London Zoo fire kills aardvark, meerkats presumed dead
Staff have been injured and an aardvark and possibly four meerkats killed in a fire at London Zoo. London Zoo, in Regent’s Park, has been closed after the fire broke out in a shop and cafe near the...
View ArticleCall for compensation for UK’s child migrants
A British report on child sexual abuse says child migrants sent in their thousands to residential schools throughout the Commonwealth after the Second World War should be compensated. About 4000...
View ArticleUK murder investigation over hanged Russian businessman
UK police have launched a murder investigation after the death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov in south-west London. Mr Glushkov was found dead at his home in New Malden on 12 March. Mr...
View ArticleRussia to expel British diplomats – Lavrov
Russia is set to expel British diplomats after 23 Russian officials were ordered to leave the UK, as relations between the countries crashed to a post-Cold War low over the Salisbury nerve agent...
View ArticleRussia hints UK lab was nerve agent source
Russia’s EU ambassador has suggested a UK research laboratory could be the source of the nerve agent used in the attack on an ex-spy and his daughter. Vladimir Chizhov told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show...
View ArticleFirst non-stop flight from Australia to UK
The first non-stop flight between Australia and the UK has arrived in London. The historic flight, carrying more than 200 passengers and 16 crew, departed from Perth at 6.49pm local time on Saturday...
View ArticleSpy poisoning: Russia says UK is ‘playing with fire’
Russia has accused the UK of inventing a “fake story” and “playing with fire” over the Salisbury spy poisoning. At a UN Security Council meeting, Moscow’s UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said Britain’s...
View ArticleUK breast screening error affects 450,000 women
Up to 270 women in England may have died because they did not receive invitations to a final routine breast cancer screening, United Kingdom Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says. Public Health England...
View ArticleBritain proposes one-year Brexit backstop plan to EU
British Prime Minister Theresa May has unveiled a one-year backstop plan for the Irish border after Brexit, finding a compromise that may paper over differences in her government but may also struggle...
View ArticleErrors make UK high school exam ‘impossible’
British students and parents want an urgent review after errors in an A-level paper left candidates guessing answers. Candidates took to Twitter to complain that sound files provided in a French...
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