Summer Goodkind
UK
Snake owners advised to be ‘extra vigilant’ as heatwave triggers escape alert
Hot weather can make snakes very active and more likely to escape, warns the RSPCA.
15 Jul 2022
UK
York’s 15-acre maze cut into ‘world’s largest’ Lego minifigure
The new design was made to celebrate Lego’s 90th anniversary.
15 Jul 2022
UK
Nurse’s neighbour dies after waiting two hours for ambulance
Services in England have been put on the highest level of alert due to ‘extreme pressures’.
12 Jul 2022
London12 Jul 2022
New animal oxygen mask used in rescue of cat from Paddington fire
Pet oxygen therapy masks can be used on dogs and cats, as well as smaller animals such as rabbits, snakes and mice
UK
Zoo hails arrival of nine endangered penguin chicks
Keepers at Chester Zoo have named the Humboldt penguins after their favourite fruits.
8 Jul 2022
UK22 Jun 2022
Glastonbury: Huge mud toilet sculpture unveiled
Festival-goers will see the 2.5-metre high model which has been built using Glastonbury’s own mud
UK19 Jun 2022
Nurse cycling 3,200 miles to every children’s hospice in UK
She will cycle over 3,200 miles to 54 children’s hospices in a bid to raise more than £500,000
UK
Elderly couple engaged for 30 years plan Vegas wedding after £90k lottery win
Eight neighbours in Nottinghamshire won a collective £270,000 in the postcode lottery.
13 Jun 2022
UK
Camilla to appear in first episode of Gyles Brandreth’s new Commonwealth podcast
Dame Joanna Lumley will also feature on the podcast.
11 Jun 2022
UK
At least 1,400 payphones to be safeguarded from removal, says Ofcom
Almost 150,000 calls were made to emergency services from phone boxes in the year to May 2020.
8 Jun 2022
UK31 May 2022
Lego models of royal family unveiled to celebrate Platinum Jubilee
More than 18,000 bricks were used to create the display and the models took a total of 281.5 hours to finish
UK
Cot blanket made by Queen Mary in 1930s sparks auction bidding battle
The blanket was won in a bonnie baby competition in 1938.
30 May 2022
UK
Police dog dies after chasing down moped thieves
Stanley was described as a ‘wonderful, faithful and loyal friend’.
27 May 2022
UK
New 145-mile cycling route launched to mark Kent Day
The route passes through Canterbury, Whitstable, Folkestone and Dover.
26 May 2022
UK
UK airports apologise after staff shortages continue to cause travel chaos
Travellers at Gatwick and Manchester complained about long delays on Tuesday morning.
24 May 2022
UK
App could replace sleeping pills in NHS treatment for insomnia
A predicted 800,000 people could benefit, officials said.
20 May 2022
UK
Kate delights at sunsoaked Buckingham Palace garden party
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Princess Alexandra were also in attendance.
18 May 2022
UK
UK records hottest day of year so far with temperatures of 27.5C
The highest temperature was recorded at Heathrow in west London.
17 May 2022
UK
Bronze hare statue worth £19,000 stolen from Badminton Horse Trials
Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for information on the crime.
8 May 2022
UK
Recycling of e-waste must be urgently increased, research shows
In 2021 alone the world’s mountain of discarded electronics weighed 57 million tonnes, more than the Great Wall of China.
8 May 2022
UK
They must live up to their obligations: UK Government on Taliban burka order
Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear the all-covering burka in public.
7 May 2022