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Kate’s parents’ business goes bust owing £2.6m as creditors talk over collapse

Royal Ascot: Carole Middleton borrows Kate’s dress in June Carole and Michael Middleton’s business Party Pieces has gone bust, with angry creditors saying it owes around £2.6million in debts, calling out the “betrayal” over its collapse. The business, which sells party paraphernalia, was started by Kate, Princess of Wales’s parents in 1987, but has since […]

Rishi turns down invite to throw first pitch at baseball game in the US

The prime minister declined throwing the ceremonial first pitch in front of thousands of spectators at a US baseball game. Rishi Sunak was a guest of honour at a Major League competition between the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was cheered onto the pitch yesterday as he was seen wearing a Nationals jacket. […]

Angry workmen shove eco-mob out of the road in rush hour chaos

Just Stop Oil protestors have targeted rush hour traffic for the second day in a row after holding up traffic in London this morning. Furious workmen were seen pushing the protestors out of the road to allow vehicles to pass. The group of climate activists were holding signs that read “we won’t die quietly” and […]

Family heartbroken after newborn tragically dies just two months after his mum

A family has been left heartbroken after the tragic death of a two-month-old baby just two months after his mum died. Dexter Khan-Barnes tragically died in his sleep at his home in Rishton, near Accrington, Lancashire, last July. An inquest held at Blackburn Old Town Hall on Wednesday heard that no cause of death could […]

Floodwaters Engulf Front Line in Ukraine War

KHERSON, Ukraine — Thousands of people escaped inundated homes in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, including many rescued from rooftops, a day after the destruction of the Kakhovka dam gave rise to another humanitarian disaster along the front lines of the 15-month war. Floodwaters engulfed streets and houses and sent residents fleeing with what meager belongings […]

BBC journalists join 48-hour strike over local radio cuts

Nuj Picket Line In London BBC journalists and protesting musicians have begun a 48-hour strike action against cuts to local BBC radio as they were pictured picketing outside the BBC’s HQ in London. Striking journalists were joined by Scots-based musician Beldon Haigh, who performed live on a noisy picket line outside the BBC’s multi-million-pound complex […]

‘Oldest cat’ celebrates 32nd birthday with salmon cake

A cat from Norwich celebrated her 32nd birthday making her possibly the oldest feline in the UK. Rosie, a tortoiseshell cat from Eaton Park, marked the occasion by indulging in a special miniature cake made of red salmon with her doting owner. However, she needed assistance from owner Lila Brissett to blow out the candles. Celebrating […]

Two men get into difficulties on Bournemouth Beach where two teens drowned

Bournemouth: Police provide update following beach deaths The pair were spotted struggling in the sea near Bournemouth Pier on Tuesday lunchtime. It led to a huge air and sea operation involving beach lifeguards, the RNLI lifeboat, two coast guard crews, a helicopter from the coast guard and police and paramedics. The operation was abandoned, however, within […]

Sunak to Talk Tech With Biden, but the War in Ukraine Is Likely to Surface

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain began a two-day visit to Washington on Wednesday with a goal of aligning two allies on the challenges of artificial intelligence. But his meeting with President Biden will more likely be consumed by the here-and-now threat of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Mr. Sunak, a self-described techie who has an […]

Met Police apologises for failings towards LGBTQ+ community in 'historic first'

The head of the Met Police has apologised for past failings towards the LGBTQ+ community in a historic first. Peter Tatchell thanked Metropolitan Police Commission Sir Mark Rowley ‘for being the first UK police chief to say sorry for decades-long victimisation’ of this community. The Peter Tatchell Foundation has been leading an #ApologiseNow! campaign calling […]