Press Association Reporter
UK
Lucky Lotto player scoops £12m jackpot in weekend draw
The winning Lotto numbers were 08, 10, 26, 30, 35, 42 and the bonus number was 50.
6 Jun 2026
Politics
Soldier who died in Iraq training accident named as 29-year-old Lance Corporal
L/Cpl James Freeman, 29, was a ‘dedicated and experienced’ soldier who had a promising career ahead of him. the MoD said.
3 Jun 2026
UK
Stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green ‘deeply concerning’ – PM
Security group Shomrim reported two people were stabbed and are being treated by Hatzola, a Jewish volunteer ambulance service.
29 Apr 2026
UK
Man arrested after two stabbed in north-west London, Jewish security group says
The incident comes in the wake of a series of arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in north London.
29 Apr 2026
UK
Two UK tickets win more than £41 million share of EuroMillions jackpot
Friday’s jackpot is now an estimated £14 million.
21 Apr 2026
UK
‘Not our King’ graffiti sprayed on cathedral in Wales ahead of Charles visit
The King and Queen are due to attend the Royal Maundy service at St Asaph Cathedral in North Wales.
2 Apr 2026
UK30 Mar 2026
Police hunt gunman after man shot dead in car near Euston station
The 26-year-old died at the scene in Chalton Street in central London on Saturday night.
Politics
Scottish Labour government will act to make life more affordable, says Sarwar
He said he will use currently devolved powers to make homes warmer and help Scots get money off their bills.
29 Mar 2026
Crime
Asylum seeker who abducted and repeatedly raped 12-year-old to be sentenced
The trial judge said the defendant would receive ‘a substantial custodial sentence’ which would ‘automatically make him liable for deportation’.
27 Mar 2026
UK
Donald Trump criticises BBC as ‘corrupt, fraudulent news’
It comes as the corporation filed a motion to dismiss Mr Trump’s 10 billion dollar defamation lawsuit over an edit of a Panorama documentary.
17 Mar 2026
UK
Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64 after ‘courageous battle’
Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64.
15 Mar 2026
Celebrity News
Tracy-Ann Oberman: Arts more powerful than boycotts in tackling antisemitism
The actress was made an MBE for her work in Holocaust education.
17 Feb 2026
UK
Crowds gather in Shetland for Up Helly Aa fire festival
The festival dates to the 19th century.
27 Jan 2026
Politics15 Jan 2026
Robert Jenrick sacked by Kemi Badenoch after ‘plotting to defect’
The Tory leader said she was kicking the ex-shadow justice secretary out of the Tory Party.
Environment5 Jan 2026
UK temperatures to struggle above freezing for first full week of 2026
Cold conditions bringing a range of wintry hazards will continue across the UK for the next few days.
UK
McIlroy honours omission came despite Stormont nomination
There had been expectation within Northern Ireland’s devolved government that the Masters champion would be knighted in the King’s New Year Honours.
30 Dec 2025
UK
House blaze in which girl died not being treated as suspicious – fire service
Kent Fire and Rescue Service said ‘an intense fire’ had spread throughout the semi-detached property in Hamstreet, Kent, by 12.10pm on Sunday.
30 Dec 2025
UK
Remaining hotspots extinguished at scene of house fire that killed teenage girl
Two fire engines and a technical rescue unit were still in attendance at the scene in the village of Hamstreet, in Ashford.
29 Dec 2025
UK
John Major reprimanded John Bruton for ‘stormy’ speech in 1995
‘I regret that you have spoken in this way,’ British PM John Major wrote to Taoiseach John Bruton in 1995.
29 Dec 2025
UK
King greets well-wishers after Sandringham church service
He was joined on Sunday by nephew Peter Phillips and his fiancee Harriet Sperling, as well as the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
28 Dec 2025
UK
French actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91
Bardot starred in dozens of films but later devoted her life to causes such as animal rights.
28 Dec 2025