One of the stars of Celebrity Traitors has hit out at the ‘hierarchy’ which celebrities had on the BBC show. Ruth Codd stole the show in the early episodes of the celebrity-focused spin-off of The Traitors, with the actress receiving a great deal of praise for her no-nonsense attitude and willingness to challenge big names…
By JORDANA SEAL, NEWS REPORTER Published: 23:07 BST, 11 October 2025 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 11 October 2025 The time-honoured method of holding your phone to your ear when taking a call is dying out, a new study can officially reveal. Almost half of Gen Z Brits never use a phone that way, with more…
The investigation began after a victim tracked their stolen iPhone to a warehouse near Heathrow. A crime ring accused of stealing and shipping half of London’s stolen phones to China has been smashed in the UK’s biggest ever crackdown on mobile theft. Police say they have busted an international gang suspected of smuggling as many…
Police have dismantled an international organized crime gang believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China over the past year, worth millions of pounds.In what the Metropolitan Police describe as the UK’s largest operation targeting phone theft, 18 suspects were arrested and more than 2,000 stolen devices recovered.Two…
The United States formally determined in January 2021 that China’s actions in Xinjiang constitute genocide, according to the US State Department. Photo : AP Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Urumqi in late September to mark the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to Reuters. The trip was heavily publicised by state broadcaster…
On Saturday, August 9th, UK police arrested more than 500 peaceful protesters on suspicion of terror offences. The vast majority of these arrests took place on Parliament Square, London, where Irish citizens such as Sinéad Ní Shiacáis, from Limerick, were among those detained, but in Belfast too, a woman was arrested by the PSNI. These…
The annual ‘flying ant day’ phenomenon is set to return to Britain as warmer weather persists – households have been warned to ‘remove the scent’ from their homes James D Roger, Phil Norris Editor, Gloucestershire Live and James Rodger 14:25, 12 Aug 2025Updated 14:29, 12 Aug 2025 UK households warned to ‘remove scent’ from homes…
Some of the publishers that announced job cuts in January 2025. Washington Post picture: Shutterstock/Phil Pasquini. CNN picture: Shutterstock/Ben Von Klemperer Job cuts in the journalism industry in the UK and US came thick and fast in the first few months of 2025. Companies making major cutbacks in 2025 include Business Insider, ITV, Press Association…
The Championships get underway today (Picture: Getty) Wimbledon will be shown on a new TV channel in the UK for 2025 – but the BBC will remain as the principal broadcaster. Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament on the planet – and is widely regarded as the most prestigious – attracting fans from all over…
A BBC spokesperson has described Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set today as “deeply offensive” and said it won’t be making it available on demand. As we reported earlier this evening, the BBC tried to skirt controversial Irish band Kneecap by not showing the group’s Glastonbury set as part of its live wall-to-wall Glastonbury coverage today, but instead it was English…