The Boxing Day chaos comes despite concerns that high street footfall would be down this year due to rail strikes and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. But the day turned out to be highly successful for Central London and other high streets. According
Retired teacher Ian Parsons claimed he had “joked with some shelf stackers” about stocking Morrisons with eggs before Christmas. He said they “laughed and said that the first five boxes were already in the warehouse”. Easter 2023 is still several months away,
The man was struck by the police car in Livingston, Scotland, and taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He was pronounced dead a short time later and next of kin have been informed. The driver of the police car and his
The 23-year-old man stabbed to death on the dancefloor of a Birmingham nightclub has been named as footballer Cody Fisher. His family said in a statement: “They have broken our hearts; I have lost my best friend. My family and I are
Detectives are scouring CCTV from the club and urging anyone who was in the area at the time to get in touch. No one has been arrested at this stage. Detective Inspector Michelle Thurgood, who is leading the murder investigation, said: “This
Boxing Day saw the return of the traditional hunts, which see people on horseback with dogs follow the scent of a fox in an effort to chase it down and kill it. In 2004, fox hunting was made illegal in England and
Huge fires have engulfed the second floor of a beauty salon in Blackpool as half a dozen fire engines rushed to the scene. Worried residents gathered in the streets to witness the incident as plumes of black smoke rose from the flaming
A multiple-vehicle crash on the M1 has caused long delays on the M1 southbound this afternoon near Leicester. The accident happened near Leicester Forest East services, between junction 21a a Kirby Muxloe and junction 21 at Fosse Park, at around lunchtime. By 1pm
A minibus and several cars have been caught up in an accident on the northbound carriageway on the M3 motorway as Boxing Day traffic chaos strikes roads across the UK. The crash, first reported around 12:44, has caused two lanes to shut
The weather is about to make a dramatic U-turn as a freezing blast from the Arctic smashes into mild air over the UK. The collision will fire up the jet stream unleashing a post-Christmas nightmare with northern Britain in the firing line