Category: UK News

A masterpiece painting by the Italian artist Canaletto, once owned by the UK’s first prime minister, has recently been sold for a record-breaking fee. The painting, titled Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day and painted around 1732, was auctioned at Christie’s in London for £27.5m (£31.9m with fees). This sale set a… Continue reading Canaletto Venice painting owned by first UK prime minister sells for record £32m

The Princess of Wales, Catherine, recently opened up about the challenges she faced during her cancer treatment. She visited a hospital in Essex and shared her experiences with patients, emphasizing the difficulties of life after chemotherapy. Catherine mentioned how putting on a brave face during treatment was just the beginning, and the phase afterwards was… Continue reading Princess of Wales talks of 'life-changing' cancer treatment

Karen Kneller has stepped down as the chief executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission after facing months of criticism. The organization is responsible for investigating potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Calls for her resignation intensified after the CCRC admitted to “failing” Andrew Malkinson, who spent 17 years in prison… Continue reading Criminal Cases Review Commission: Chief exec of miscarriage of justice body quits

Presenting the latest weather update, following a scorching start to July and record-breaking June temperatures across England, it appears that the heatwave conditions are set to ease in the coming days. After London’s St James’s Park recorded a temperature of 34.7C (94.4F) on Tuesday, marking the hottest day of the year so far, a cooler… Continue reading UK weather: Cooler weather conditions set in across UK as heatwave ends

Bob Vylan, the punk duo, have faced consequences for their controversial appearance at Glastonbury as they were dropped from the line-up of a music festival in Manchester. Originally scheduled to headline the Radar Festival at Victoria Warehouse, organisers made a statement confirming their removal from the event. Additionally, their performance at the French festival Kave… Continue reading Bob Vylan dropped from music festivals in Manchester and France

A young mother of two, Sarah Montgomery, tragically lost her life while heavily pregnant with her third child. The 27-year-old was found critically injured inside her home in Donaghadee, County Down, over the weekend and was later pronounced dead. A man named Zak Hughes, 28, from Ardglen Place in north Belfast, has been accused of… Continue reading Sarah Montgomery: Man in court charged with pregnant mother's murder

Written by: Tom Johnson A former police officer, Tariq Mahmood, has been sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work after being found guilty of domestic abuse towards two women. The incidents took place between April 2019 and February 2022 in various locations in Edinburgh and Midlothian. Mahmood was convicted of physically assaulting one victim and… Continue reading Police officer sentenced for domestic abuse of two women

In Liverpool, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is deliberating on potential additional charges against Lucy Letby in connection with the deaths and non-fatal collapses of infants at hospitals where she was employed. The CPS received a comprehensive file of evidence from Cheshire Police detailing incidents at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital.… Continue reading Prosecutors considering new Lucy Letby charges

Investigations have revealed that a fire at an electrical substation near Heathrow Airport, leading to the airport’s closure, could have been prevented if the issues had been addressed years ago. National Grid, the owner of the substation, had been aware of a fault at the site since 2018 but had not taken steps to rectify… Continue reading Heathrow shutdown caused by problem found seven years ago

Mariam Issimdar reported that there is a breakthrough in a decades-old cold case as a man named Ryland Headley, aged 92, was convicted of raping and murdering Louisa Dunne in 1967. The incident occurred when Headley broke into Dunne’s home in Bristol and carried out the brutal attack. Headley, a former railway worker, was sentenced… Continue reading Murderer Ryland Headley, 92, to be investigated over cold cases