A look back at life when the Windrush generation arrived in the UK Windrush Day has been held on 22 June since 2018, to celebrate the contribution Caribbean migrants and their families have made to the UK. HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, in 1948, bringing hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean to the...
On a scorching day at Taunton, Hampshire openers Maia Bouchier and Charli Knott put on 80 before Chloe Skelton took a fine catch over her shoulder at mid-on to send Bouchier on her way for 43 from 26 balls with eight boundaries. In her final game before returning to Australia, Knott holed out to international...
Dozens of people required medical assistance because of heat-related illness on the second day of Royal Ascot, racecourse officials have confirmed. The event attracted over 41,000 spectators on Wednesday, during which temperatures reached 29.7C (85F). A Royal Ascot spokesperson said one person was taken to hospital while a further 42 received treatment on site. Free...
Brian Farmer BBC News, Buckinghamshire Reporting fromLuton Crown Court Alice Cunningham BBC News, Buckinghamshire Thames Valley Police Joanne Pearson (left) and Teohna Grant (right) died at the scene in Santa Cruz Avenue in Bletchley in December A paranoid father who stabbed two women to death on Christmas Day while high on drugs has been jailed...
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. More than 5 million people joined No Kings Day protests Saturday in the largest day of action against President Trump since his return to office. Protests were held in over 2,100 cities and towns across the country. The...
Susannah Meadows had a rough childhood. I never knew this, nor did I care to know. I’m sorry she did, of course. Children are vulnerable and need all the care they can get, and childhood experiences permanently scar some people. I’m not sure why The New York Times felt the need to share with the...
Field Of Gold went on to win the Irish Guineas after being a fast-finishing second at Newmarket to Ruling Court, who was a late withdrawal for the Derby at Epsom this month. Buick feels the ground was softer than the official going description of good at Epsom. His mount will enjoy conditions at Ascot, with...
Watch the best shots from day three at the US Open featuring Scottie Scheffler and Adam Scott as Sam Burns leads into into final round. Read full article at source...
American Sam Burns is one of only five golfers to shoot sub-par in their second round at the US Open at Oakmont as he tops the leaderboard on three-under for the tournament. Read full article at source...
A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India. The airline says 241 people on the plane were killed – one passenger, a British national, survived and is receiving treatment in hospital. Dramatic footage shows the aircraft taking off before coming down in a...
Pat Cummins takes his 300th Test wicket before South Africa fight back with the ball to leave Australia on 144-8 in the second innings of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord’s – a lead of 218 heading into day three. MATCH REPORT: ICC Test Championship final – South Africa vs Australia day two Available...
Australia fight back with the ball after being bowled out for 212 as 14 wickets fall on an entertaining first day of the ICC Test Championship final at Lord’s. Read full article at source...
Best-selling author Frederick Forsyth, known for thriller novels including The Day Of The Jackal, has died at the age of 86, his agent has said. “We mourn the passing of one of the world’s greatest thriller writers,” Jonathan Lloyd said in a statement. Forsyth published more than 25 books, also including The Odessa File and...
Malcolm Prior and Jenny Kumah Getty Images The cryptosporidium parasite causes cryptosporidiosis, a serious gastrointestinal illness Tens of thousands of visitors due to attend a UK-wide open farm day this weekend have been warned about a parasitic infection that causes serious gastrointestinal illness. There were 17 outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis linked to farms in England and...
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, the first time both meet since Merz was elected on 6 May. Numerous topics were mentioned in their first bilateral meeting, such as war and trade. In one exchange when Merz brought up 6 June as D-Day, Trump responded that it...