At least two people have been killed after Russian forces hit a supermarket in the northern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, according to local authorities. Videos distributed on social media appeared to show a large fire raging at the Epicentr K home improvement store on the northern outskirts of the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said...
An aircraft has crashed in a field in Lincolnshire, police have said. Emergency services were called to Coningsby shortly before 13:20 BST on Saturday and remain at the scene. A Lincolnshire Police spokesperson said the crash involved a “single-occupant aircraft” but would not be drawn on the type. No details of any casualties have been...
These mistakes are not his fault. But they are campaign mistakes nonetheless, giving the impression in these vital early stages that it’s all a bit of a mess. What is also damaging are the departures of more and more Conservative MPs, including Michael Gove, who had been a prominent personal backer of Mr Sunak himself....
TV broadcasters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford are to divorce, a spokesperson for the couple has confirmed. The pair, who previously presented ITV’s This Morning together, have been married since 2010 and have a son. The spokesperson said the couple have “confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing”. Holmes,...
Rishi Sunak has announced an election will take place on 4 July, which means Parliament has shut up shop. It also means the government had just two day to decide whether to try and rush through their remaining bills or simply abandon them. This period is known as “the wash-up”. Tobacco and Vapes Bill This...
42 minutes ago Charlotte Andrews,BBC News, South Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service Crews have been tackling the fire since about 09:30 BST A fire has broken out on the site of a former psychiatric hospital where notorious criminals were held. Firefighters were called to a derelict building at the old Broadmoor Hospital site on...
A man in his 60s has died following a two vehicle collision in Poyntzpass. Police received a report of the crash on the Newry Road shortly after 18:30 BST on Friday. They attended with members of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service and the Ambulance Service. The male driver of a grey Peugeot 207...
National Highways has released alarming footage captured by Warwickshire Police to coincide with the launch a new road safety initiative. Drivers are seen eating fast food, using laptops and even applying make-up in videos shot from unmarked HGVs. A multi-agency “week of action” is planned on the M6 in June, in order to tackle unsafe...
Chilean authorities have arrested a firefighter and a forestry worker on suspicion of starting the fire which killed at least 137 people in February. One of the men was employed by the National Forestry Corporation which is responsible for fighting forest fires, police director Eduardo Cerna said. The suspects have been remanded in custody, charged...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was meeting constituents in Northallerton when one remarked they thought he would be “in bed with pneumonia” after he was drenched by rain as he called the general election on Wednesday. Mr Sunak said it was tradition to make such announcements “come rain or shine” and joked about the state of...