Category: UK News

Following a day of significant disruption caused by flooding in a tunnel under the River Thames, Eurostar has announced that it will run all services to London, Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam on Sunday. The flooding led to the cancellation of all Eurostar services between London and Paris on Saturday, seriously affecting New Year’s plans for… Continue reading Eurostar services to resume after major disruption

The celebrated British actor Tom Wilkinson, famous for his roles in The Full Monty, Shakespeare in Love, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, passed away at the age of 75. He won a BAFTA for his work in The Full Monty, and received six BAFTA nominations overall, as well as two Oscar nominations for In… Continue reading Tom Wilkinson: The Full Monty actor dies at 75

Clashes between police and protesters took place in south London after a demonstration related to “tensions in the Eritrean community,” according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police. The incident happened in Camberwell and footage appeared to show people wielding sticks and engaging in conflict with police officers, leading to traffic being brought to a… Continue reading Camberwell protesters arrested after clash with police

Scotland is experiencing travel disruptions due to snow and rain as it recovers from Storm Gerrit, with a yellow weather warning in place throughout the country until midnight. The Met Office has issued alerts covering Grampian, the Highlands and Western Isles, central, Tayside, and Fife, with high ground areas expecting “significant snow,” possibly 10 to… Continue reading Travel disruption amid snow and rain warnings in Scotland

American singer and dancer Paula Abdul has filed a lawsuit against British television executive Nigel Lythgoe for alleged sexual assault. Abdul claims that multiple instances of assault occurred while the pair worked together on American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, with the first occurring during an early season of American Idol in… Continue reading Paula Abdul sues Nigel Lythgoe over alleged sexual assault – US media

A British Army officer, Preet Chandi, has just broken a world record and claims to have become the world’s fastest woman ever to complete a solo South Pole ski expedition. Chandi has already achieved two world records for Antarctic trekking, and now she believes she has broken a third by completing a solo ski expedition… Continue reading Preet Chandi: Army officer 'fastest' woman to ski to South Pole

A “dancing lemur”, also known as a Coquerel’s sifaka, has made its highly anticipated publicly debut at the Chester Zoo. The arrival of the baby Coquerel’s sifaka, a critically endangered species, happened on 21 September. The young lemur has kept its sex unknown to zookeepers who have been caring for it since its birth. The… Continue reading Baby 'dancing lemur' makes public debut

On Friday night, a house fire broke out in south Croydon, resulting in the death of two men and leaving two more in life-threatening condition. The fire began just before 23:00 GMT, at a home on Sanderstead Road. An investigation into the cause of the incident is now commencing by both the London Fire Brigade… Continue reading Croydon house fire: Two men dead and two in critical condition

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Liz Truss has revealed her resignation honours list, which includes controversial nominations for several Conservative supporters and aides. Truss, who spent only 49 days in office, has nominated individuals including Conservative donor Jon Moynihan and former Vote Leave chief Matthew Elliott for seats in the House of Lords.… Continue reading Liz Truss unveils resignation honours list

Babergh and Mid Suffolk district councils will be discussing a proposal to increase tax premiums for owners of second homes and empty properties. The councils hope that the change will encourage owners to bring their unoccupied homes back into use. Owners who leave their properties empty and unfurnished for one year could have their tax… Continue reading Suffolk councils propose higher tax premiums for empty houses