'A tough year' Keir Starmer reflects on 2021 in New Year's message
'A tough year' Keir Starmer reflects on 2021 in New Year's message
After Indian standup comedian Raju Srivastava was admitted to hospital following a heart attack on August 10, 2022, messages of grief were shared in social media posts that claimed the star had died. The claims are false. Srivastava's business manager told AFP on August 18 that the comedian is alive and his condition is improving.The claim was shared on Facebook here on August 13, 2022."The one who made us all laugh left the world laughing. May his soul rest in peace. Om Shanti", reads the Hindi
The Duke of Cambridge has said he and Kate are thinking about all those affected after a storm battered the country this week.
Medieval friars living in Cambridge were "riddled with parasites" because of questionable gardening practices, a study suggests. Despite living at the well regarded Augustinian friary - where clergy would travel from far and wide to read manuscripts - they had a not insignificant problem with intestinal worms. The Augustinian friars were twice as likely to be infected with worms than the city's general population, according to a study from the University of Cambridge.
A total of 17 people were killed and 42 were injured in two separate Russian attacks on the major northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the regional governor said on Thursday. Governor Oleh Synehubov said more bodies had been discovered as rescuers picked their way through destroyed houses. "As of now, 17 people have died in Kharkiv ... and 42 people have been injured," he wrote on Telegram, describing the attacks as "an act of terrorism".
Long stigmatised for its illicit use, scientists are now looking at the impact of legally selling cannabis
Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens has been charged with two further flashing offences.
Winds of up to 224 kilometres per hour were recorded in some areas of the Mediterranean island.
Rishi Sunak has vowed to prevent agricultural land from being covered with solar panels as he aims to persuade farmers to support his bid for the Conservative leadership.
All you need to know about the heavyweight title rematch in Saudi Arabia
Train services across Scotland will be severely disrupted on Thursday and Saturday with only a handful of services running as rail staff take further strike action.ScotRail has warned passengers a very limited number of services will run on Thursday as a result of industrial action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) which has been locked in an ongoing battle over pay, jobs and conditions with Network Rail.Services will operate between 7.30am and 6.30pm and ScotRail has urged passengers to check services ahead of travel and only travel if it is necessary.The operator has also warned passengers to expect disruption on Friday August 20 and Sunday August 21 following the strikes as services are restarted.RMT picket lines will be in place at Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley from 7am on Thursday, with a “picket at the fringe” at 10am on Waverley bridge.
A MAJOR investment is being made in home treatment teams for East Lancashire after a spike in referrals during the pandemic.
Thomas Nutt stored his wife Dawn Walker’s body in a cupboard before trying to dispose of it
A Welsh language horror film is coming to Milford Haven.
Mikeal Hwang is a biologist and musician whose work explores the intersection of science and art. For his latest project, he has created one of the world's first live instruments using live yeast cells...
Linda Evangelista - one of the most famous faces of the 1990s fashion industry - has described having her face held back with tape and elastic for a photoshoot with British Vogue. The Canadian supermodel claimed that she had been left "permanently deformed" and "brutally disfigured" from a cosmetic fat freezing procedure in September last year. The 57-year-old said the CoolSculpting treatment resulted in paradoxical adipose hyperplasia, where the fatty tissue on her body increased in size rather than shrank.
Beloved characters from celebrated children’s books to host a storytelling session in Braehead shopping centre this Saturday.
Campaign group creates interactive map to advise locals and tourists where not to bathe
Finland’s prime minister has taken a drugs test to prove she was not on cocaine as fresh video footage of her partying with celebrities emerged on Friday.
Education Secretary says A-level grades to be 'tighter' this yearBBC breakfast