Robert White
Environment
Washout end to August will not stop hottest summer on record, say forecasters
Wet and windy conditions are set to sweep in for the final days of meteorological summer.
By Robert White
27 Aug 2025
Politics
Government climbdown on welfare Bill marks third U-turn this month
Sir Keir Starmer’s Government also U-turned on winter fuel payments and an inquiry into grooming gangs.
By Robert White
27 Jun 2025
Environment
Heavy showers and thunderstorms to hit UK before warm weather returns
Significant rain could fall in some areas.
By Robert White
26 Jun 2025
Politics
British woman stranded in Israel remains in dark about evacuation flights
Mali Smith, 66, said she has not heard from the Foreign Office since registering for the repatriation flights last week.
By Robert White
25 Jun 2025
UK
Two arrested after fatal stabbing of man who ‘tried to break up’ fight
The victim, named locally as Dara Sayed Barham, worked two jobs, including one at a restaurant near where the incident took place
By Robert White
24 Jun 2025
Crime23 Jun 2025
Man, 22, stabbed to death in broad daylight on busy west London street
No arrests have been made following the attack and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward
UK
Met Police introduces patrols to protect women and girls at concerts
The operation began on June 5 at Beyonce’s concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
By Robert White
20 Jun 2025
Health
Maternity services in Leeds NHS hospitals downgraded by healthcare regulator
Services at Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s University Hospital have dropped from an overall rating of good to inadequate.
By Robert White
20 Jun 2025
Environment
Archaeological ‘jigsaw’ reveals 2,000-year-old Roman wall paintings
It is believed the frescoes once decorated at least 20 internal walls of a high-status Roman building between AD 40 and 150.
By Robert White
19 Jun 2025
UK
D-Day veterans mark anniversary to ‘remember our friends who never came home’
The Rev Simon d’Albertanson, a Royal Navy chaplain, led a service at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer, France.
By Robert White
6 Jun 2025
UK
D-Day landings boosted by import of ‘wonder drug’ to Britain, archives reveal
Sir Winston Churchill became increasingly frustrated Britain had not been able to produce enough penicillin in preparation for the Normandy landings.
By Robert White
6 Jun 2025