News
The latest local and national UK and International news.
Cancer breakthrough – Prostate cancer DNA test identifies men at six-fold increased risk
A major new study involving more than 140,000 men has identified 63 new genetic variations in the DNA code that increase the risk of prostate cancer
One of the world’s most famous trees is being wiped out by climate change
The baobab - more commonly known as the 'tree of life' - also hit the headlines after Prince Harry and Megham Markle's love blossomed under one during a holiday.
Neo Nazi terror group accused of plotting to murder Labour MP
The alleged members of National Action are to stand trial accused of plotting to murder Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper
Europe’s first ever elephant sanctuary provides a safe haven to former circus elephants
World Animal Protection has joined forces with Elephant Haven to help fund Europe’s very first elephant sanctuary in France for former circus elephants. The collaboration between the two charities came after successful lobbying by World Animal Protection to the Danish Parliament, which recently announced its commitment to ban the use of wild animals in circuses. The charity mobilized over 50,000 Danish supporters calling for the government to take action to end the cruelty inflicted on elephants used for entertainment in circuses. The...
First woolly mammoth bone to be found in Scotland has been discovered on a beach
Nicholas Coombey stumbled upon the ancient bone while walking along the beach at Loch Ryan near Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway
Over 600 migrants are stranded in Med after Italy refused permission to dock ship
Italy’s new populist Government has taken a tough stance on illegal immigration and has refused to allow a ship to dock in Italian waters, that currently holds over 600 migrants. It is thought on board there are 123 unaccompanied minors and seven pregnant women. The minors are aged between 13 and 17 and come from Eritrea, Ghana, Nigeria and Sudan, according to a journalist on the ship, Anelise Borges. "Most of them are sleeping outside. They are obviously exhausted, they...
Corbyn is a ‘phase’ says short-lived ex-PM Gordon Brown
Short-lived PM Gordon Brown has labelled Jeremy Corbyn a “phase” will have a “short shelf life.” The ex-PM said, on the Jeremy Marr show: “Everything’s a phase. “I mean Jeremy himself is going to accept that he – nobody goes on forever. “We’re all phases, we’re all sort of part of it. “Politicians have a short shelf life actually in terms of life at the top.” Gordon Brown was PM from 2007-2010 and served a Chancellor for Tony Blair for...
“Alarm bells should be ringing for Government” – sharpest fall in UK manufacturing output since 2012
Between Trump wanting to slap tariffs on our steel and the UK Government refusing to be in a European customs union, UK manufacturing risks being stranded. The sharpest fall in UK manufacturing output since 2012 offers more worrying news about the state of the UK economy. The drop is in April was the highest in almost six years, with a 1.4 per cent fall in factory production marking the third consecutive monthly fall. The April dip was the steepest fall...
Watch: Robert de Niro’s censored blast at Donald Trump gets standing ovation
Last night social media was ablaze with speculation about what Robert de Niro may have said to get bleeped out at the live broadcast of the Tony Awards. At America’s glitzy theatre awards the movie star took to the stage to introduce a performance by rocker Bruce Springsteen. When the veteran actor reached his microphone he announced: “I’m going to say one thing” but it was censored, leaving many commentators scratching their heads. However it was not long before what...