July 2023

They have been presented with the prize by the British Phonographic Industry Queen have been recognised with a Brit Billion Award for achieving the milestone of being streamed more than one billion times in the UK. The British rock band, which consisted of lead singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Sir Brian May, bassist John Deacon and […]

The video streaming service added 5.9 million subscribers during the April-June period Netflix has enjoyed its biggest spring-time spurt in subscribers since the early days of the pandemic three years ago. The video streaming service added 5.9 million subscribers during the April-June period, according to numbers released on Wednesday along with its latest quarterly financial

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will strike on July 20, 22 and 29 while drivers in Aslef are banning overtime this week Rail passengers are being warned of disruption to services from Thursday because of fresh industrial action by train drivers and other workers in long running disputes over pay, jobs and

A Sooty glove puppet, brought home by a stagehand on the top children’s TV show as a gift for his son, has been sold at auction for more than £1,000. Brian Kent, who built sets for The Sooty Show in the 1970s, begged officials to allow him to take the glove puppet home for his

A man who filmed himself speeding at 123mph as he weaved between motorway traffic has been jailed for 12 years after killing a pregnant mother-of-two in a road smash. Adil Iqbal, 22, was driving with one hand and holding his phone with the other to film himself, possibly to upload to Facebook, as he tailgated

The Prime Minister has apologised for the “horrific” historic treatment of LGBT people who served in the armed forces. The apology was made after a recommendation from a Government-commissioned independent review into the service and experience of LGBT veterans who served in the armed forces between 1967 and 2000. The review, carried out by Lord

Conservative MP Bob Stewart has pleaded not guilty to racially abusing a man after he allegedly told him to “go back to Bahrain”. The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation after a complaint was made by activist Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei, who has said he is living in exile after being tortured in the Gulf state. The

Susan Hall has been selected as the Conservative Party’s 2024 London mayoral candidate to face Sadiq Khan. The London Assembly member promised to scrap plans to expand the Ulez (ultra-low emission zone) on her first day if elected. She defeated opponent Mozammel Hossain with 57% of the vote from London Tory members. Ms Hall said

The Metropolitan Police has apologised and agreed a “mutually satisfactory settlement” to the family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan. The UK’s largest police force admitted the original murder investigation 36 years ago was “marred by a cycle of corruption, professional incompetence and defensiveness”. Mr Morgan, who co-founded PI firm Southern investigations, was killed with

Pills containing compounds from the cannabis plant could be used to treat tumours. Biopharmaceutical company Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies (OCT), which has been exploring the potential of cannabinoids in medicine since 2017, has announced it is expanding its research into oncology. It comes after a breakthrough by the business identified “a potential ‘first in class’ immunotherapy