Met Office confirms UK summer 2025 was hottest on record

2025’s summer has beaten the previous seasonal high of 15.76C set in 2018 Summer 2025 has been confirmed as the hottest on record The Met Office has confirmed that this summer was... Read more »

Coronation Street fans cry ‘difficult to watch’ as star confirms Todd Grimshaw ‘danger’

Corrie fans were already concerned for Todd Grimshaw, months after he started a romance with newcomer Theo Silverton Todd Grimshaw and Theo Silverton in Coronation Street(Image: ITV) Coronation Street fans have said... Read more »

Afghan nationals arrive after visa battle – DW – 09/01/2025

Skip next section Germany convicts man of spying for Moroccan secret service 09/01/2025September 1, 2025 Germany convicts man of spying for Moroccan secret service A German court convicted a Moroccan man for... Read more »

Ukraine liberates another village in Donetsk Oblast amid ongoing Russian offensive

Key developments on Sept. 1: Ukraine liberates village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast, General Staff saysRussian front-line advances have slowed down in August, monitoring group saysRussian forces allegedly preparing major assault toward... Read more »

Mum ‘furious’ after she checked daughter’s TikTok and discovered what this man did

The pervert contacted a teenage girl via the social media platform and offered her £500 for sex Jack Spencer, of Alexandra Road in Southport, aged 31(Image: Merseyside Police) A mum was “furious”... Read more »

Two special schools unable to open fully as SNAs refused to cross picket lines – The Irish Times

Special needs assistants (SNAs) taking unofficial industrial action in support of striking school secretaries and caretakers affected a number of schools on Monday. Public service trade union Fórsa said it was aware... Read more »

Scottish cops removed from duty over Tallia Storm photo win £50k case

PC S. Jones and PC G. Tunnock both had their firearms authorisations permanently withdrawn in August 2024 after posing for pictures with the radio presenter Tallia Storm. Video of the officers engaging with... Read more »

A very democratic orchestra – DW – 09/01/2025

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), the great composer of the Viennese Classical period, are the subject of the documentary film, “The Haydn Expedition,” which is being shown in the Hall... Read more »

Starmer insists Downing Street shake-up is ‘second phase’ not reshuffle

The Prime Minister said he wanted to focus on “delivery, delivery, delivery” and insisted he was not “angry” at the pace of change his Government had managed to achieve so far but... Read more »

Suspected Russian jamming hits von der Leyen’s plane during Bulgaria visit

Editor’s note: The article was updated with additional comments. Suspected Russian GPS interference forced European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s plane to land in Bulgaria using paper maps, the Financial Times... Read more »