Category: UK News

Thousands of gaming and comic enthusiasts descended on London’s ExCeL centre on the weekend for MCM X EGX, the UK’s biggest gaming, comic, and pop culture convention. Attendees donned an array of colourful costumes, many of which were designed and created by themselves. The event merged with Comic Con for the first time this year,… Continue reading MCM X EGX: Fans flock to UK's biggest video game and comics expo

The Balmoral Hotel clock tower in Edinburgh, Scotland, will remain at the wrong time, as it has done for the past 122 years. Back then, railway officials, who operated Edinburgh Waverley Station below the clock tower, decided that setting the hands forward by three minutes would help train passengers collect their tickets, reach their carriages… Continue reading When the clocks go back, this landmark will still be wrong

A disagreement between web publishing platform WordPress and web hosting service WP Engine has caused major disruption for thousands of businesses worldwide. As one of the biggest web publishing platforms, used to power around 40% of the world’s websites, WordPress is crucial to the internet. However, as its actions have a big ripple effect online,… Continue reading WordPress v WP Engine: Why the feud matters to the internet

The world of football is buzzing with the potential of rapper A$AP Rocky taking over Tranmere Rovers. The idea was proposed after the current owner, Mark Palios, wore a t-shirt with the rapper’s name on during a match. While Palios has dismissed the rumours, fans and industry insiders are wondering what it could mean for… Continue reading Football Focus: Will ASAP Rocky by Tranmere and what will it mean for the club?

A man sustained serious injuries after his car was pulled over by a fake police vehicle and he was subsequently robbed. The victim was directed to stop in a layby by a car fitted with blue lights following a minor collision with another vehicle on the M40 between High Wycombe and Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. The… Continue reading M40 driver attacked near Beaconsfield in fake police car robbery

Leaders of the Commonwealth have agreed that it is time for a discussion about reparations for the slave trade, despite the UK’s wish to avoid the subject at a two-day conference in Samoa. This statement was signed by 56 heads of government, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. It recognises calls for a conversation… Continue reading Time has come for reparations conversation, say Commonwealth leaders

Nottingham’s Lace Market Fish Bar was transformed into a one-night rave venue on Wednesday night, attracting hundreds of music fans. Despite typically serving fish and chips, kebabs, and burgers, the chippy hosted local grime and garage MC Window Kid and British DJ Nathan Dawe. The floor shook as the rave spilled onto the streets, and… Continue reading A rave at a Nottingham chippy – 'a night to remember'

Antony “Coops” Cooper and David Jack Plant, friends from the 1st Battalion of The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, were on patrol in Afghanistan when their lives changed forever. In July 2010, Coops stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED), resulting in the loss of his legs, most of his fingers, an eye, and a severe… Continue reading 'I heard a click and thought I was dead' – soldiers who lost legs reunite

Spain’s anti-tourism sentiment is extending beyond the summer season and into the winter, as vacationers continue to seek out warm destinations. Protests against over-tourism are planned for November in Seville, while locals in San Sebastian have already taken to the streets under the banner ‘We are in danger; degrow tourism!’. Thousands turned out last Sunday… Continue reading Spanish anti-tourism sentiment shows no sign of flagging

A young girl’s battle with leukaemia was made easier by the success of a racehorse trained by her father. Betsy Williams, then aged five, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in February 2023 and immediately admitted to Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff. Within two days of diagnosis, chemotherapy had begun. The first… Continue reading Childhood leukaemia: How winning racehorse 'changed everything'