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Titanic trip regulations ‘tricky to navigate’ - OceanGate co-founder

The Titan submersible is believed to have imploded on its way to the Titanic wreckage, killing five people

Jun 23, 2023
UK

Titanic director James Cameron says he predicted outcome of Titan submersible

It comes as the US Navy said they heard a sound on Sunday that was consistent with an implosion in the area of where the submersible was found.
Jun 23, 2023
Politics

Ben Wallace rules himself out of contention to be Nato chief

Earlier in the month US President Joe Biden said he would support a Nato leader from the UK when he met with Rishi Sunak at the White House.
Jun 22, 2023
Politics

House of Commons watchdog denies claims from ex-Tory MP

David Warburton stood down from his seat of Somerton and Frome to leave Rishi Sunak facing another potentially damaging by-election.
Jun 19, 2023
UK

Scouts paid out millions to abuse victims in UK over last decade – report

The Scout Association told the BBC they are deeply sorry to anyone who suffered abuse.
Jun 13, 2023
Politics

British citizen ‘shot and wife starves to death’ after being stranded in Sudan

The family of an 85-year-old man who lived just ‘steps away’ from UK’s embassy in Sudan’s capital have said he was shot by snipers and his wife died.
May 26, 2023
Showbiz

Alec Baldwin did not want to be a ‘public person’ after Rust tragedy

The star recently had charges of involuntary manslaughter against him dropped

May 26, 2023
Politics

British man shot and wife dies of starvation after being left in Sudan

The UK Foreign Office said the case was ‘extremely sad’

May 26, 2023
UK

Boy in critical condition after being struck by police van

The boy was taken to Royal Lancaster Infirmary in a critical condition.
May 26, 2023
UK

IT issue causes mass cancellation of British Airways flights at Heathrow

There were more than 50 cancelled flights on Thursday evening.
May 26, 2023
UK

President Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton pay tribute to Tina Turner

Former and current US leaders came together to pay tribute to the singer, who died on Wednesday at the age of 83.
May 25, 2023
Business News

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit permanently ceases operations

The California-based company will sell its assets to four winning bidders after they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US in April.
May 24, 2023
Politics

Sunak: Uncontrolled migration leads to unmanageable pressure on housing, schools

It comes after the Government announced on Tuesday international students will no longer be able to bring dependents.
May 24, 2023
World

Instagram back online after hours of global outages

Instagram had more than 55,000 users report outages on Sunday night.
May 22, 2023
Politics

NHS app will refer patients to private hospitals

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak believes offering more choice for patients on hospital performance will increase standards.
May 22, 2023
Politics

Call for probe into work-related suicides after headteacher’s death

Open letter says Ruth Perry’s family believes stress associated with Ofsted inspection led to her suicide

May 22, 2023
UK

Instagram experiencing global outages

There have been more than 56,000 reports of Instagram being offline.
May 22, 2023
London

Sadiq Khan: Death threats and terror attacks have given me PTSD

Sadiq Khan said a number of events coming together caused a ‘cumulative’ effect on his mental health.
May 21, 2023
UK

Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay pay tribute to chef Jock Zonfrillo

Marco Pierre White also shared his memories of the Glasgow-born chef, who died aged 46.
May 7, 2023
UK

Woman, 72, critically injured in stabbing attack

West Mercia Police have arrested a 56-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder.
May 7, 2023