Aisling Grace
UK27 Dec 2024
Willy’s Chocolate Experience: Teenager remembers ‘crazy’ Wonka event
Felicia Dawkins captivated the internet as Willy Wonka’s masked rival
UK
Sole audience member at Georgie Grier’s Fringe show says actor ‘smashed it’
After an upset post from Georgie Grier about only one person attending her Edinburgh Fringe Festival show went viral, comedians offered her support.
4 Aug 2023
UK
Zoo welcomes rare jaguar in effort to protect ‘remarkable’ species
Chester Zoo has welcomed a two-year-old rare jaguar named Inka.
4 Aug 2023
UK3 Aug 2023
Comedians support actor after only one person attends Edinburgh show
Comedians Dara O Briain and Jason Manford offered comfort to the actor
UK
Colleagues visiting every London station to fundraise for boy, four, with cancer
The parents of train-obsessed four-year-old Teddy Lichten launched a £300,000 fundraising appeal in February.
31 Jul 2023
Environment
British Muslim woman overseeing experimental farm at Islamic convention in UK
Attiya Shaukat has gone from growing vegetables in her garden to overseeing three farming sites, including two in Nigeria.
30 Jul 2023
UK
Organiser praises ‘amazing friendship’ as Liverpool hosts Kyiv Pride
Thousands took to the streets of Liverpool as the city hosted Pride on behalf of the Ukrainian capital.
29 Jul 2023
UK27 Jul 2023
Britons face ‘absolute nightmare’ trying to get Rhodes holiday refunds
One man said easyJet has ‘not been very helpful at all given they’ve got quite a substantial amount of our money’
UK
Lionesses surprise scrunchie-making superfan who raised £14,500 for charity
Leah, 10, has been making and selling scrunchies to raise money for a four-year-old diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer.
21 Jul 2023
UK
Oxford researcher to watch Barbie as ‘dessert’ to Oppenheimer amid dual premiere
Both Oppenheimer and the Barbie film hit cinemas on Friday, coining the term ‘Barbenheimer’ for the double opening day.
20 Jul 2023
Music
Swift fans miss out on UK tour tickets after being flagged as ‘potential bots’
Thousands of fans logged on to the Ticketmaster and AXS websites to attempt to purchase tickets, which ranged from £57 to £661.
18 Jul 2023
UK
‘Intuitive’ pet who ‘hears’ for deaf owner named National Cat of the Year
Zebby won the title in recognition of the support he offers his deaf owner by alerting her to sounds around the house.
17 Jul 2023
Celebrity News
K-pop band Blackpink make history headlining London’s BST Hyde Park
The K-pop girl group closed out the second weekend of the annual BST Hyde Park event in London.
3 Jul 2023
Music
Tony Christie surprises St Pancras travellers with performance for Thank You Day
Singer Tony Christie, actor Vicky McClure and Our Dementia Choir sang Thank You for Being a Friend.
2 Jul 2023
Health
Children’s intensive care ambulance service celebrates 25 years of saving lives
The South Thames Retrieval Service, which transports critically ill children, is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
1 Jul 2023
Celebrity News
Gok Wan says Pride offers ‘chance for us to join hands and fight for equality’
Gok Wan said Pride is a ‘time for us to join hands with our allies and fight for the remaining work that needs to be done for equality’.
1 Jul 2023
Celebrity News
‘Super incredible’ to perform at Glastonbury, say teenage Ukrainian punk band
The five-piece punk rock band, featuring teenage girls aged 13 to 18, took to Glastonbury’s Woodsies stage on Friday morning.
24 Jun 2023
UK
Documentary on Bristol’s Afrikan-Caribbean legends of martial arts released on Windrush Day
Filmmaker Clive Smith is launching his documentary at Bristol Museum.
22 Jun 2023
UK
Mother and daughter launch podcast bringing Caribbean culture to new generation
The new programme coincides with the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to the shores of England.
22 Jun 2023
UK
Woburn Safari Park celebrates birth of two Humboldt penguin chicks
The chicks are named Wasabi and Sprout and were born to experienced parents Leaf and Salsa.
21 Jun 2023
UK
Man cycles around London in heart shape for Refugee Week
Tom Hashemi, 35, mapped out his route in advance before embarking on the ‘hot, busy, trafficky’ three-hour ride.
19 Jun 2023