General news

Spate of rail track faults cause commuter chaos

Several rail infrastructure failures disrupted journeys on Thursday morning.

University prepares students for AI future in creative sectors with...

The new university course will cover areas such as AI in music composition, AI in film and media, and AI-driven artistic performances.

Young superfan one step closer to basketball dream after coaching te...

Max Philliban, 10, put his favourite basketball team through their paces as he took on the job of coach for the day.

‘Deafening cacophony of broken records’ as 2023 set to be hottest ye...

Searing temperatures, floods, wildfires and crop failure have been wrecking lives across the world with conditions expected to worsen.

Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

During his time in office and in the decades after he met British politicians and members of the royal family, including the Queen.

What the papers say – November 30

Here are the stories making headlines this Thursday.

Cop28 set to begin in Dubai

The latest round of climate talks open this week with the UN pressuring countries to commit to further reduction in fossil fuel use.

Road users told to be wary of icy conditions as yellow weather warni...

Snow and ice forecast for large swathes of Scotland, eastern England, the South West and Northern Ireland.

London’s Premier League football clubs sign charter on women’s safet...

All seven teams have joined more than 2,000 venues across the capital which have signed up to the Mayor of London’s Women’s Night Safety Charter.

Just Stop Oil protesters hold ‘wide awake’ demo outside Sunak’s Lond...

Just Stop Oil said that police attended and detained the protesters at the scene.

Cameron condemns Moscow ahead of OSCE summit including Russian count...

Moscow’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov was expected to attend the conference in North Macedonia.

Man arrested in Hull over nine burglaries and attempted burglaries o...

It covers attacks on ATMs across Northern Ireland from February to March.

Call for action as Raac identified for first time at Northern Irelan...

Eight classrooms at Cairnshill Primary in Belfast have been deemed unsafe.

Looking at alternative countries to Rwanda to take deportees ‘sensib...

Home Secretary James Cleverly reportedly told MPs more countries are ready to host asylum seekers from the UK if the Rwanda scheme is successful.

Apple names its App Store apps of the year

The list of winners includes an additional selection of apps being recognised for their cultural impact.

Royal Navy ships join allied effort to protect undersea pipelines

Leaders from around Europe agreed to an unprecedented deployment starting in December.

‘I’m not going to resign’ – Garda commissioner defends response to D...

Drew Harris said that while the riot was ‘uncontrollable’, he denied that the city was ‘out of control’.

Government delays allowing commodities from deforestation to enter U...

The charity said a due diligence system must be implemented.

Council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ te...

Havering Council in east London has said it would be “unwise” for the traditional menorah to be installed outside Havering Town Hall in Romford.

Holidaymaker who got sick on break to Turkey wins nine-year legal ba...

Peter Griffiths took his case against tour operator Tui to the Supreme Court after losing in the county court and Court of Appeal.