Tag: UK News

Actress Billie Piper has opened up about the difficulties of co-parenting with ex-husband Laurence Fox, whose controversial comments have caused backlash. Piper, who shares two sons with Fox, revealed in a Vogue interview that the situation has been handled with “enormous difficulty.” The couple divorced in 2016, and since then Fox has faced several controversies,… Continue reading Billie Piper: Actress speaks out over dealing with comments by ex-husband Laurence Fox

After 39 years of co-founding Comic Relief, Lenny Henry “the face” of Red Nose Day has co-hosted his final broadcast, with David Tennant and Davina McCall. The annual event, which Henry began with filmmaker Richard Curtis in 1985, has raised more than £1.5 billion from donations and money has reached more than 100 million people.… Continue reading Red Nose Day: 'Irreplaceable' Henry kicks off last Comic Relief

Humberside Police have announced that they have identified all 35 bodies removed from a funeral director in Hessle Road. The force has received more than 1,500 calls from families so far. Additionally, a quantity of ashes was taken alongside the bodies from Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. Police sources have said this has “truly been an… Continue reading Hull funeral directors inquiry: All 35 bodies identified, police say

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Plans are underway to bring bus services in the west of Scotland back under local control. Reforms could replace the current deregulated network with a franchise system, giving local public bodies such as Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) control over fares, routes and ticketing. SPT has warned that it could take seven years to implement… Continue reading Buses in west of Scotland set to be brought under local control

An elderly woman who gained internet fame after being lifted into the air by a shop shutter has been immortalized in an artistic mural on the front of the Rhondda Cynon Taf shop. Anne Hughes, 72, was suspended in the air by her coat while still holding onto her shopping trolley, in an incident that… Continue reading Viral TikTok shop shutter gran immortalised in mural

Over the weekend, a five-mile stretch of the M25 in Surrey will be closed in both directions, and authorities are advising drivers to “take the train.” National Highways has recommended drivers “avoid the area entirely, change their plans, go shopping on Thursday night rather than Saturday morning, or take the train.” This shutdown is the… Continue reading M25 closure: Drivers advised to change travel plans

Fast food chain McDonald’s experienced technical difficulties in several countries, causing disruption in service. It was reported that customers in the UK, Australia, Austria, Germany, Japan, and New Zealand were hit with IT issues early in the morning, which continued all day. The problem was not related to cyber-security, and the issue has been resolved… Continue reading McDonald's resolves IT issue affecting UK customers

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A mother from Hertfordshire has said that a special heart defect trial gave her family more time with her baby before her death at 12 weeks. Emma Hart said that her daughter Daisy, who had multiple heart abnormalities, would have died within 48 hours if it wasn’t for a “pulse oximetry” test administered at Lister… Continue reading Five-minute test gave Hertfordshire parents more time with daughter