6 h. ago Manchester Cathedral calls for public to compose a melody for its new bells

‘A Chime for Manchester’ appeal is raising funds to restore Manchester Cathedral’s hundred year old bells, getting the community involved through a musical competition.

Politics

44 h. ago ‘Am I Next?’ protest art in downtown LA boldly asks who’s safe from ICE

Public exhibition, featuring billboard-sized portraits projected onto buildings, calls attention to Trump administration’s attacks on civil libertiesEach evening, drivers on the busy 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles pass billboard-size portraits of Angelenos that flash across the side of a building with a simple message next to their faces: Am I Next?Three Los Angeles institutions have teamed up to launch a response to federal immigration raids in the nation’s second-largest city, projecting illuminated images of everyday LA residents in support of the thousands of community members who have been detained this year. Continue reading...

Events

67 h. ago Teen who committed sex act with rocking horse at playground walks free

Callum Green, 19, carried out 'an act outraging public decency' at a playground in Hartlepool - and behaved in a 'reckless' and 'indecent manner' which left the scene damaged

Politics

2 d. ago Teen who performed sick sex act with rocking horse at play area dodges jail time

Callum Green, 19, was found guilty of outraging public decency by using a rocking horse and a branch during a sex act in a play area in Hartlepool, County Durham, on the morning of October 19, 2024

Events

4 d. ago Real reason Helen Flanagan called ex Scott Sinclair a piece of s**t in public rant

Helen Flanagan branded Scott Sinclair "a piece of s**t" on Instagram in an explosive rant about the former Celtic and Swansea footballer, who is father to Helen's three children

Politics

6 d. ago Search enters third day for missing man, 19, as police 'really concerned' and public urged 'call 999'

Tom Dingle vanished after last being seen near Wigan in the early hours of the morning

Events

1 week ago UK public call on government to offer more support to small businesses

A recent poll of UK adults shows the top measures people want to see from the government to help support small businesses

Politics

1 week ago Kemi Badenoch urges 'common sense' after No 10 backs calls for people to wear face masks in public amid 'tidal wave' of superflu cases

Calls for the return of face masks caused a political row today after an NHS leader said Britons experiencing flu or cold symptoms should wear one in public places.

Politics

2 w. ago Calls for 'silent fireworks' at Scots council public displays

Highland Council will be asked to vote this week on a motion to use "silent fireworks" at future council-run displays.

Events

2 w. ago Princes Street: Calls for public summit on future of Edinburgh's Princes Street

Scotsman columnist Stephen Jardine called walking down the street a ‘fundamentally depressing experience’.

Politics

2 w. ago Court releases audio of 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest

Judge allows call from manager of Pennsylvania McDonald’s to be made public after press urged its releaseAn audio recording of a 911 call that led to Luigi Mangione’s arrest has been made public after the press advocated for its release.The audio recording was played in Manhattan state court this week during a proceeding about evidence gathered during Mangione’s arrest over the murder of senior United HealthCare executive Brian Thompson a year ago. Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania in December last year after the restaurant’s manager called 911. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic waste in 15 years – report

Pew Charitable Trusts finds plastic pollution will more than double globally by 2040 unless action taken The 66m tonnes of pollution from plastic packaging that enters the global environment each year could be almost eliminated by 2040 primarily by reuse and return schemes, significant new research reveals.In the most wide-ranging analysis of the global plastic system, the Pew Charitable Trusts, in collaboration with academics including at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, said plastic, a material once called revolutionary and modern, was now putting public health, world economies and the future of the planet at risk. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years – report

Pew Charitable Trusts finds plastic pollution will more than double globally by 2040 unless action taken The 66m tonnes of pollution from plastic packaging that enters the global environment each year could be almost eliminated by 2040 primarily by reuse and return schemes, significant new research reveals.In the most wide-ranging analysis of the global plastic system, the Pew Charitable Trusts, in collaboration with academics including at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, said plastic, a material once called revolutionary and modern, was now putting public health, world economies and the future of the planet at risk. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years, says report

Pew Charitable Trusts finds plastic pollution will more than double globally by 2040 unless action taken The 66m tonnes of pollution from plastic packaging that enters the global environment each year could be almost eliminated by 2040 primarily by reuse and return schemes, significant new research reveals.In the most wide-ranging analysis of the global plastic system, the Pew Charitable Trusts, in collaboration with academics including at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, said plastic, a material once called revolutionary and modern, was now putting public health, world economies and the future of the planet at risk. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago OBR says Reeves calling public finances ‘very challenging’ before Budget was not misleading

Fiscal watchdog faces Treasury committee after accidental publication of key report prompted chair to resign

Economics

2 w. ago CCTV released after teenage girl 'is sexually assaulted on train'

The reported attack happened on Wednesday 29, October. Police are calling on the public for help to identify this man wearing a black hoodie, black beanie and blue lanyard, to get in touch.

Events

3 w. ago Did Rachel Reeves lie to justify her £26billion Budget tax raid?

The Chancellor is facing calls to resign over misleading the public and Cabinet minister over the state of Britain’s finances

Economics

3 w. ago Did Rachel Reeves really lie to justify her £26billion Budget tax raid?

The Chancellor is facing calls to resign over misleading the public and Cabinet minister over the state of Britain’s finances

Economics

3 w. ago 'We waited hours before she arrived at 10.20pm, sung for 25 minutes and off she went'

Heather Small fans were left bitterly disappointed at Manchester Cathedral

Politics

3 w. ago Defiant Starmer to defend Budget after Reeves forced to deny lying about black hole to justify tax hikes

Calls for multiple investigations following accusations that the chancellor misled the public

Economics