Thousands of beacons are being lit up across the UK and the Commonwealth to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The monarch herself started the process by illuminating the Commonwealth of Nations Globe at Windsor Castle, which sent a river of light to Buckingham Palace, where the Duke of Cambridge watched as the Tree of Trees sculpture was bathed in light.
A vacant site that used to accommodate a former McDonald’s restaurant in south Essex is set to become a Irish bar that opens until 2am.
SOUTHAMPTON City council has announced plans to improve walking and cycling in the city and connect routes from the City Centre with Southampton General Hospital.
A video has been viewed more than one million times after it was shared in social media posts claiming that an Indian ruling party spokeswoman "had been sentenced to death for blaspheming the Prophet Mohammed". However, a representative from Bharatiya Janata Party denied the claim, which circulated after its spokeswoman, Nupur Sharma, made comments that sparked global outrage among Muslim communities. Meanwhile, the footage shows various protests in India unrelated to the row. "Finally, the Indi
Putin's probably not that happy.
State energy minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, says investors need confidence electricity grid will be ready for renewables
Woodside’s North West Shelf gas development would release more than eight times Australia’s annual emissions if it continues to operate until 2070
In his 40-year career, Tom Cruise has never had a movie make a billion dollars... until now.
Passengers have been left out of pocket after airlines cancelled hundreds of flights over the past few weeks.
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Welsh National Opera’s staging of six stories of migration is a brave and far-reaching exercise in collaboration and diversity, with a heroic effort from composer Will Todd
The rules of the Tory 1922 Committee mean there cannot be another confidence vote within 12 months.
Met Office shows how a heatwave might look like in 2050 and how it might impact outdoor events like Glastonbury.Source: Met Office
John Cole and Angharad Williamson murdered the five-year-old boy after subjecting him to a sustained attack in Bridgend, South Wales.
The Tories have made a net loss of 11 council seats in two months.
Information Commissioner’s Office says users of public services often bear brunt of financial punishments
Britain’s ambassador to Russia has been summoned to the Kremlin over what its foreign ministry said was the UK’s “offensive rhetoric” over Ukraine. It said a strong protest was expressed to Ambassador Deborah Bronnert over “the frankly boorish statements of the British leadership regarding Russia, its leader and official representatives of the authorities, as well as the Russian people”. The ministry said Russia had told her it objected to British statements containing “deliberately false information, in particular about alleged Russian ‘threats to use nuclear weapons’”.
All UK customer-facing, branch and junior staff at the bank will see their pay rise by £1,200 from August 1.
A schoolboy described as “pure evil” murdered his five-year-old stepbrother just five days after being allowed to move into his home by social services despite making repeated threats against him.
Strikes will be planned unless BT offers a ‘significantly improved’ pay rise by next week, the union said
HUNDREDS of school children from across York got to meet sporting heroes at an event in the city.
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