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Inquest resumes into death of reality star Paul Danan

Inquest resumes into death of reality star Paul Danan

Inquest resumes into death of reality star Paul Danan

28 May 2025

The actor, 46, played bad boy Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 on the Channel 4 soap and was later known for his reality TV appearances.


Liverpool parade driver arrested over attempted murder remains in custody

Liverpool parade driver arrested over attempted murder remains in custody

Liverpool parade driver arrested over attempted murder remains in custody

27 May 2025

More than 50 people, including children, were treated in different hospitals.


Liverpool crash victim ‘pleaded with driver to stop’ before car smashed into him

Liverpool crash victim ‘pleaded with driver to stop’ before car smashed into him

Liverpool crash victim ‘pleaded with driver to stop’ before car smashed into him

27 May 2025

Jack Trotter heard his girlfriend screaming his name before looking up to find himself face to face with the Ford Galaxy.


Planning reforms seek to boost smaller developers to build homes faster

Planning reforms seek to boost smaller developers to build homes faster

Planning reforms seek to boost smaller developers to build homes faster

27 May 2025

The Government will set out proposals to cut red tape and for planning decisions to be shifted away from councillors and towards expert officers.


Toilet use at Holyrood will not be ‘policed’, MSPs told

Toilet use at Holyrood will not be ‘policed’, MSPs told

Toilet use at Holyrood will not be ‘policed’, MSPs told

27 May 2025

The Scottish Parliament recently announced that transgender people are barred from using the toilet facilities of their preferred gender.


Heaven security guard accused of rape ‘was not permitted to work in UK’

Heaven security guard accused of rape ‘was not permitted to work in UK’

Heaven security guard accused of rape ‘was not permitted to work in UK’

27 May 2025

Morenikeji Adewole, 47, from Dartford, Kent, is accused of raping a woman in his car near the nightclub in the early hours of November 1 2024.


Irish Government to draft Bill to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Irish Government to draft Bill to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

Irish Government to draft Bill to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

27 May 2025

Ireland’s deputy premier Simon Harris received Cabinet approval to draft the law on Tuesday.


What happened during the Liverpool parade crash

What happened during the Liverpool parade crash

What happened during the Liverpool parade crash

27 May 2025

More than 50 people, including children, were treated in different hospitals after the incident.


O’Neill ‘determined to see Casement Park over the line’

O’Neill ‘determined to see Casement Park over the line’

O’Neill ‘determined to see Casement Park over the line’

27 May 2025

A funding decision is expected by the UK government following next month’s spending review.


Decriminalise some cannabis possession, says Sadiq Khan

Decriminalise some cannabis possession, says Sadiq Khan

Decriminalise some cannabis possession, says Sadiq Khan

27 May 2025

An independent report claimed the current laws on cannabis were ‘disproportionate to the harms it can pose’.


UK and US should cooperate on AI to counter China ‘threat’, says Mandelson

UK and US should cooperate on AI to counter China ‘threat’, says Mandelson

UK and US should cooperate on AI to counter China ‘threat’, says Mandelson

27 May 2025

The British ambassador to the US used a speech in Washington on Tuesday to warn that China posed a more serious threat than the Soviet Union.


College leaders from all four UK nations unite to call for more cash from PM

College leaders from all four UK nations unite to call for more cash from PM

College leaders from all four UK nations unite to call for more cash from PM

27 May 2025

College leaders in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have joined together to write to Sir Keir Starmer ahead of the spending review.


John Lewis rental home plan gets go-ahead after planning appeal

John Lewis rental home plan gets go-ahead after planning appeal

John Lewis rental home plan gets go-ahead after planning appeal

27 May 2025

The employee-owned business had faced local opposition over plans to build 428 rental homes in West Ealing.


Victims of UK’s worst-ever road accident remembered 50 years on

Victims of UK’s worst-ever road accident remembered 50 years on

Victims of UK’s worst-ever road accident remembered 50 years on

27 May 2025

A total of 33 people died after a coach crashed at Dibble’s Bridge, in North Yorkshire, in May 1975.


Ryan Reynolds promises to ‘get down in the mud’ in new nature documentary

Ryan Reynolds promises to ‘get down in the mud’ in new nature documentary

Ryan Reynolds promises to ‘get down in the mud’ in new nature documentary

27 May 2025

The actor will narrate Underdogs for National Geographic.


Canada at ‘critical moment’, King says in speech to parliament

Canada at ‘critical moment’, King says in speech to parliament

Canada at ‘critical moment’, King says in speech to parliament

27 May 2025

The King told politicians gathered in the Senate Building that the crown was a ‘symbol of unity for Canada’.


Three died in blaze at former RAF base after part of building ‘collapsed’

Three died in blaze at former RAF base after part of building ‘collapsed’

Three died in blaze at former RAF base after part of building ‘collapsed’

27 May 2025

Firefighters Martyn Sadler, 38, and Jennie Logan, 30, died alongside member of the public David Chester, 57, in an incident on May 15.


Harry Potter series casts Hermione, Ron and Harry

Harry Potter series casts Hermione, Ron and Harry

Harry Potter series casts Hermione, Ron and Harry

27 May 2025

A casting call, announced in September, saw around 32,000 children audition for the lead roles.


Amputee, 92, sprayed and tasered by police was ‘suffering delirium’, jurors told

Amputee, 92, sprayed and tasered by police was ‘suffering delirium’, jurors told

Amputee, 92, sprayed and tasered by police was ‘suffering delirium’, jurors told

27 May 2025

The care home called police after Donald Burgess, an amputee and wheelchair user, grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff, jurors heard.


Global temperatures likely to be above 1.5C threshold over next five years – WMO

Global temperatures likely to be above 1.5C threshold over next five years – WMO

Global temperatures likely to be above 1.5C threshold over next five years – WMO

27 May 2025

New long-term predictions also find – for the first time – a chance of hitting 2C of warming before 2030, though it is ‘exceptionally unlikely’.


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