Recent articles from publications based in United Kingdom.
The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson audiobook review – a Caribbean child’s-eye view of 60s Bradford
The Guardianby Fiona Sturges·14d ago
This Women’s prize-nominated novel from Marcia Hutchinson is told from the perspective of Mercy Hanson, a girl born in Bradford in 1962 to a mother she adores and a father she fears.
‘I do it because I like it’: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, on being youngest ever ‘woman grandmaster’
The Guardianby Matthew Weaver·14d ago
Over the weekend, 11-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan became the youngest person ever to hold the title of woman grandmaster at the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan while playing on a car booster seat so...
Horror as famous millionaire and 5 others dead in fireball helicopter crash
Daily Express :by Charlie Bradley,Antonio Scancariello·14d ago
A huge helicopter crash in Zimbabwe has killed 6 people, including a wealthy millionaire tycoon. Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy "Lulu" Muteke, died in a crash that killed all six people on...
Moment drug dealer posing as Deliveroo rider is chased down by police
Mail Onlineby Aidan Radnedge·14d ago
A drug dealer posing as a Deliveroo rider was caught on camera running from police who chased him down and found cannabis and cocaine in his bag.
Moment flydubai hero tells passengers 'we won'
Mail Onlineby Eliana Silver·14d ago
This is the heartwarming moment a passenger aboard a 'hijacked' flydubai flight punched the air in celebration after he and his fellow passengers managed to overpower the knifeman and regain...
Police find explosives, guns and drugs in search as homes evacuated
Mail Onlineby Elizabeth Haigh·14d ago
Explosives, guns and drugs have been found by police during a search of a property which led to 150 homes being evacuated and a 70-year-old man arrested.
Lewis Hamilton backs Vasseur but believes Ferrari leadership structure could change
The Guardianby Giles Richards·14d ago
Lewis Hamilton has backed his Ferrari team principal, Fred Vasseur, as the best person to lead the team, but believes the leadership structure above and around the Frenchman could be overhauled.
'Overcrowded' and 'set up to fail': Freed prisoners react to early release scheme
BBC Newsby Tom McArthur·14d ago
- Published As hundreds of prisoners across England and Wales are released early under a new scheme designed to free up prison space, some of those freed have told the BBC of the "hectic"...
Major vaccine rollout for over-65s confirmed by NHS from October 1
Daily Express :by Claire Schofield·14d ago
A major vaccine rollout for adults aged 65 and over has been confirmed by the NHS from today, October 1.
Football Daily | An impressive new entry for the Cristiano Ronaldo catalogue of petulance
Football | The Guardianby Barry Glendenning·14d ago
‘OH, THE MOVIE NEVER ENDS …’ When Jorge Jesus replaced Roberto Martínez, the reverse-alchemist of golden generations, as head coach of the Portugal national team, it was thought his appointment...
'Britain's Jews are sick and tired of being forced behind ever higher walls'
Daily Express :by Keith Black – Chair of the Jewish Leadership Council·14d ago
As a proud Jewish Mancunian, I still struggle to fully comprehend what took place at Heaton Park synagogue on Yom Kippur last year.
Horror at migrant hotel as man 'smacked round the head with machete'
Daily Express :by Charlie Bradley·14d ago
Armed police are in attendance at a migrant hotel today after a man was attacked with a machete. The victim was involved in an altercation with another man in Boscombe Chine Gardens in Bournemouth...
The Last First: Winter K2 review – race up second highest mountain reveals fatal cost of human ambition
The Guardianby Catherine Bray·14d ago
During the Covid pandemic in 2021, a “last first” in mountaineering was achieved: the forbidding K2 mountain was scaled in winter for the first time.
Church slammed for hot potato event teaching medically-assisted dying
Mail Onlineby Adriana Tardugno·14d ago
A Canadian church has been slammed for inviting their congregation to a baked-potato event focused on educating them on medically assisted dying. St.
The Traitors: the psychology works differently for celebrity players like Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan
The Conversation UKby Paddy Ross, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Durham University·14d ago
Twenty-two people enter a castle with the intention of lying, trusting, murdering and banishing each other.
North Sea, Nature Untamed puts personal wonder back into nature documentaries
The Conversation UKby Jean-Baptiste Gouyon, Head of Department, Science and Technology Studies, UCL·14d ago
A new film exploring the vibrant marine life of the North Sea marks veteran underwater cinematographer Peter van Rodijnen’s first foray into producing and narrating.
Reading, socialising and doing puzzles can help preserve cognitive health – large study shows
The Conversation UKby Paul Little, Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton·14d ago
Puzzles, brain-training games and hobbies have long been said to stave off cognitive decline. But while some research has shown that intensive brain-training programmes done over several weeks can...
Flydubai passenger describes hugging his children as plane nosedived during attack
BBC News (World)by Doug Faulkner·14d ago
- Published A man has described how he hugged and reassured his two young children as their plane suddenly descended after one pilot stabbed the other in an attempt to seize control of the flight.
‘These early friendships are huge romances’: Extra Geography’s lessons in teenage love
The Guardianby Cath Clarke·14d ago
A few years ago, Rose Tremain was asked to name her biggest disappointment. Her reply? The film of her novel Restoration.
UK population hits new high of 69.5million but growth slows, says ONS
Mail Onlineby David Barrett Home Affairs·14d ago
The UK population has hit a new high of 69.5million but the rate of growth has slowed significantly, official figures show.
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