Drusillas Park closed as Alfriston homes hit by water outage
A burst pipe has forced a zoo to close for the day and other homes in the area to be affected by water supply issues. Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East…
Two men charged after arrests at Epping protest
Two men have been charged after they were arrested during a protest outside a hotel that is housing asylum seekers. Essex Police said the men, who are both from the…
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025: Wales on brink of exit as Canada run in six tries
Canada: Julia Schell; Alysha Corrigan, Florence Symonds, Alexandra Tessier, Asia Hogan-Rochester; Taylor Perry, Justine Pelletier; McKinley Hunt, Emily Tuttosi, DaLeaka Menin, Sophie de Goede, Tyson Beukeboom, Caroline Crossley, Karen Paquin,…
Man arrested after woman stabbed to death
A man who is in hospital with life-threatening injuries is under arrest on suspicion of murder after the death of a 29-year-old woman in south-east London. The Metropolitan Police said…
Russia launches ‘massive’ attack on Ukraine, as Kyiv hits oil refineries
Russia launched a “massive” overnight attack on Ukraine’s southern and central regions, authorities said, as Kyiv struck Russian oil refineries. One woman was killed in Zaporizhzhia and 28 people were…
gigs on 7 and 8 September rescheduled
Coldplay has announced that the final two London dates on its Music of the Spheres World Tour will be rescheduled due to a planned Tube strike. In a statement on…
Blue plaque for Barnsley gay couple who ‘defied convention’
Tom MacDougallBBC News, Yorkshire Maurice Dobson Museum The convenience store which Maurice Dobson and Fred Halliday ran together is now the Maurice Dobson Museum and Heritage Centre A blue plaque…
Gordon Ramsay says he had treatment to remove skin cancer
Getty Images Ramsay thanked his medical team for their ‘fast reactive’ efforts TV chef Gordon Ramsay has said he has undergone treatment to remove skin cancer. The 58-year-old thanked “incredible”…
Minute’s silence for teenage shinty players killed in crash
BBC Emergency services were called to the A830 on Thursday night A minute’s silence has been held for three teenage friends who died in a crash on a Highland road…
Prominent Ukrainian politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv
Former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy has been shot dead in Lviv, Ukrainian authorities have said. Police received reports of the shooting in the Frankivsk district of Lviv, western Ukraine,…