George Lithgow
UK21 Apr 2025
Cooper says damage to statues at trans rights protest 'disgraceful'
Plans are underway to remove the graffiti ,but will require specialist equipment, the Met Police said on Sunday
Politics
Sunak and Starmer talk over each other during heated ITV leaders’ debate
Debate host Julie Etchingham pleaded: ‘Please gentleman, we will lower our voices.’
4 Jun 2024
Politics
Woman arrested after Nigel Farage doused with milkshake outside pub
The Reform UK leader had been speaking to reporters in the pub after his rally at Clacton Pier.
4 Jun 2024
UK
Military horses that bolted through London to take part in Trooping the Colour
Three of the injured soldiers are back on duty and two are continuing to convalesce, but are also expected to make a full return to service.
4 Jun 2024
Politics
Nigel Farage doused with milkshake outside pub
The Reform UK leader had been speaking to reporters in the pub after his rally at Clacton Pier.
4 Jun 2024
UK
Rob Burrow final message – ‘We must still dare to dream’
His message was signed ‘Rob Burrow, over and out’.
3 Jun 2024
Celebrity News
Charity set up by Queen announces second series of reading podcast
The first series of The Queen’s Reading Room Podcast was listened to in 158 countries.
19 May 2024
UK
King praises courage of allies on 80th anniversary of Battle of Monte Cassino
Charles called for reflection on the courage of the men and women whose actions in central Italy enabled the landings in Normandy a few weeks later.
19 May 2024
Politics
Starmer makes tandoori salmon on TV cookery show
Sir Keir was invited to ‘cross the floor’ to the kitchen by the programme’s host.
19 May 2024
UK
Law changes proposed to curb ‘weekly takeovers’ by pro-Palestine protesters
The head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has faced calls to resign over the force’s handling of pro-Palestinian protests.
18 May 2024
Tech
Marks & Spencer website and app back online
M&S is the latest grocer to face issues with its online services.
18 May 2024
Science
Northern Lights to be visible again soon, space forecasters say
Dazzling displays lit up the night sky last week with rare sightings across the country.
18 May 2024
Environment
Thunderstorm warnings for Wales and south-west England
Some communities could be temporarily cut off by flooded roads, forecasters warn.
18 May 2024
Crime
Pair jailed for using plane to smuggle migrants to Essex from France
The group’s pilot would take off from North Weald Airfield in Epping Forest, Essex, and fly to France.
18 May 2024
UK17 May 2024
Police officers who took kebab break before arena bomb disciplined
The same officers were praised for their response after the blast – running into the City Room foyer to help those injured
Crime17 May 2024
Met officer found guilty of assault for manhandling woman on bus
The officer ‘made an error of judgment and over reacted’, the judge ruled.
Crime
Teenager accused of dance floor murder said ‘I’ve stabbed someone’, court told
Charlie Cosser was fatally stabbed after a fight broke out at a party in a marquee, prosecutors say.
16 May 2024
Crime14 May 2024
Nursery worker fed pasta to four kids at once when one choked and died
Oliver Steeper choked on his penne pasta and Bolognese lunch and later died in hospital
Crime
Ex-mayor cleared of attempting to murder his terminally ill mother
David McLean’s mother was undergoing end-of-life care and medics thought she was about to die, jurors were told.
9 May 2024
UK8 May 2024
King to visit Royal Engineers’ training base
The King hosted the event just hours before Prince Harry was due to make a speech at St Paul’s Cathedral
Politics
Party defections which have taken place during the current Parliament
Tory MP Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor in the Commons just moments before Prime Minister’s Questions.
8 May 2024