Flora Bowen
UK18 Jun 2024
Titanic sub search: Unanswered questions one year on
The submersible was carrying five people on a trip to the century-old Titanic wreck
UK
Three police officers injured in knife attack after responding to welfare call
A man has been arrested.
By Flora Bowen
3 Jun 2023
Politics
Fan describes ‘nightmare’ journey as rail strike hits sporting events
Some 15 train companies have been affected due to a mass walkout by drivers from the Aslef union.
By Flora Bowen
3 Jun 2023
UK
Major stations deserted as rail strikes hit FA Cup final and Epsom
The mass walkout by Union members comes on a busy day for the capital, with the FA Cup final, a Test match at Lord’s, and the Epsom Derby
By Flora Bowen
3 Jun 2023
Environment
Comedians back campaign against Lake Windermere sewage pollution
Steve Coogan, Lee Mack and Paul Whitehouse joined a Save Windermere campaign rally in Cumbria.
By Flora Bowen
29 May 2023
UK
Brit dies ‘after being struck by lightning while paddleboarding’
The Port Authority of Rhodes confirmed the man was 26 and a British national
By Flora Bowen
29 May 2023
Environment
Comedians join campaign against sewage pollution at Lake Windermere
Steve Coogan described it as a ‘national scandal’.
By Flora Bowen
29 May 2023
Environment
Suffragette Indian princess commemorated with plaque by English Heritage
Princess Sophia Duleep Singh was the daughter of the last ruler of the Sikh empire.
By Flora Bowen
26 May 2023
UK
Witness appeal after pensioner was injured by police motorbike escorting duchess
Helen Holland, 81, from Essex, remains in a critical condition in hospital.
By Flora Bowen
19 May 2023
Politics
Sats reading paper released early after complaints it was too difficult
The exam, which was due to be published on Monday, was made available ahead of time ‘due to public interest in the tests’.
By Flora Bowen
18 May 2023
Politics
Oxfam campaigners urge G7 leaders to act on East Africa famine
The charity says conflict and high food prices have intensified the emergency in the region.
By Flora Bowen
17 May 2023
UK
Sophie ‘could feel the pain every soldier went through’, veteran says
The Duchess of Edinburgh met injured armed services personnel at a Buckingham Palace garden party.
By Flora Bowen
16 May 2023
Tech
WhatsApp offers new password protected feature to hide messages
Meta announced the development on Monday as the global launch began.
By Flora Bowen
15 May 2023
Showbiz
Vardy says she was sexually abused in Jehovah’s Witness childhood
In a Channel 4 documentary she says she was sexually abused by an individual in the community between the ages of 11 and 15.
By Flora Bowen
15 May 2023
Celebrity News
Cheers and laughter as Coronation Concert crowd enjoy star-studded show
Host Hugh Bonneville’s joke dubbing the King as ‘the artist formerly known as prince’ won laughs.
By Flora Bowen
8 May 2023
London
5,000 troops arrive at Waterloo by train for Coronation
It was the biggest movement of military personnel on Britain’s railways since Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral in 1965
By Flora Bowen
6 May 2023
UK
Volunteer at 1953 coronation says King has a hard act to follow
Derek Williams, who is now 89, was 18 when he represented the St John Ambulance Service.
By Flora Bowen
5 May 2023
UK
‘King will find idea of people paying homage abhorrent’
The broadcaster got to know Charles after writing his official biography in the 1990s.
By Flora Bowen
5 May 2023
UK
Royal superfans camping out ahead of coronation to see ‘history in the making’
People in tents lining The Mall will be close to the action when the procession leaves Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey on Saturday.
By Flora Bowen
4 May 2023
UK
King and Queen Consort meet MPs, peers and staff at Westminster Hall reception
Between 650 and 750 parliamentarians gathered in the hall for the reception.
By Flora Bowen
2 May 2023
Politics
Faulty streetlights a result of chronic underfunding for councils, Lib Dems claim
Some 204,390 streetlights were reported broken according to figures provided by 58 councils across the country.
By Flora Bowen
29 Apr 2023