Access to nature remains uneven across England, with hundreds of communities lacking convenient routes to green or blue spaces. New analysis by The Wildlife Trusts and Liberal Democrats for Nature and Climate found that 238 parliamentary constituencies, 44% of those in England, have at least 20% of properties located more than a 15-minute walk from…
Princess Diana’s brother claims Charles was ‘giddily elated’ after Diana’s death. Charles appeared “giddily elated like a lottery winner” when he spoke to Princess Diana’s brother shortly after her death in 1997, according to a new memoir by Diana’s younger brother, Charles Spencer. In an extract from his forthcoming book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister,…
Noah Woods’ father Rhys paid tribute to his three-year-old son after his body was found in a Suffolk pond. (Photo: Suffolk Police/Noah Woods tributes) Three-year-old Noah Woods, whose disappearance sparked a large-scale search involving emergency services, police officers and members of the public across Suffolk, has been remembered by his grieving father as “the sweetest…
Representative Image of a restored Victorian fort on a picturesque Welsh island with solar panels and scenic ocean views (AI Generated Image) In 2017, British tech entrepreneur Mike Conner bought Thorne Island, a ruined 19th-century fort off the coast of Pembrokeshire in Wales, for about £500,000 after seeing a video about the property online. At…
FILE – Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, on Feb. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, File) Raheem Sterling is facing another uncertain chapter after appearing in court over a May motorway crash. The former England winger was convicted of…
Photo credit: West Yorkshire Police Dalton Mills in Keighley has lived several lives. Built as a Victorian textile complex, it once employed more than 2,000 people and helped drive the town’s industrial growth. Decades later, its empty rooms found a new audience as filming locations for productions including Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey. Now the…
The project is a brilliant example of the circular economy in action; used diapers are not treated as waste to be sent to landfill, but are instead recovered for their materials and given a new lease of life. What if the disposable diaper changed a baby’s day, and then went on to help build the…
Twin sisters Ruby and Scarlett are now preparing for their first day of school. (Photo: Hanna Brameld) A mother whose twin daughters were given less than a 10 per cent chance of survival after a devastating pregnancy complication is celebrating a milestone she once feared she would never witness: Ruby and Scarlett are starting school.Hanna…
The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. A man was seriously injured after police opened fire during an incident involving a knife-wielding man in Luton on Tuesday afternoon, prompting an independent investigation.Bedfordshire Police said officers were called to a property on Cardigan Street at around 12.50pm after receiving reports that…
Agimol Pradeep, an Indian-origin nurse based in the UK, recently won the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2026. On Saturday, Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan presented the cash prize of $250,000 to the nurse at an event held in Kochi. It was Pradeep’s contribution to greater awareness of organ and stem-cell donation over the years…
