UN urges relief efforts in Myanmar as earthquake death toll rises
The death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,354, state media said, as UN agencies and foreign aid donors continued to ramp up emergency relief efforts. The 7.7 ...
Warmwell Road remains closed after lorry overturns in crash
A road closure remains in place whilst an overturned lorry is recovered following a crash. As reported, Dorset Police were forced to close the Warmwell Road (B3390) between the A352 and Warmwell ...
British backpacker detained in US says she was ‘naive’ about border crackdown
Rebecca Burke, who was held in a US detention facility for 19 days said she was ‘naive to think that what was going at the border ...
Jaguar Land Rover to ‘pause’ US shipments in wake of tariffs
Jaguar Land Rover has said it will “pause” shipments to the US as it works to “address the new trading terms” of Donald Trump’s tariffs. A 25% levy on all foreign cars imported into America came into ...
Attacks on Ukraine a sobering reminder of Russia’s ‘barbaric war’, says minister
Attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine are a “sobering reminder” of Russia’s “barbaric war”, a Foreign Office minister has said. Eighteen people, including nine children, were killed on Friday by a ...
Boy, 15, dies after getting into difficulty in lake in London park
Officers and paramedics were called to Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham shortly after 3pm on Friday. The Metropolitan Police said on Saturday that the search for the 15-year-old had been stopped after ...
Mick O’Dwyer remembered at funeral as ‘giant’ on and off the football field
Former Gaelic footballer and manager Mick O’Dwyer has been remembered as a “legendary figure”, who was a “giant” both on and off the field, at his funeral in Co Kerry. Mourners at his funeral who ...
Gas tanker catches fire along A35 near Charminster
A lorry carrying propane gas caught fire between Bridport and Lyme Regis this morning. At just after 7.30am, firefighters raced to the scene of the tanker on fire on the A35 near Charmouth. The tanker ...
Racegoers arrive at Aintree for ‘great day out’ at Grand National
Excited racegoers have arrived at Aintree ahead of the Grand National steeplechase. Thousands enjoyed the sunshine at the Merseyside racecourse for the last day of the Randox Grand National Festival, ...
Modernised NHS app could lead to better and faster care for patients – Streeting
The comments come as a 10-year-plan for the health service is being developed, as ministers look to overhaul and reshape the NHS.
Teenage boy dies after being hit by car while crossing the road
A 15-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car while crossing the road. The collision, which involved a black Volkswagen Golf GTI, occurred close to a McDonald’s restaurant in Bradford Road, ...
Figures show more than 30,000 migrants crossed Channel since Starmer became PM
More than 30,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister, according to the latest Government figures. A total of 154 people made the ...