Day: June 17, 2023
Adam Kay: My life has been absolutely transformed by birth of my children
June 17, 2023A dam Kay says his life has been “absolutely transformed for the better” after welcoming two children via surrogate with his husband. The former doctor-turned-comedian and writer, said he hoped his son and daughter would forgive him for the “mistakes I make on the way”. Kay shared the news for the first time while speaking […]
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Case for Scottish independence never more compelling – Keith Brown
June 17, 2023T he case for Scottish independence has “never been more compelling” against a backdrop of a UK in chaos, the SNP’s depute leader has said. Keith Brown was speaking ahead of the SNP’s special convention on independence on Saturday June 24. Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf will join members in Dundee as they discuss the […]
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Thunder, lightning and heavy rain to lash large swathes of UK on Father’s Day
June 17, 2023T hunder, lightning and heavy rain is set to lash large swathes of the UK on Father’s Day. A yellow Met Office weather warning for thunderstorms almost entirely covers England and Wales between noon and midnight on Sunday, and there is also one until 9pm in Northern Ireland. It warns of heavy showers, with as […]
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Video appears to show Tories mocking rules at Covid-era Christmas party
June 17, 2023F ootage has emerged appearing to show Tory Party staff dancing and joking about Covid restrictions during the height of the pandemic at a Christmas party. In the video, obtained by the Mirror, one attendee can be heard saying: “As long as we don’t stream that we’re, like, bending the rules,” before laughing while a […]
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Sunak faces another by-election after ex-Tory MP resigns following scandal
June 17, 2023R ishi Sunak faces another potentially damaging by-election after a former Tory MP resigned with immediate effect following accusations of sexual harassment and cocaine use. David Warburton has stood down from his seat of Somerton and Frome, hitting out in an exit statement at an “extraordinarily difficult” 14 months fighting “malicious allegations”. He claimed he […]
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Four family members found dead at flat in west London named
June 17, 2023Four family members found dead in a flat in west London, including two children, have been named by police. The Metropolitan police launched an investigation after the four bodies were discovered at a property in Hounslow on Friday afternoon. The force said on Saturday that, although formal identification was yet to take place, the bodies […]
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Zendaya feeds boyfriend Tom Holland ice cream on romantic stroll in London sunshine
June 17, 2023Zendaya and Tom Holland are once again couple goals as they went on a ridiculously cute stroll in the sunshine in London. The Spider-Man co-stars have been dating since first meeting on the set of Homecoming in 2017, and somehow seem to get more loved-up as the years go by. And with Tom hailing from […]
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A tunnel too far? Debate intensifies over need for Lower Thames Crossing
June 17, 2023‘They say it will ease traffic, but I can’t see it myself,” said Lyn Loines about Britain’s biggest road-building project, connecting north Kent with Essex via a huge, six-lane, 2.6-mile tunnel under the Thames. Construction of the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) will be on the doorstep of Loines’s house near Gravesend, blocking a view […]
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Boy, 3, and girl, 11, among four found dead in west London flat
June 17, 2023A three-year-old boy and a young girl, 11, are among four people who have been found dead in a flat in west London. Officers were called to the address in Staines Road, Bedfont, Hounslow, shortly after 3pm on Friday, June 16, following reports of concerns for the welfare of those living there. After forcing their […]
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