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Commuters cycle through Oxford Circus in London, UK, on Friday, June 21, 2024. UK retail sales last month jumped at the strongest pace since January as consumers returned to shops to buy everything from clothes to furniture after a rainy April. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images

How new AI traffic lights could give priority to cyclists over cars

Channel: Tech Tech September 12, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
A man holding his phone with Transport for London logo on the screen.

Boy, 17, arrested over TfL cyber attack with customers' bank details 'accessed'

Channel: UK UK September 12, 2024 By Josh Milton

First picture of 'kind-hearted' boy, 13, stabbed to death in his home

Channel: UK UK September 3, 2024 By Josh Layton
Play Video Police and floral tributes at the property in Lovett Avenue, in Oldbury, West Midlands, where a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death, yesterday (29/8). August 30, 2024. Release date ? August 30, 2024. Police are hunting a knifeman after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death at a house in the West Midlands. Emergency services were called to an address on Lovett Avenue, in Oldbury, after the teenager was fatally knifed at around 4pm yesterday (29/8). The schoolboy was treated by paramedics but despite their efforts he could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene on the Lion Farm estate. West Midlands Police has launched a murder investigation and said detectives were following 'active lines of enquiry' to catch the person responsible.

Boy, 13, stabbed to death in his own home

Channel: UK UK August 30, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy
Man killed in dog attack.

Family pays tribute to man mauled to death by two XL bully dogs

Channel: UK UK August 28, 2024 By Jasper King
Play Video Graffiti on wall outside primary school.

Manhunt underway after hooded figure sprays 'no whites' on primary school wall

Channel: UK UK August 27, 2024 By Jasper King
Chelsea FC v AFC Bournemouth - Premier League

Solanke’s signing strengthens Spurs bid for a top-four finish

Channel: Football Football August 12, 2024 By The Tipster
A car burns on Parliament Road, in Middlesbrough, during an anti-immigration protest. Picture date: Sunday August 4, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Southport . Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Why are there riots in the UK? Reasons for far-right violence

Channel: UK UK August 7, 2024 By Danny Rigg

Birmingham can surge back into the Championship by winning League One

Channel: Football Football August 5, 2024 By The Tipster
prince harry pictured return to uk

Prince Harry is set to return to the UK - and here's why

Channel: UK UK July 23, 2024 By Jasper King
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Huge factory fire breaks out with smoke plume visible 15 miles away

Channel: UK UK July 17, 2024 By Katie Boyden
Alien invasion, illustration

Map reveals eight UFO hotspots around the world – is your country on the list?

Channel: Tech Tech July 10, 2024 By Hiyah Zaidi
Guitarist Sergio Pizzorno (L) and singer Tom Meighan of Kasabian perform in support of the bands self titled debut release at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Corbis via Getty Images)

00s rock band says ‘it’s been nice to move on’ after axing controversial frontman

Channel: Music Music July 5, 2024 By Laura Harman
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Isaac/Shutterstock (14558109ax) Atmosphere. Festival goers sunbathe and shelter from the hot sunny weather with a parasol umbrella on day 1 of the festival Glastonbury Festival, Day 1, UK - 26 Jun 2024

Heatwave officially over as UK returns to typical June weather

Channel: UK UK June 29, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Woman, 20, and her pet dog die after they were hit by a car during walk

Channel: UK UK June 28, 2024 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Airline passengers faced huge queues at Birmingham airport, UK, this morning. June 14, 2024. Release date ? June 14, 2024. Chaos and confusion has reigned at the airport in recent weeks, with scenes of huge queues to reach security from outside the terminal as holiday makers battled with building work and a change to hand luggage liquids rules. Birmingham had spent ?60m to upgrade its security desks and introduce hi-tech scanners known as Next Generation Security Checkpoints (NGSC).

Chaos as airport passengers face huge queues amid confusion over liquids rule

Channel: UK UK June 14, 2024 By Brooke Davies
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Chilling moment sex attacker stalks schoolgirl before he ambushes her

Channel: UK UK June 10, 2024 By Tom Sanders
Smoke can be seen for miles across Birmingham this afternoon (June 2) after a fire broke out in a city centre street. Witnesses said a car was "engulfed in flames" in Lower Tower Street in the Newtown area of the city. Caption: Fire crews respond to a blaze on Lower Tower Street, Newtown, Birmingham, on 2 June 2024

Birmingham filled with smoke after car is 'engulfed in flames'

Channel: UK UK June 10, 2024 By Danny Rigg
Brick Fest in Birmingham NEC.

Families compare 'bleak' Lego festival to Glasgow's Willy Wonka disaster

Channel: UK UK May 31, 2024 By Noora Mykkanen
Birmingham Airport queues

Travel chaos at major UK airport as passengers forced to queue for hours

Channel: UK UK May 27, 2024 By Sam Courtney-Guy