A man in his 50s died in the explosion that saw dozens of people evacuated from their homes.
Month: April 2025
Climate protest jail term deemed ‘disproportionate’
A UN Special Rapporteur claims the sentence handed to a GP who smashed up petrol pumps is too long.
More boats ignore tolls on Broads, says authority
The Broads Authority says it issued 1,708 notices to boat owners who had not paid fees in 2024.
We’re treated like peasants, say tenants in fight over mouldy homes
Residents enlist health professionals and lawyers after suffering from mouldy and damp homes for years.
Aimee Lou Wood calls SNL parody ‘mean and unfunny’
The White Lotus star said a sketch that impersonated her using prosthetic teeth “punched down” on her.
Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for British MP Tulip Siddiq
Lawyers acting for the ex-minister denied the charges, which they said were “politically motivated”.
Fresh appeal launched for Disappeared Seamus Maguire
A new photo has been released of one of the Disappeared by the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains
Upstairs Downstairs actress Jean Marsh dies age 90
The British star won an Emmy for her role in the Edwardian period TV drama she co-created in the 1970s.
Record number of migrants cross Channel in 2025 so far
Some 656 people crossed the Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded in a single day this year.
Race to keep furnaces burning at British Steel plant
The government is working to obtain coal to power the company’s furnaces after passing an emergency law to take control of its site.
