. Although the Roman Empire, now Christian, was “in freefall”, Anglo-Saxons were… Continue reading Anglo-Saxon coin pendant found at Attleborough is 'very unusual'

A Labour minister in the housing department has relinquished her duties overseeing building safety and the government’s reaction to the Grenfell Tower disaster following pressure from survivors and their families. Rushanara Ali was asked to step down from her post after attending the Franco-British Colloque, an event that brings together business leaders, senior politicians and… Continue reading Minister relinquishes Grenfell brief after survivors object

The UK premiere of the highly-acclaimed new film Bird, starring Barry Keoghan, took place at the London Film Festival over the weekend. Directed by Andrea Arnold, the movie tells the story of a young father’s trials and tribulations as he struggles to raise his children in a tough housing estate. While it has largely been… Continue reading LFF: Saltburn star Barry Keoghan plays single dad in Bafta-tipped film Bird

The Great South Run, a popular 10-mile (16km) race in Portsmouth, has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions, affecting some 23,000 runners who were expected to take part on Sunday. Race organisers decided to call off the event after monitoring closely the weather forecast, which showed no sign of improvement close to the start… Continue reading Great South Run: Race cancelled over weather concerns

d he had, but that he was not called by the defence team. It is not uncommon for defence teams to decide not to call certain witnesses, and it is unclear why Dr Hall was not called to give evidence. The question of whether the jury was misled is central to Letby’s appeal, due to… Continue reading Lucy Letby: We spent years covering the case – here’s why experts are still arguing about it

Despite eating disorders being a common experience for young people in the LGBT community, they are rarely talked about. Heartstopper, a popular LGBT teen drama, aims to address this issue in its latest season by highlighting one of its character’s struggles with an eating disorder. Sharan, a Heartstopper fan who identifies as pansexual, has had… Continue reading Heartstopper: 'How Netflix show's eating disorder story helps me'

Kirat Assi, a Punjabi woman from west London, fell victim to a catfishing scheme in 2009 which lasted for nearly nine years. It began when she received a friend request from Bobby, whom she recognised as someone from her Sikh community. They developed an online relationship but never met, despite increasingly elaborate excuses from Bobby.… Continue reading Netflix’s Sweet Bobby: Catfish victim making 'the best of life'

The issue of empty homes is a growing concern in the UK, with almost 700,000 such properties in England alone according to recent government figures. Of those, more than 261,000 have stood empty for six months or more. While the potential solution seems simple – bringing these dwellings back into use – the process is… Continue reading Why are we building homes when so many are standing empty?