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World record holder achieves ‘lifelong dream’ with most Deadpool memorabilia

Gareth Pahliney from Cloghan, Ireland, has broken the Guinness World Record for his Deadpool collection with 2,250 items.
15 Apr 2023
UK

‘Prayers of the nation’ with the Queen as UK leaders share ‘deep concern’

Prime Minister Liz Truss said ‘the whole country will be deeply concerned’ regarding the news that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral.
8 Sept 2022
UK

Couple wave at barefoot man climbing past their window at the Shard 40 floors up

The Met Police said a 21-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of trespass.
4 Sept 2022
UK

Twitter users delighted to see billboards announcing Larry the cat’s bid for PM

Hundreds of users backed the 15-year-old tabby as he announced his campaign for prime minister on #Larry4Leader billboards.
4 Sept 2022
UK

Married ‘next to butterflies and flamingos’: People recall Bristol Zoo memories

Britons have recalled ‘beautiful’ memories from Bristol Zoo as the site opened its doors for the final time on Saturday.
3 Sept 2022
Politics

Ukraine now ‘knows the price’ of freedom on Independence Day, says aid worker

Six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, Dimko Zhluktenko visited friends fighting on the front line and described what he saw as ‘devastating’.
24 Aug 2022
Celebrity News

Fans of Sir Salman Rushdie from across the globe express solidarity on Twitter

Supporters of the author and fellow writers tweeted videos of them reading his work aloud.
19 Aug 2022
UK

Pikachus hit London hot spots for Europe’s first Pokemon World Championships

The competition is being held in Europe for the first time.
17 Aug 2022
UK

Rose Ayling-Ellis unveils first Barbie doll with hearing aids

The EastEnders actress said she was ‘thrilled’ to help children celebrate what makes them different.
16 Aug 2022
UK

UK’s Eurovision will be ‘greatest’ yet, says former Ukrainian winner Jamala

The singer-songwriter praised the UK as a host country for 2023’s contest as she released a single to thank the world for supporting Ukraine.
12 Aug 2022
UK

Newborn giraffe arrives with a bump at zoo

Stanley arrived in the early hours of Saturday, falling 6ft on to a bed of straw as his mother Orla gave birth.
11 Aug 2022
UK

Cyclists raise £80,000 for ‘life-changing’ gardens at UK’s spinal injury centres

Presenter and TV gardener Arit Anderson joined the team for the final leg of their 1,100-mile trip across the UK.
10 Aug 2022
UK

Mother says daughter felt unsafe while at water park where 11-year-old girl died

The woman said there appeared to be a lack of action among staff during the incident on Saturday afternoon.
8 Aug 2022
UK

Our lives are paused, says Afghan evacuee after 11 months in UK hotel

Marwa Koofi, 21, said she feels like the last year spent in a hotel in Selby, North Yorkshire has been ‘wasted’.
4 Aug 2022
UK

Former Lioness fundraises to gift England shirts to disadvantaged children

Former defender Anita Asante is working to get England shirts to young football fans ‘who might not have been able to afford’ one otherwise.
3 Aug 2022
UK

Chester Zoo welcomes endangered Sumatran tiger Dash with hope for cubs

Dash, identified as a genetically compatible mate for the zoo’s resident female Kasarna, has arrived as part of a special breeding programme.
2 Aug 2022
UK

Football-mad Evie, 8, ‘over the moon’ to be gifted Euro tickets by stranger

Evie Jackson and her father, Matt, will be attending the Women’s Euro final at Wembley thanks to the generosity of a Twitter stranger.
30 Jul 2022
UK

Proud fathers overcome with emotion at daughters’ reaction to Lionesses

The Lionesses play Germany in the Women’s Euro final on July 31 at Wembley.
30 Jul 2022
UK

Unfolding cost-of-living crisis ‘like watching slow-motion trainwreck’

The fuel poverty charity National Energy Action estimates 8.7 million UK households will be in fuel poverty this winter.
29 Jul 2022
UK

I am glad UK will host Eurovision, says former Ukrainian winner Jamala

The singer said that, while it would have been ‘symbolic’ for Ukraine to host the contest, Britain is the ‘rational’ option.
27 Jul 2022
UK

Anger as rail strikes disrupt funerals and autistic man’s first day at work

Elizabeth Bolton said her 23-year-old son, Jack, was ‘very distressed’ after missing his first day at a job.
27 Jul 2022