Category: UK News

Former employees of the Harrods department store in London have told the BBC that many black staff would leave the shop floor before Mohamed Al Fayed toured the premises. Staff would be warned of his impending arrival by security guards, after which there would be a “beeline of certain people, certain races”, who would leave… Continue reading Clear racism at Al Fayed's Harrods, former staff tell BBC

The Scottish police are investigating the release of two lynx in the Drumguish area in the Highlands. The animals were spotted walking through the snow by members of the public. The Highland Wildlife Park, which is home to lynx, has been assisting police with the search. The Cairngorms National Park Authority has warned the public… Continue reading Police warning after two lynx illegally released in Highlands

nent=”caption-block”>The Daily Mirror also leads with the story of the 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London. The paper quotes the boy’s mother as saying he was “groomed by gangs…now he is dead”. The Mirror also reports on the LA wildfires, with a striking image of a firefighter battling… Continue reading Newspaper headlines: 'Apocalypse' LA and 'Reeves faces extra tax rises'

As temperatures continue to drop across the UK, commuters have been warned about icy roads and the likely travel disruption that will result. The Met Office has issued fresh weather warnings which forecast snow, fog and ice across southern England, Wales, Northern Ireland and northern Scotland on Thursday. While it will be mainly dry elsewhere,… Continue reading UK weather: Commuters warned of icy roads and travel disruption

Residents of Cyffylliog, a rural village in Denbighshire, are urging people not to visit the area in search of a non-existent Aldi supermarket. The confusion has been caused by a map that featured the supermarket store in the area. Many people have travelled to Cyffylliog recently, causing chaos on the narrow roads. A milk tanker… Continue reading Aldi: Cyffylliog fake Aldi Google Maps prank 'causes havoc'

Shaun Ing, an angler, caught a 150lb catfish in Maldon, Essex, at the end of September 2024, which could potentially be the biggest recorded catfish caught in the UK. Mr. Ing said it took 90 mins of “absolute madness” for him to reel in the fish. The catfish has still not been officially verified by… Continue reading Largest recorded catfish in UK caught in Maldon, says angler

The BBC’s Sound Of 2025 runner-up is Ezra Collective, a band that has won the Mercury Prize and become the first jazz act to sell out Wembley Arena. The charity Tomorrow’s Warriors introduced Ezra Collective to jazz, which they thought was an elite and inaccessible genre at first. The quintet rips the genre rulebook to… Continue reading BBC Sound Of 2025: Jazz stars Ezra Collective are runners-up

Food prices are expected to rise in the latter half of 2025 due to changes announced in the Budget, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), which said there was “little hope” of prices going anywhere but up. The costs of higher wages and National Insurance tax changes which take effect in April will be… Continue reading Food prices ‘not going anywhere but up’, warns retail body

Over half of the English county councils with elections planned for this year may delay the events in order to explore options laid out in a major redesign of local government announced last December. At least 12 of the 21 councils due to hold elections in May are expected to request that ministers postpone the… Continue reading Half of county councils in England could see election delay

A former police officer who headed a grooming investigation in Oxford has warned that similar sexual abuse is still happening, saying that the “guys we couldn’t catch are still out there”. Simon Morton, the former senior investigator for Thames Valley Police, told the BBC that perpetrators in the region are operating in plain view and… Continue reading Grooming still happening in Oxford, ex-detective says