The face of a boy wearing a plaster cast lit up as Prince William bent down and penned his autograph on it today during a royal visit. The prince stepped onto the beach at Newquay as part of a two-day set of
Pressdee said little as she entered her pleas, responding to most questions with a single word. When one of her lawyers asked her why she was pleading guilty, Pressdee replied, “Because I am guilty.” The plea hearing was expected to last through
An annual open-water swimming event first held in the River Thames in 1890 has been cancelled this year because of fears about sewage in the water. The Boulter’s to Bray Swim in Maidenhead, Berkshire, involves competitors completing a 5km (3.1 mile), 2.8km
Prince William might be the future King but his wife once revealed a “nightmare” habit that annoyed her. During a visit to an RAF base in Cyprus in 2018, where they inaugurated a new recreation facility, the Princess of Wales let slip
Russia has deployed a chemical choking agent in Ukraine as a “method of warfare,” US officials claimed this week. State department officials said Moscow used the choking agent chloropicrin to win “battlefield gains” in their war on Ukraine – which the US
A never-before-seen species of jumping spider has been discovered in the UK. The tiny creature, named Anasaitis milesae (Tremough Jumper), has no known records anywhere else in the world. Experts believe it may have arrived in the UK on imported plants, as
Reform UK has said results from Sunderland are “outstanding” as the party reaches new levels of support at the expense of the Conservatives. Reform, which is standing in all Sunderland council seats, has enjoyed a slew of great results while the Tories
An ape has stunned scientists in Indonesia by treating a wound using a medicinal plant in a world first. The wild male Sumatran orangutan known as Rakus was observed applying chewed leaves from Akar Kuning – a climbing plant used in traditional
The polls have just closed for 2024’s local elections, and over two days of counting and results announcing will now begin. Stay tuned for all breaking news, results, reaction and fallout here. You will also be able to see the full results,
The SNP and Humza Yousaf were torn apart on Question Time this evening, to the evident fury of one of their top politicians. Former Conservative advisor Anita Boateng rinsed the SNP’s record in Government amid ongoing turmoil following Mr Yousaf’s resignation. Ms
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s trip to Nigeria is all about going somewhere they are “celebrated” and not a place where the couple are merely “tolerated”, a royal commentator has claimed. Kinsey Schofield suggested the Sussexes’ forthcoming visit to the African country