A 24-year-old from Devon has become the youngest person to ever receive the Merchant Navy Medal, after a daring pitch-black rescue in the Caribbean. Max Bingle, who was the third officer on the Sea Princess cruise ship at the time, will get the prestigious award alongside 19 other sailors, who have all been recognised for […]
A record 1.2 million emergency parcels were handed out by Trussell Trust foodbanks in the six months to September, the charity has said,. More than 470,000 of the parcels went to children, according to the charity, which says shows the scale of support needed during the pandemic. The figures did not include people helped by […]
LONDON (REUTERS) – Britain will hold “a blockbuster weekend of celebrations” in the summer of 2022, featuring an extra day’s public holiday, to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 70th anniversary on the throne, the government announced on Thursday (Nov 12). The 94-year-old, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, will add another milestone when she marks her Platinum […]
Three men who carried out a murder that one of them boasted about on Snapchat helped run up a legal aid bill of more than £500,000. The killers were granted state aid for their defence as they pleaded not guilty to killing Emmanuel Lukenga after he was hunted down in the street. Bradley Richardson, Enroy […]
A host of Disney cartoon characters are due to appear before Stoke Crown Court tomorrow – at least if the official list is to be believed. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Sleeping Beauty all appear on Thursday’s court list, complete with their own case numbers. The Disney-fied list of those due to go before a […]
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A wildlife campaign spearheaded by Queen guitarist Brian May has won a battle with a supermarket chain to save a threatened hedgehog habitat. Amazing Grace, a hedgehog charity co-founded by the musician, told Sky News it was now forming an “exciting” partnership with Sainsbury’s to “enhance” the habitat for animals. May and the team at […]
The UK’s official coronavirus death toll has passed 50,000 after at least 478 new deaths were confirmed today. Hospital deaths in England, alongside data from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – coupled with the overall death toll of 49,770 from yesterday – mean the UK has already topped the grim milestone. More official data from […]
A man has been arrested after a car ploughed into the front of a police station in north London. Footage, posted on Twitter, shows a vehicle partially embedded into the entrance of Edmonton Police Station in Enfield. A man, who appears to be the driver, is seen getting out of a vehicle before pouring liquid […]