Pol Allingham
Health
Cancer jabs destroy whole tumours in treatment-resistant cases, trial shows
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and it affects around 12,800 people in the UK each year.
30 May 2026
Crime
Man denies murdering alleged ex-lover and disposing of her body
Juan Francisco Toledo, 51, has denied the murder of Yajaira Castro Mendez whose body was found in rural Hampshire on June 7.
9 Sept 2025
Crime
Boy, 17, stabbed nine times in fatal London group attack, court told
A 15-year-old boy appeared at the Old Bailey on Monday charged with murdering 17-year-old Yeray Sanchez-Morales.
8 Sept 2025
Politics
Resident pays for council to clean graffiti outside Angela Rayner’s flat
The word ‘bitch’ along with a much larger sign saying ‘tax evader!’ were pictured on a white wall on the outside of the home.
6 Sept 2025
Music
‘I was a secret drinker’, singer Lulu says as she reveals battle with alcoholism
The 76-year-old Eurovision star spoke to the Times ahead of the release of her memoir If Only You Knew.
5 Sept 2025
UK
Murder arrest after two women die five months apart in London
The 40-year-old was first arrested on suspicion of murder on April 1 after Carmenza Trujillo, 53, died in the Aylesbury Estate, south-east London.
5 Sept 2025
UK5 Sept 2025
Worst wildfire year on record as crews respond to nearly 1,000 so far
Meanwhile the number of firefighters is down 25% since 2008, the equivalent of around 11,000 wholetime crew members, the NFCC said
UK
Chief of UK’s leading AI institute resigns after staff unrest and funding fears
Dr Jean Innes publicly announced she was stepping back as chief executive on Thursday.
4 Sept 2025
Environment
Flood alerts and weather warnings in place as thunderstorms hit UK
Dowdeswell Reservoir in Gloucestershire saw around half its average monthly rainfall in four to five hours on Wednesday.
3 Sept 2025
Politics
Reform ‘don’t have to talk to press acting as activists’ – Tice after media ban
The Reform leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has denied he told his councillors not to give interviews to a local newspaper.
2 Sept 2025
Politics
Prime Minister says he is ‘very encouraging’ of people flying national flags
The widespread flying of flags, after an online campaign called Operation Raise the Colours, has become contentious.
1 Sept 2025
Politics
Badenoch insists she received Stanford offer after report cast doubt on claim
The Conservative Party leader previously said she was offered a place and partial scholarship to study medicine at the prestigious US university.
1 Sept 2025
Environment
Heavy, persistent weekend showers forecast after flooding in parts of UK
England’s southern coast faced the heaviest rainfall between Thursday night and Friday morning.
29 Aug 2025
Celebrity News
NUJ branch questions Prime Minister on journalists killed in Gaza ahead of vigil
At least 189 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October 2023, the CPJ has said.
28 Aug 2025
Environment
Dry weather to continue across most of UK as heatwave comes to an end
Monday and Tuesday could see temperatures of up to 27C in parts of the country.
17 Aug 2025
Crime
Lucy Letby’s lawyer says killer nurse has ‘new hope’
Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016.
16 Aug 2025
UK16 Aug 2025
Man arrested after Bournemouth footballer reported racist abuse at match
Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator during the match against Liverpool.
Politics
Shoplifters feel they can rob with impunity, police chief says
Police and crime commissioner for Sussex Katy Bourne called for more ‘meaningful criminal justice measures’.
16 Aug 2025
UK
Last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105
Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank was honoured for courage and dedication during an attack on a German submarine that left him seriously injured.
16 Aug 2025
UK13 Aug 2025
Shooting stars visible across the UK in annual Perseid meteor shower
Every summer the Earth slams into a trail of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet that also orbits the Sun
UK
VE Day overshadows VJ Day, veterans’ descendants say
VJ Day on August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allies.
12 Aug 2025