Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
Timely updates and trending stories from across the UK.
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Captain Tom Moore - the 100-year-old former British Army officer who has raised over £32 million for the UK's National Health Service charities - has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, BBC News has reported. The much-deserved knighthood occurred this afternoon (July 17) at an outdoor ceremony at Windsor Castle…
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Princess Beatrice - the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York - has married partner Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at a secret Royal Wedding in Windsor, this morning. As reported by The Sun, the Queen was in attendance to watch her 31-year-old granddaughter (who is…
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Today, the statue of a Black Lives Matter protester that was placed on the plinth where a statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston once stood was removed by the local council. Last month, a group of BLM protesters in Bristol, England, successfully toppled a statue of Colston that stood…
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A statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol, England has been replaced with one of a Black Lives Matter protester. Protesters in Bristol gained worldwide attention in June when footage circulated online of them toppling the statue of Edward Colston. In the footage, the statue can be seen…
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Captain Tom Moore - 100-year-old war veteran who raised over £30 million for the UK's National Health Service charities by walking up and down his garden - is set to be knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on Friday, the Independent has reported. In a brief statement, the palace said: "The…
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A photographer has staged an incredible lockdown photoshoot with the help of nursing home patients and recreated iconic album covers. Some of the albums included were Adele's 21, The Clash's London Calling, and David Bowie's Aladdin Sane. Listen to one of the residents discuss their involvement in the project below: …
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The National Crime Agency (NCA) has "successfully penetrated" a top-secret communications system used by criminals to trade illegal materials including drugs and guns. The BBC reports that the NCA teamed up with forces across Europe on the UK's "biggest and most significant" law enforcement operation. After messages on the EncroChat…
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Several people have been injured and armed police have been deployed after a "serious incident" in Glasgow city center. Eyewitnesses told Sky News that people were being taken on stretchers from the Park Inn hotel, and they had sustained injuries that left them bloodied. A spokesperson for Police Scotland has…
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A teen who threw a boy 100ft from a viewing platform last year has been jailed for a minimum of 15 years it has been reported today. The incident took place at the Tate Modern viewing platform in London, and prior to the assault, autistic teenager Jonty Bravery, 18, reportedly…
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Dame Vera Lynn has died at the age of 103, her family has announced. The British icon is famed for keeping the population's spirits high during World War II thanks to her hits We'll Meet Again and White Cliffs of Dover - the former of which has been sung by…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johson's car has been involved in a collision after a protestor targeted his convoy. According to the Guardian, there have been no reports of any injuries caused by the incident, which took place this afternoon outside parliament. The convoy was targeted as it departed from the Palace…
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An A&E doctor from East London in the United Kingdom has gone viral on TikTok after asking people to treat him with respect whether he was wearing his scrubs or a hoodie. Dr Emeka Okorocha created the TikTok video, which highlights the differences in peoples' perception of him, in the…
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You never know what you will find behind closed doors... until you decide to strip everything back and redecorate. A woman, who lives in London, decided to redecorate one of the rooms in her home and started stripping the wallpaper. As she peeled back the layers, she discovered a message…
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One of the prosecutors investigating the prime suspect in the case of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann says he believes the British child died shortly after she was abducted. Hans Christian Wolters from the Braunschweig Public Prosecutor's Office is currently leading the investigation into a 43-year-old convicted child sex offender,…
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Statues and street names in London that have links to slavery "should be taken down", the city's mayor Sadiq Khan has said. This comes after anti-racism protesters toppled a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol at the weekend. 71-year-old protestor John McAllister said of the statue; "It says…
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A group of white men have attempted to try and save the Edward Colston statue from Bristol harbour. The prominent British slave trader's statue, which has stood on the city's Colston Avenue since 1895, was topped on Sunday the 7th of June by protesters at the Black Lives Matter protest,…
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Ice Cube took to Twitter in celebration after Black Lives Matter protestors in Bristol, England, pulled down a statue of the slave trader, Edward Colston. The American rapper retweeted a post from the British political commentator, Owen Jones, about Colston's involvement in the slave trade, captioning it: "THEY WILL ALL…
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Protesters in the United Kingdom sprayed the words "was a racist" onto a statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square, during demonstrations that took place over the weekend. It has been reported that protests taking place across the United Kingdom at the weekend were largely peaceful, though some saw…
