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Anna Beaumont, a 13-year-old from Wales, was found unresponsive in a pool at Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida.…

19 hours agoAmy Walker,BBC News, South EastAndy HineHyperia - the UK's tallest rollercoaster - closed a day after opening to the public Named after the daughter of a Greek god, who is said to have built herself steel wings before launching herself off a high mountain, the UK’s tallest rollercoaster opened to much fanfare last Friday.Hyperia,…

Airstrikes carried out by the United States and Britain targeting the Houthi rebel group in Yemen killed at least 16 people and wounded 35 on Thursday, according to Houthi media reports. If confirmed, the death toll would make the strikes the deadliest to have been publicly acknowledged in the months-long campaign.British Prime Minister Rishi…

LONDON — The British Parliament was dissolved on Thursday, which is less cinematic than it sounds. It does mean that all the lawmakers in the House of Commons have lost their seats and must now face the voters, some with dread. The election is July 4.So the race has begun, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party promising “security”…

The Victorian Society has released its annual list of buildings in need of rescue and repair - including one of the world's oldest tennis pavilions and a school that was used as a wartime hospital.…

Since May 2023, voters across the UK have been asked to show a form of photographic ID at the local ballot box. The requirement draws on the recommendations of a 2016 report by Lord Pickles, the former communities secretary, which warned there was a risk of “significant abuse” in the electoral system if people…

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Stevenage would be the first town in the country to have a completely pedestrian centre; this was a radical idea at the time (and still is, to some extent). Teething problems included damp, shortages of materials and plagues of ants and earwigs. Local facilities were slow to be set up and new residents had either…

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said officers were called to the site at 18:21 on Friday following reports of disorder.“An event was taking place to mark the death of the president of Iran, attended by supporters of the Iranian government. Anti-government protesters had gathered outside the venue and clashes had…

<!-- -->"And I think it is incumbent on the authorities (there) to take a responsible view of it," he said (File)New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India has strongly presented its case relating to the extradition of fugitive economic offenders that have fled the country, adding that the United Kingdom needs to…