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A child in Liverpool has died after contracting measles, it has been reported. According to The Sunday Times newspaper, the child was ill with measles and other health problems and was receiving treatment at the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. A statement from the Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust said: “To respect patient confidentiality, we can’t comment on individual cases. “We are concerned about the increasing number of children and young people […]

It’s hoped it’ll encourage more of us to make the switch Road signs for electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs will be introduced on major A roads in England, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Officials hope the measure will encourage more drivers to switch to electric motoring. Concerns over the ability to recharge EVs on long journeys have been blamed for some motorists being reluctant to move on from […]

The group’s been proscribed by the Home Secretary as a terrorist organisation More than 70 people have been arrested at protests in England and Wales against Palestine Action being designated a proscribed terror group. Protesters gathered for the second week in a row in central London after police reiterated that showing support for the group was a criminal offence, resulting in the Metropolitan Police making 42 arrests. A further 16 […]

Warmest day of the year in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales have all recorded their warmest day of the year so far, with the former two countries reaching temperatures they have not hit in years, as the third heatwave of the summer peaked. The Met Office said Aviemore hit 32.2C, adding that Scotland last exceeded 30C on June 13 2023, and that Saturday is only […]

She swept aside Amanda Anisimova in straight sets to win the women’s singles title Iga Swiatek crushed Amanda Anisimova in the most one-sided Wimbledon final for 114 years. Anisimova, playing in her first grand slam showpiece, failed to win a single game, with Swiatek racing to a 6-0 6-0 victory on a stunned Centre Court in only 57 minutes. Not since 1911, when Dorothea Lambert Chambers beat Dora Boothby, had […]