One of Britain’s youngest surfers has said it feels “insane” to have won a silver medal at an international competition in El Salvador. Lukas Skinner took part in the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championships from May 3 to 12 in Surf City as part of an under-16s dryrobe boys England Juniors team....
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Chinese and Hong Kong students at British universities silenced by Beijing
Hong Kong and Chinese students at British universities are being secretly photographed and filmed as part of a global pattern of harassment and intimidation by Beijing, according to Amnesty International. In a new 63-page report released by the human rights group on Monday, students describe being followed at protests in their host cities, with many...
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Northern Lights UK: Britons gaze up in wonder as aurora borealis illuminates the world
Britons stayed up all night to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights as a massive solar storm brought a beautiful aurora to the skies above the UK. In rare and spectacular sightings on Friday night, the aurora was spotted across the country, from Whitley Bay in the North East to as far south as...
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Ikea cancels store opening in landmark London location due to ‘unforeseen issue’
Ikea has announced the cancellation of an opening of one its stores in a landmark London location. The Swedish homeware retailer confirmed the opening of its Oxford Street shop has been postponed in order to fix leaks in the building’s basement. This is the second time the proposed store has been forced to pushback its...
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Friday evening news briefing: Labour would make Britain ‘asylum capital of the world’
Good evening. James Cleverly has claimed a Labour government would turn the UK into the “asylum capital of the world” – and an official has admitted that the Bank of England made “persistent and systematic” errors in its forecasts about inflation. Plus: Meet the hosts of our new podcast, The Daily T. Labour would make...
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Politics latest news: Labour would make Britain ‘asylum capital of the world’, says Cleverly
The Prime Minister believes protests against Israel taking part in the Eurovision Song Contest are “wrong” and some of the scenes have been “outrageous”, Downing Street said. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Malmo, Sweden, yesterday to protest against Israel’s participation in the competition as the conflict in Gaza continues. There have been some calls for a...
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Welsh FM urges Tata Steel to wait for Labour government before cutting jobs
The First Minister of Wales has pleaded for Tata Steel to wait for a Labour government before shutting off its blast furnaces and making thousands of job cuts. Following seven months of discussions with unions, Tata revealed last month it is proceeding with plans to shut down two blast furnaces and invest £1.25 billion in an electric...
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Travel chaos at Heathrow and major UK airports over Border Force issue
There were indications that planes may have been delayed and stacked up in the air to prevent increasing the pressure on queues of passengers waiting to have their documents manually processed by Border Force officers. Dominic Baliszewski, co-founder of a PR company, said: “Apparently Heathrow isn’t letting planes land and doesn’t have a real plan....
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Grocery delivery firm Getir to pull out of UK with about 1,500 jobs at risk
Grocery delivery firm Getir is to leave the UK, Europe and the US to focus solely on its home market in Turkey, bringing an end to its rapid expansion across the regions since the pandemic. The company, once valued at £9.5 billion, said it now only makes about 7% of its revenue outside of Turkey...
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David Beckham sues actor Mark Wahlberg over ‘£8.5m loss’ in LA gym business
Now the Inter Miami CF owner claims he lost more than £8.5 million when F45 stocks he was promised were withheld until after the company’s share price plummeted. Beckham’s firm DB Ventures Ltd (DBVL) alleges that shares in the company were promised to be shared in early 2022, but they were not divulged until months...
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Lawless Britain: Shopping centre cleaners given STAB-PROOF VESTS after surge in violence
Cleaners at a shopping centre in Kent have been given stab-proof vests following a surge in violence against workers. “Front-of-house” staff at County Square in Ashford have been issued hi-vis protective gear – which costs up to £600 – after other employees had been assaulted. Security guards at the centre have been wearing protective clothing...
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Rishi Sunak launching employment plan to help veterans secure high-paid jobs
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is launching an employment plan which pledges to help veterans secure high-paid jobs after they leave the armed forces. Op Prosper aims to support veterans into work where they can use the skills they developed in the military. The scheme is part of the Government’s plan to make the UK “the...