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Canterbury meningitis and septicaemia outbreak
Meningitis: Jab rollout to 5,000 university campus students begins
In partnership with the UK Health Security Agency , the university is rolling out vaccines to protect students and is continuing to offer thousands of doses of antibiotics to students and staff

Wed, 18 Mar, 2026

Canterbury meningitis and septicaemia outbreak
Meningitis B confirmed as strain behind outbreak that has left two dead in Kent
Some cases of meningitis seen in Kent have been confirmed as meningitis B, health officials have said, as hundreds of people are being urged to get antibiotics to stem the spread of infection.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

queen elizabeths grammar school in the market town of faversham kent uk 2013
School pupil among two dead in meningitis outbreak in Kent
A school pupil is the second person to have died following an outbreak of meningitis in Kent, England. The student was in Year 13 at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham and is understood to have died on Saturday.

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

Aylsham Police Station amid a report of an arrest in Aylsham
Searches ongoing at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home following arrest
The former British prince was held in custody on Thursday following accusations he shared sensitive information with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

Fri, 20 Feb, 2026

Andy Carroll court case
Andy Carroll denies breaching court order against reality TV star ex-wife
Former Newcastle and Liverpool striker charged with breaching order made by family court

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Russell Brand court case
Russell Brand granted bail after being accused of further sex offences
Comedian and actor Russell Brand has been granted bail at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being accused of two further sex offences, including rape.

Tue, 20 Jan, 2026

Russell Brand court case
Russell Brand charged with two further sexual offences, including rape
The alleged offences took place in 2009, the CPS said

Tue, 23 Dec, 2025

The new cruise ship Iona is waiting in Bremerhaven at Columbuskaje on August 24th, 2020 to be handed over to the shipping compan
Shipping containers of fruit wash up on shore after falling from cargo ship
Passengers were bound for a 14-day trip to Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands

Mon, 08 Dec, 2025

Tommy Robinson court case
Tommy Robinson’s trial delayed because he is going to Israel
Robinson could be jailed for up to three months if he is found guilty

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Tommy Robinson court case
Tommy Robinson ‘stopped by police at border in Bentley with thousands in cash’
Tommy Robinson was stopped by police at the border in a luxury Bentley SUV with thousands of pounds in cash and refused to give over the Pin to his phone, a court has heard.

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

London Fire Brigade
Hate crime fire at mosque in England condemned as ‘disgusting’
Police are treating the fire which damaged the front entrance of the mosque and a car in Peacehaven, East Sussex, as a hate crime.

Sun, 05 Oct, 2025

106th archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally named as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
Sarah Mullally has been named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England’s history.

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025

Supermassive black holes
Supermassive black holes ‘may not be as massive as previously thought’
Astronomers have examined an infant galaxy 12 billion light years from Earth for the first time using a new powerful telescope

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025

Airport check-in provider cyber attack
Arrest made over ‘cyber attack’ that caused disruption at Irish and European airports
A man in his 40s has been arrested over an alleged cyber attack that caused disruption at Dublin Airport as well as Heathrow and other European airports.

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025

Aviation priorities poll
Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin airports hit by delays after ‘cyber attack’
Heathrow said passengers should check their flight status before travelling to the west London airport

Sat, 20 Sep, 2025

Take That bringing Circus Live tour from 2009 to Dublin next summer
Take That bringing Circus Live tour from 2009 to Dublin next summer
Nearly two decades later, the group will return to perform the original 2009 set list with a few surprises along the way.

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

President Trump state visit to UK
Thousands take to streets of London in protest against Donald Trump’s second state visit
There was a heavy police presence from Regent Street to Parliament Square as protesters marched through London on Wednesday afternoon

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Mark Gordon court case
Fugitive aristocrat Constance Marten and partner jailed over baby death
Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, were in hiding when their baby daughter Victoria died in a tent on the South Downs in January 2023

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

Woman holding a smart phone and using a chat bot app to ask questions about a smart watch. Showcases the use of AI language mode
Protections needed to stop people believing chatbots are friends – expert
Alexander Laffer said there needs to be responsible development of AI as systems have been created to respond to the capacity of humans for empathy

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Showbiz stock
Terry Wogan’s son bemoans lack of buyers for €4.3m mansion
The house in Taplow in Buckinghamshire, which boasts views of Windsor Castle, has been on the market since November but has not had a single viewing.

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

The BRIT Awards 2025
Bands boycott festival after Mary Wallopers ‘cut off’ over Palestine flag
A string of bands have pulled out of the Victorious music festival hours before they were due to perform after Irish folk music band The Mary Wallopers claimed they were “cut off” for displaying a Palestinian flag.

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025

Emma Watson court case
Emma Watson and Harry Potter co-star banned from driving at same court
Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the film franchise, drove her blue Audi at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford, on the evening of July 31 last year

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Investitures at Buckingham Palace
Post Office Horizon scandal report ‘shows full scale of horror unleashed on victims’
A report into the Post Office Horizon scandal “shows the full scale of the horror” unleashed on people just trying to do a day’s work, a former subpostmistress has said.

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Baroness Thatcher funeral
Tory grandee and Thatcher ally Norman Tebbit dies aged 94
He suffered grave injuries in the 1984 Brighton bombing, which left his wife, Margaret, paralysed from the neck down.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Nebula and stars in deep space, mysterious universe.
Universe was not formed in big bang but ‘bounced’ out of black hole – new study
Professor Enrique Gaztanaga said that the current Big Bang theory was problematic as the laws of physics “broke down” when used to explain it

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

The Betfred Derby Festival - Derby Day - Epsom Downs Racecourse
Kerry jockey charged with drink driving after car crashes into tree in England
Murphy, who grew up in Killarney, Co Kerry, and rode five winners at Royal Ascot last week, is due to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on July 3

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Bayesian yacht accident
Mike Lynch’s superyacht fully raised above water for first time since it sank
The 56-metre (184ft) yacht was seen being held above the water by one of Europe’s most powerful sea cranes near the fishing town of Porticello on Saturday afternoon

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

Bayesian yacht accident
Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht set to be lifted this weekend
The 56-metre (184ft) Bayesian is set to be lifted to the surface near the fishing town of Porticello on Saturday or Sunday

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Bayesian yacht accident
Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht to be lifted in late June as debris is found
Maritime and investigatory authorities in Sicily approved the final recovery plan following surveys of the seabed and wreck

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

The Day of the Jackal UK premiere
The Day Of The Jackal author Frederick Forsyth dies aged 86
The best-selling author was surrounded by his family as he died at home

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Russell Brand court case
Comedian Russell Brand to enter pleas to rape and sexual assault charges
Comedian and actor Russell Brand is set to enter pleas to sex offence charges including rape and indecent assault.

Fri, 30 May, 2025

Switzerland Eurovision Song Contest
Austria’s JJ wins Eurovision 2025 with emotional ballad Wasted Love
Israel finished second, with Estonia third and the pre-contest favourites from Sweden fourth

Sun, 18 May, 2025

Airplane silhouette landing in London Heathrow, England, Great Britain. City arrival with airport direction signboard and sunset
Just Stop Oil activists free after ‘unprecedented disruption’ plan at Heathrow
The nine activists appearing at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday were sentenced for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.

Fri, 16 May, 2025

Wasp mothers use remarkable memory when feeding offspring, according to study
Wasp mothers use remarkable memory when feeding offspring, according to study
Digger wasps make a short burrow for each egg, stocking it with food and returning a few days later to provide more

Sat, 10 May, 2025

President among Irish representatives to attend Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday
President among Irish representatives to attend Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday
Cardinals have begun meeting in Rome this morning for the first time since the pope's death to confirm the details of his funeral

Tue, 22 Apr, 2025

Music - Eurovision Song Contest - Clodagh Rodgers
Eurovision singer Clodagh Rodgers dies aged 78
The Northern Irish star secured fourth place in the competition, held in Dublin, with the song Jack In The Box

Sat, 19 Apr, 2025

Tommy Robinson at Folkestone Police Station
Tommy Robinson loses appeal against sentence for contempt of court
Tommy Robinson has lost an appeal against his 18-month sentence for the civil offence of contempt of court at the Court of Appeal in Britain.

Wed, 16 Apr, 2025

Bayesian yacht accident
Sunken superyacht Bayesian due to be raised from seabed next month, inquest told
The superyacht Bayesian is expected to be raised from the seabed and brought to shore next month, an inquest hearing into the deaths of four British nationals who were on board including tech tycoon was told.

Tue, 15 Apr, 2025

Paddington Bear statue court case
Men who broke Paddington Bear statue ‘antithesis’ of what he stands for – judge
The pair carried the statue through the town and into a taxi, which took them back to their base at RAF Odiham, the court heard

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Heathrow airport closure
Heathrow ‘open and fully operational’ after disruption caused by power outage
Heathrow Airport said it is “open and fully operational” on Saturday after the airport was shut over a loss of power caused by a substation fire.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Heathrow airport closure
Flights begin landing at Heathrow after mass disruption caused by power outage
Flights have begun landing at Heathrow as it aims to return to normal operation on Saturday after the airport was shut over a loss of power, with restrictions on overnight flights temporarily lifted.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2025

Heathrow airport closure
Passengers express confusion, annoyance and frustration amid Heathrow closure
More than 200,000 air passengers have had their flights to or from Heathrow cancelled after the airport was forced to close on Friday after a blaze broke out at a nearby electrical substation

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025

LAMDA gala opening - London
Neil Gaiman calls ex-babysitter ‘a fantasist’ after sexual assault allegation
Neil Gaiman has claimed his child’s former babysitter is a “fantasist who has fabricated a tale of abuse against me” after she made allegations of sexual assault.

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft
Spacecraft set to map water on the Moon
The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft carries a state-of-the-art camera to measure lunar surface temperature and confirm locations where water supplies may be found for future extraction

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

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