Edd Dracott

UK

JD Vance joins world tributes to Pope Francis after Easter Sunday meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron said Pope Francis wanted to ‘unite people with one another and with nature’.
21 Apr 2025
UK

Don’t forget Afghan women, pleads 22-year-old Kabul student seeking asylum

Aisha Ahmad said she has ‘lost her hope’, while calls are mounting for the UK to accept more Afghan refugees.
16 Aug 2021
UK

Brentford fan, 88, watches club play top flight football again after 74 years

Derek Burridge was in the stands to watch Brentford versus Arsenal in 1947 and on Friday night.
13 Aug 2021
UK

Colourful cocktail bar beats bra-fitting boutique to shed of the year title

Danielle Zarb-Cousin made her creation in lockdown after a relationship break-up.
6 Aug 2021
UK

Tom Daley reveals Team GB cardigan after week knitting in Tokyo

The diver has backed up his Olympic gold with a white woollen number complete with Union flags, Japanese writing and the Olympic emblem.
5 Aug 2021
UK

Couple’s Mexican honeymoon ‘ruined’ as country joins red list

Joe Coward has cut their trip from two weeks to two days to avoid the need to pay thousands to quarantine in a hotel on their return to the UK.
5 Aug 2021
UK

Thousands on Twitter congratulate disabled man for landing first job

Justin has earned his first job aged 25 despite having DiGeorge syndrome, and says he ‘won’t let my disability stop me’.
4 Aug 2021
UK

Giles Scott ‘relieved not to give dad a heart attack’ after tense sailing gold

Scott spoke to his parents via video call after securing a second successive Olympic gold in the men’s Finn.
3 Aug 2021
UK

Vaccinated Britons in France frustrated by ‘inconsistent’ new quarantine rules

From Monday fully vaccinated travellers from amber list countries will not have to self isolate – except those coming from France.
16 Jul 2021
UK

Malta travel advice updated after confusion over Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine

The problem centred on doses made by the Serum Institute of India, known as Covishield.
14 Jul 2021
UK

More than one million sign petition to ban racists from football

A trio of campaigners known as the Three Hijabis said the signatures show the nation thinks ‘enough is enough’.
14 Jul 2021
UK

Downing Street cat predicts victory for England against Ukraine

Larry, the chief mouser at Downing Street for 10 years, reckons the Three Lions will triumph in the Euros 2020 match.
3 Jul 2021
UK

Elderly England fans recall 1966 as they prepare for Germany match in care home

‘I’ve seen England beat them once and I know we can do it again,’ said Brian Osborn, who watched England win the World Cup at Wembley.
28 Jun 2021
UK

England v Germany: Football-divided couples prepare for relationship stress test

English-German couple James Crabb and Yvonne Leopold will be watching the match at home in Berlin.
28 Jun 2021
UK

Offer young people a business education to tackle inequality, says entrepreneur

William Adoasi says issues like Black Lives Matter will ‘never be alleviated without capital’ and education can help to tackle this.
20 Jun 2021
UK

Fans at stadium describe ‘stunned silence’ after Christian Eriksen collapse

Danish and Finnish fans have said the atmosphere in the stadium immediately changed from a ‘carnival’ to silence.
13 Jun 2021
UK

Marine protesters urge ‘radical action’ from G7 leaders to save seas

Organisers Surfers Against Sewage said more than 1,000 people paddled out to sea to join the demonstration in Cornwall.
12 Jun 2021
UK

Former gambling addicts march on Wembley calling for end to football betting ads

A group of 30 former gambling addicts is walking 300 miles in 10 days calling for an end to betting adverts in football.
9 Jun 2021
UK

Pensioner raises money for NHS in charity swim on 100th birthday

Bill Smith surpassed his initial target and swam 136 metres, raising more than £1,300 for NHS Charities Together.
8 Jun 2021
UK

Woman aims to run length of UK in 16 days in tribute to mother and late brother

Georgie McLean is running 875 miles from John O’Groats to Land’s End in 16 days – equating to two marathons per day.
1 Jun 2021
UK

Family fall ill with food poisoning after hotel quarantine stay

Abby Pansegrauw and her son were both taken to hospital with apparent food poisoning.
30 May 2021