Manchester United break tradition with unveiling of 2026/27 home kit Manchester United F.C. have officially unveiled their new home kit for the 2026/27 season, with the club also confirming that the shirt will be worn before the current campaign has even finished in a break from long-standing tradition at Old Trafford. The new strip, inspired…
A Manchester student who died from cancer at the age of 21 has formally begun the process that could eventually lead to him becoming the Catholic Church’s first saint from Gen Z.The Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford announced it had officially opened the cause for the beatification and canonisation of Pedro Ballester, marking…
King’s College London and Cranfield University have signed an agreement to merge in a move expected to create one of the UK’s largest centres for research, engineering and advanced technology studies, according to the BBC.The merger is scheduled to take effect from August 2027, although the name of the combined organisation has not yet been…
UK airport e-gates open for younger children/Image: Getty Images Children aged eight and nine travelling back to the UK from overseas will be allowed to use airport e-gates from 8 July under new rules announced by the British government.Until now, only children aged 10 and above could use the automated border control system.Under the updated…
Russia has placed former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on its wanted list in connection with an unspecified criminal case, according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s database cited by state media.The database entry reportedly states that Wallace is “wanted on a criminal charge”, though authorities have not publicly disclosed the exact allegations against him.Russian state…
David Lloyd George (Image: Wikipedia) Almost everyone has had a moment when they knew a small change was no longer enough.A person keeps talking about leaving a miserable job but never actually resigns. Someone spends years saying they want to move abroad, start a business, lose weight, write a book, or end a relationship that…
A 38-year-old man was shot outside his family’s popular Turkish restaurant in east London after they allegedly refused to pay £100,000 to a feared north London gang, a UK court has heard.Beytullah Gunduz, 39, who prosecutors say is linked to the “Hackney Turks” gang, also known as the Bombacilar or “bombers”, is accused of conspiring…
As new political chaos hit UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid growing discussion around his leadership, many social media users appeared to rally behind one familiar Downing Street figure who has outlasted governments, cabinet reshuffles and political turmoil for years, Larry the Cat.The long-serving Downing Street mouser’s X post soon went viral online. The post…
Harry Potter author JK Rowling Harry Potter author JK Rowling has criticised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer after he appointed veteran Labour leader Harriet Harman as Downing Street’s adviser on women and girls, citing Harman’s past statements on trans women as part of a broader clash over gender identity politics in Britain.The appointment has reopened…
British police on Wednesday recovered the bodies of three women from the sea off Brighton in southern England, triggering a major emergency response and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.According to Sussex Police, emergency services were alerted at around 5.45am local time after concerns were raised about three women in the water near…