Britain’s national weather service on Monday issued a rare red extreme heat warning for Wednesday and Thursday, as forecasters said the country’s all-time June temperature record was very likely to be broken during an exceptionally hot and humid spell.The Source link
A plaque honouring one of Britain’s most dominant racing cyclists has been unveiled in Harrogate. Beryl Burton OBE won seven world titles and was also British Time Trials Best All Rounder (BBAR) for 25 consecutive years between 1959 and 1983. The plaque was commissioned by Harrogate Civic Society. Its chair Mark Newby said: “In 1967,…
Two men have pleaded guilty to offences in connection with a massive cyber attack which caused Transport for London (TfL) months of disruption and cost the operator £39m. Thalha Jubair, 20, from east London and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall in the West Midlands changed their pleas on what was expected to be the first…
Thalha Jubair, 19 and Owen Flowers, 18, pleaded guilty for their role in the hack. Source link
Dozens of websites have been affected after the Cloudflare issue (Picture by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Thousands of people reported the internet crashing after triggering a flood of complaints. Users of sites like NHS England and X and internet providers like Sky, EE and Three all saw issues skyrocket at around 3pm on Monday. Cloudflare, a…
Mieke Dutoit moved from South Africa to Jersey in January. She works at The Waffle House, in St Helier – where she said it was “difficult to keep up with the heat”. She said: “I think the biggest concern in the ice cream shop is because the ice cream machine can’t keep up with the…
Mohammed Azim had initially claimed Lily Whitehouse had been hit by another driver. Source link
A man accused of plotting with others to drug and rape his wife, has pleaded guilty to some of the offences he is charged with. The husband, who is in his sixties but cannot be named, pleaded guilty at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to raping and sexually assaulting his wife, and sharing intimate photographs…
Published on 22/06/2026 – 10:47 GMT+2•Updated 16:10 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced he will step down as leader of the Labour Party but will remain as caretaker prime minister until a new candidate is elected. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Following mounting pressure within the party for a change in leadership, Starmer has begun the process…
Starmer dug in, promising bolder action and arguing that the country was starting to turn the corner under his leadership, with NHS waiting lists falling and reductions in legal migration and small boat crossings. He announced plans for a ban on social media for under 16-year-olds – seen as an attempt to secure a political…
