Category: UK News

Transport for London (TfL) has announced a revamp of the London Underground map. After 14 years, the six London Overground lines will receive new names and colours. The new names – the Lioness line, the Mildmay line, the Windrush line, the Weaver line, the Suffragette line and the Liberty line – were designed to better… Continue reading London Underground: How the Overground's new names were chosen

Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands is not up for negotiation as long as the islanders wish to remain a British territory, according to Lord Cameron. The foreign secretary is about to embark on the first visit to the islands by a cabinet member since 2016. This comes after the Argentine President, Javier Milei, called… Continue reading No discussion over Falklands, says Lord Cameron ahead of visit

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised former US President Donald Trump’s recent criticisms of NATO, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Sir Keir told European leaders that he aimed to “rebuild, renew, and resource” the alliance rather than “divide and threaten” it. The comments were seen as a thinly-veiled… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: Starmer 'attacks Trump' and 'No way back for Harry'

Marieme and Ndeye, two conjoined twins who were not expected to survive beyond a few days after birth, are celebrating their seventh birthday in Cardiff, where they attend a mainstream school with their classmates. The sisters share one pair of legs and one pelvis but each has a spinal cord and a heart, and rely… Continue reading Conjoined twins given days to live are proving everyone wrong

Danny Jones has emerged as the winner of the reality singing competition The Masked Singer. The McFly guitarist and singer was revealed as the celebrity beneath the Piranha costume, beating out Cricket (Lemar) and Bigfoot (Alex Brooker) in the final. This was Jones’ second shot at a singing reality show, having previously finished fourth on… Continue reading The Masked Singer: Did Bigfoot, Cricket or Piranha win?

Farmers and vets in Northern Ireland are becoming increasingly frustrated with the new Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS). Introduced last September to replace the previous Animal and Public Health Information System (APHIS), which had operated for 15 years beyond its contract, NIFAIS has faced numerous complaints and has left users feeling stressed. The… Continue reading New NI livestock records system causing 'stress' for farmers

Jordan North has thanked his listeners and colleagues following his sudden exit from BBC Radio 1’s drivetime show. In a social media post on Saturday, North mentioned his co-host Vick Hope and expressed his gratitude towards her. He did not provide any reasons for his departure or where he would be going. Made in Chelsea… Continue reading Jordan North speaks out after sudden Radio 1 exit

Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people marched through central London in solidarity with Palestine, calling for an immediate end to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), Saturday’s protest was the first to go near the Israeli embassy in west London since a static rally in October. The event was… Continue reading Tens of thousands at pro-Palestinian march in London

A dolphin was rescued after it became stranded in a shallow inlet in Cornwall. The mammal was spotted swimming in circles in the inlet at Place, around 11:40 GMT on Friday. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue sent a team to initially observe the animal but it eventually stranded in mud. The female common dolphin,… Continue reading Cornwall stranded dolphin helped back out to sea

Hundreds of steelworkers and local residents in Port Talbot and Newport have taken to the streets to protest against the potential loss of thousands of steel jobs. Tata Steel, which employs 3,859 people in Port Talbot, has warned that 1,929 jobs are at risk due to the age and inefficiency of much of its operations… Continue reading Tata Steel workers protest over proposed job losses