Owen Cooper paid tribute to John Lennon and The Beatles as he collected a Bafta Television Award for Adolescence. The Warrington-born star, 16, has won a string of trophies for his turn as a teenage boy accused of a terrible crime in the hit Netflix drama. He beat co-star Ashley Walters to win the best supporting actor prize at the annual ceremony in London. Collecting the gong, he said: “Wow, it’s heavy that, to be […]
Mid Dunbartonshire ranks as the highest constituency in the UK for life satisfaction, according to a survey on feelings of “belonging”. However areas of Glasgow also rank among the highest in the UK for feelings of loneliness, with the results described as a “tale of two Scotlands”. The 2026 Belonging Barometer, which is a nationally representative survey of 10,001 UK adults conducted by Opinium, analysed a number of social trends – broken down by UK […]
Two-thirds (66%) of first-time buyers bought a “doer-upper” that needed renovation work to save money on the property price, a survey has found. Nine in 10 (93%) first-time buyers had completed at least one renovation or DIY project since moving in, Nationwide Building Society reported. Of these, three-quarters (75%) carried out more work than they initially anticipated, with 25% of these people saying they had done much more than expected and 18% taking on major structural projects to […]
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to listen to voters but refused to shift “left or right” despite pressure to change course and backbench calls for a new leader following Labour’s electoral mauling. The Prime Minister said responding to “tough” results, which saw Labour lose hundreds of councillors in England and suffer humiliation in Wales, would mean “being assertive in our values” and “unifying rather than dividing”. The ruling party haemorrhaged support in former strongholds while […]
John Swinney declared the SNP has “emphatically” won the election, and a fifth term in power in Scotland, as Labour recorded its worst ever Holyrood result and tied for second place with Reform UK. With Sir Keir Starmer’s party also suffering losses south of the border, Mr Swinney said that the under-pressure Prime Minister has a “lot of listening to do”, and called for respect between the two governments. But while his SNP was easily […]
Plaid Cymru is set to gather its 43-strong team of Welsh parliamentarians together, as the party sizes up the prospects of forming the next Government of Wales while Labour licks its wounds from a historic defeat. Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru, has effectively declared victory for his party in the Welsh elections, after it became the largest party in the new Senedd. However, Plaid fell short of attaining a majority of 49 Members of the […]
Sir Keir Starmer is battling mounting calls to quit after Labour’s electoral humiliation. The Prime Minister said responding to “tough” results, which saw Labour lose more than a thousand councillors in England and reduced from government to a single-figure rump in Wales, would mean “being assertive in our values” and “unifying rather than dividing”. But Labour MPs continued to question his position and deputy leader Lucy Powell said unless the party can win back voters lost to Reform […]
TV nature presenter and activist Chris Packham has described veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough as “an enormous mentor over the years” while speaking at an event in honour of his 100th birthday. Packham, 65, was one of a number of celebrity guests who spoke during Sir David Attenborough’s 100 Years On Planet Earth tribute event at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday, with the Prince of Wales and Sir Michael Palin, while the King delivered a message in […]
A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after a car hit multiple pedestrians in a town centre. Nottinghamshire Police said the incident involved a red Vauxhall Astra and happened in Market Place, Arnold, at 1.12am on Saturday. A number of people were struck by the vehicle, with one of the victims sustaining life-threatening injuries. The car was abandoned at the scene following the incident, with the driver then fleeing on foot, police said. Officers have identified […]
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