A Manchester student who died from cancer at the age of 21 has formally begun the process that could eventually lead to him becoming the Catholic Church’s first saint from Gen Z.The Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford announced it had officially opened the cause for the beatification and canonisation of Pedro Ballester, marking…
King’s College London and Cranfield University have signed an agreement to merge in a move expected to create one of the UK’s largest centres for research, engineering and advanced technology studies, according to the BBC.The merger is scheduled to take effect from August 2027, although the name of the combined organisation has not yet been…
UK airport e-gates open for younger children/Image: Getty Images Children aged eight and nine travelling back to the UK from overseas will be allowed to use airport e-gates from 8 July under new rules announced by the British government.Until now, only children aged 10 and above could use the automated border control system.Under the updated…
A 38-year-old man was shot outside his family’s popular Turkish restaurant in east London after they allegedly refused to pay £100,000 to a feared north London gang, a UK court has heard.Beytullah Gunduz, 39, who prosecutors say is linked to the “Hackney Turks” gang, also known as the Bombacilar or “bombers”, is accused of conspiring…
As new political chaos hit UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid growing discussion around his leadership, many social media users appeared to rally behind one familiar Downing Street figure who has outlasted governments, cabinet reshuffles and political turmoil for years, Larry the Cat.The long-serving Downing Street mouser’s X post soon went viral online. The post…
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius Passengers evacuated from the virus-hit Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius are set to begin leaving a specialist isolation facility in the UK after completing an initial 72-hour quarantine period, as health officials continue efforts to contain a rare hantavirus outbreak linked to the vessel.According to a BBC report, the group…
An 80-year-old woman from Cheshire, UK, has won £333,333 in the People’s Postcode Lottery after her husband secretly registered the ticket in her name because he believed she brought better luck.Nancy Barkley, from Crewe, landed the six-figure payout as part of a £1 million shared prize awarded across her neighbourhood.Her husband Colin Barkley, 69, said…
A newly elected councillor for Reform UK has stepped down just days after securing a major local election victory, following allegations that he made deeply offensive racist remarks on social media.Stuart Prior, who had recently won seats in both Essex County Council and Rochford District Council, resigned shortly after controversy erupted over alleged posts linked…
Miatta Fahnbulleh, a minister in Keir Starmer’s government, resigned on Tuesday while publicly questioning the British Prime Minister’s leadership and urging him to begin an “orderly transition” within the Labour Party.Fahnbulleh became the first minister in Starmer’s administration to step down openly over concerns about the direction of the government.In her resignation message posted on…
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said his government will stop “far-right agitators” from travelling to Britain ahead of a major rally linked to Tommy Robinson in central London this Saturday.More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the “Unite the Kingdom” demonstration, prompting heightened security measures and a significant deployment by the Metropolitan Police,…
