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The forgotten racial history of Notting Hill Carnival

The rhythmic soca beat thuds in the distance, faint echoes of singing and cheering cut through the usually rarefied quiet. A colourful trail of feathers and tinnies provides a makeshift route map, weaving through the…

Flights could be grounded to stop passengers being exposed to solar flares

Researchers at the Surrey Space Centre (SCC) recently found that the radiation exposure at typical flight altitudes of 5-9 miles could trigger faults in aircraft electronics, posing a risk to flight safety. A major solar…

Maternity unit closure 'is catastrophic failure'

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust suspended births at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple from 11 August. Devon County Council leader Julian Brazil made the comment after councillors…

Water customers urged to secure £190 off bills after Ofwat approves increases

The water regulator is set to give five water suppliers permission to increase charges for customers in the coming years to fund an extra £3.4bn in spending. Thames Water has provisionally been allowed to increase bills…

Fighting rhinos smash into cars carrying families at a safari park

The animals caused around £12,000 of damage when they rammed the vehicles of Zoe Farmer, 53, and Charlotte Baker, 24, at West Midlands Safari Park. The pair watched in horror as the two white rhinos charged at their cars…

Edibles seized by Wiltshire Police and tested by the University of Bristol revealed that buyers were at risk of consuming a “very high” level of spice, which could be up to 20 times the average dose, and possibly fatal.…

Pocognoli 'feels connection' with 'passionate' Scotland

Clarke ended his seven-year reign earlier this summer after Scotland failed to progress from the World Cup group stage after a victory over Haiti was followed by defeats by Morocco and Brazil. Former Belgium defender…

Hosepipe ban map: Legal restrictions in place for 27 million as Wessex Water becomes latest supplier to crack down

The record-breaking summer weather has put over two-thirds of England and the entirety of Wales in official drought , authorities have said. It is the first time in over 50 years that Wessex Water has issued a hosepipe…

Boy, 12, drowns in river in north-east London

Emergency services were called to Hackney Marshes after the boy was seen entering the River Lea at about 6pm on Saturday. The Metropolitan Police said divers recovered the boy’s body just after midnight on Sunday. He was…

Boy, 12, takes out village’s power after crashing mum’s car on 38-mile joyride

It is understood the boy took the Volkswagen Tiguan in the middle of the night and drove from Salisbury, Wilts, to Horton Heath in Dorset . The vehicle veered off Horton Road and ploughed into a telegraph pole at 2am.…