British Isles

Yorkshire: Christian influencer amazed at mass baptism

15 Oct 2026
Around 550 people were baptised in the North Sea at Bridlington, during an extraordinary gathering celebrating Christian faith. Large crowds assembled on 10 October to witness the baptisms, organised by Christian social media…

PM tells Zelensky: 'We are behind you and that will not change'

15 Oct 2026
Andy Burnham has reaffirmed Britain’s unwavering support for Ukraine during talks with Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street. Welcoming the Ukrainian leader, Burnham declared, 'We are behind you and that will not change’, as…

MI5 chief warns UK faces multiple terror attack threats

15 Oct 2026
MI5 director general Ken McCallum has warned that Britain faces a profound transformation in national security threats, comparing the scale of change to the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. In his annual…

Burnham: North Sea oil and gas decisions coming 'shortly'

15 Oct 2026
Andy Burnham has indicated that decisions on two controversial North Sea energy developments will be announced shortly. The proposed Jackdaw gas field, east of Aberdeen, and Rosebank oil field, northwest of Shetland, have…

Millions of Londoners might back Sadiq Khan's call for Britain to rejoin EU

15 Oct 2026
A new YouGov poll suggests 67% of Londoners would vote for Britain to rejoin the EU, highlighting significant regional differences in attitudes towards Brexit. The survey of 2,312 British adults found support for…

'Warm and engaging man’ killed in tiger attack

15 Oct 2026
The family of 23-year-old William Chapman, who died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, have described him as a 'bright, warm and engaging' young man. Chapman was fatally attacked on…

Teacher sues school for discrimination against her Christian faith

15 Oct 2026
A Christian teacher in northeast England is taking legal action against her former school, alleging religious discrimination after being dismissed for expressing pro-life beliefs. Anita Meston, 63, had worked at Biddick Academy in…

Conservatives propose £10bn missile defence shield

08 Oct 2026
The Conservatives have pledged to invest £10 billion in a new British missile and drone defence system if they win the next general election. Named 'Britannia Shield', the proposed network would combine advanced…

'Mega-dinghies' capable of smuggling 1,700 migrants seized at UK airport

08 Oct 2026
The National Crime Agency has seized 25 inflatable 'mega-dinghies' at East Midlands Airport, preventing their suspected use by criminal gangs smuggling migrants across the English Channel. The boats, discovered in a shipment from…

Manchester: major police operation targeting violent criminal group

08 Oct 2026
Greater Manchester Police have launched a major operation targeting a suspected group accused of spreading violence and criminal activity across Heywood and surrounding areas of Rochdale. More than 250 officers executed twenty warrants…
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