UK news

• Claudia Lawrence murder suspects released on bail as detective continue York search

  23-04-2015 22:21 via
  
  The men, who are in their 50s,were arrested near the chef's home in York. They were questioned over night while police searched their homes before being released earlier today on police bail.
  
  Read more

• Martin Lewis’ MSE says Premium Bonds aren’t worth it for ‘most’ UK savers, despite prize rate increases

  19-08-2026 13:02 via metro.co.uk
  
  Are Premium Bonds actually worth it? Martin Lewis has weighed in (Picture: Getty/Shutterstock)When it comes to personal finance, Money Saving Expert (MSE), the consumer site founded by Martin Lewis, is the go-to destination — and once again, it’s time to listen up.In its latest newsletter, the MSE team weighed in on Premium Bonds, a popular way to save which offers tax-free ‘winnings’ rather than set interest.The National Savings and Investments (NS&I) scheme allows
  
  Read more

• New UK developer Pretty Cool Games founded by Human: Fall Flat developers

  19-08-2026 13:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  A new studio that has nothing to do with the usual big publishers (Pretty Cool Games)It’s not all doom and gloom in the games industry at the moment, as a new UK developer sets itself up in Leeds, led by two developers behind indie hit Human: Fall Flat.The news from the games industry has been nothing but depressing and infuriating for the entirety of this console generation, and especially in the last couple of years, with endless layoffs and company buyouts.News of new developers is rar
  
  Read more

• Lotto winner hunt is on in Wakefield for mystery millionaire

  19-08-2026 12:57 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A £1 million lottery winner has yet to claim the top prize and as the deadline looms the public are being urged to check their pockets for that all-important ticket
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Chaos as thousands of ticket holders at Aussie festival are turned away after floods turn site into a mud pit

  19-08-2026 12:57 via dailymail.com
  
  Organisers said ticket holders with one-day early-entry or vehicle entry passes will be offered refunds.
  
  Read more

• Helena Wright's husband makes heartbreaking return to empty family home after she leapt off a cliff with their babies in her arms - and faces an agonising funeral dilemma

  19-08-2026 12:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Weeks after the deaths, Brad Wright has returned to the family home alone. Inside, painful reminders remain everywhere as fresh details emerge about Helena's final days.
  
  Read more

• Tories swipe at Andy Burnham for being 'too chicken' to sign off new North Sea drilling in wake of Britain's heatwave summer - even though 'he knows it's right' to give go-ahead

  19-08-2026 12:51 via dailymail.com
  
  Claire Coutinho, the shadow energy secretary, hit out at the Prime Minister amid claims he has pushed a decision on the Rosebank and Jackdaw projects into the autumn.
  
  Read more

• Arsenal set to sign England star for reduced fee after Mikel Arteta transfer plea

  19-08-2026 12:51 via metro.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are on the brink of sealing another transfer (Picture: Getty) Visionhaus/Getty Images)Arsenal are poised to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa after a dramatic breakthrough in transfer talks.The Premier League champions are desperate to make reinforcements at the back with Jurrien Timber and William Saliba set to miss the start of the season.Mikel Arteta has been eager to recruit a defender capable of offering cover at both right-back and centre-half with Konsa emerging as their top targe
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Shoppers rush to buy Martin Lewis-approved solution to tackle indoor damp and mold fast

  19-08-2026 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers are racing to buy a top-rated £20 compact moisture absorber that combats damp, mold, and condensation in small rooms while running on just 23W of low-energy power
  
  Read more

• Over 200 women who claim civil servant spiked them and forced them to wet themselves frustrated at wait for justice

  19-08-2026 12:44 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Alleged victims of a former civil servant in France said they are 'angry with the justice system' and 'don't feel like they're being taken seriously' amid their long journey to justice
  
  Read more

• Harry Kane breakfast meal he loves so much he makes it for his kids

  19-08-2026 12:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The England and Bayern Munich star is team-mates with Ollie Watkins - and both are in the headlines at the moment
  
  Read more

• Schoolgirl was 'fed stream of videos normalising suicide by social media algorithms' before taking her own life weeks after her 13th birthday

  19-08-2026 12:40 via dailymail.com
  
  Blake Gallier, 13, died at her family home in Northfleet, Kent, on October 30 last year, just weeks after her birthday.
  
  Read more

• Emma Barnett reveals she has had a hysterectomy after suffering from endometriosis as she returns to presenting Radio 4's Today programme following weeks off air

  19-08-2026 12:39 via dailymail.com
  
  The presenter said she was taken to hospital shortly after she finished filming her documentary, Finding Endometriosis, for BBC Two.
  
  Read more

• Phallic-shaped ‘Penis Woods’ is being chopped down despite swell of opposition

  19-08-2026 12:38 via metro.co.uk
  
  Castle Crawford Wood is already being chopped down (Picture: SWNS)A phallic-shaped woodland affectionately known as ‘Penis Woods’ is being chopped down, and only the tip remains.Castle Crawford Wood sits upon a hillside south of Biggar and has caught the eye of travellers for around 200 years.Perched on Tewsgill Hill just off the M74, it has been ‘welcoming people to Scotland’ for two centuries.Plans to fell the woodland known as the ‘Treenis’ due to its dist
  
  Read more

• Kenya helicopter crash - live: Tourist chopper 'carrying 7' goes down in Samburu

  19-08-2026 12:36 via mirror.co.uk
  
  A helicopter has crashed near Mt Ololokwe in Kenya’s Samburu County with seven tourists reportedly on board - their nationalities remain unclear at this time
  
  Read more

• NHS free prescriptions 'check the date' warning after July rules changed

  19-08-2026 12:35 via mirror.co.uk
  
  People with certain medical conditions or on benefits may qualify for free NHS prescriptions
  
  Read more

• Paralysed campaigner died in a microlight crash while filming Apple TV series

  19-08-2026 12:32 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Clare Lomas, who was paralysed from the chest down after a horse-riding accident, had been filming a new Apple TV series in Jordan when she crashed a microlight and died five weeks later.
  
  Read more

• ‘Grow up’: Explosive row caught on camera between news anchor and co-worker

  19-08-2026 12:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageA fired US news anchor has been caught on video seemingly calling her co-worker a ‘b****’ during a heated newsroom confrontation.Taryn Asher, 51, who was taken off the air in November last year, was recording a public service announcement for Fox 2 Detroit when the tense exchange unfolded.The anchor can be seen responding to somebody off-camera w
  
  Read more

• The games injured Carlos Baleba will miss as Man Utd close in on £65m transfer

  19-08-2026 12:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Baleba is currently recovering from an ankle ligament injury (Picture: Getty Images Europe)Manchester United are closing in on a deal to sign Carlos Baleba from Brighton but an injury will delay his start to life at Old Trafford if the deal goes through.United initially made a move for the Cameroon international last summer but shelved their interest due to Brighton’s huge asking price – thought to be in excess of £100million.He has remained on the club’s radar during th
  
  Read more

• Emmanuel Petit sends message to Bradley Barcola amid Arsenal transfer speculation

  19-08-2026 12:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Emmanuel Petit is a big fan of Bradley Barcola’s (Picture: Getty)Emmanuel Petit has sent a clear warning to Paris Saint-Germain’s wantaway forward Bradley Barcola, amid speculation linking him with a move to the Premier League.
  Liverpool have long been considered the frontrunners to sign the France international who looks set to leave PSG with negotiations over a new contract having stalled.Barcola is understood to be keen on a move to Anfield and personal terms are already broadly
  
  Read more

• Retired businessman and wife who died when light plane crashed in Snowdonia praised as 'the best of neighbours and the kindest of people'

  19-08-2026 12:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Ketan Swali, 59, and his wife Sheetal, 55, had been looking forward to spending more time in the air after closing down the small family manufacturing business he had run for decades.
  
  Read more

• Frail pensioner, 83, stabbed nephew to death and set fire to home over £20,000 inheritance row, court hears

  19-08-2026 12:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Alan Wotton, who has a heart condition and wears a hearing aid, stabbed Andrew Avery 11 times in Gosport, Hampshire, following a dispute about inheritance money, jurors were told.
  
  Read more

• Tourist helicopter crashes in Kenya 'with no survivors'

  19-08-2026 12:16 via dailymail.com
  
  A ‌helicopter crashed on Wednesday in Kenya's Samburu county, the aviation ​authority said, ​and local media reported that tourists were ​believed to be on board.
  
  Read more

• Shoreham deaths - latest: Child 'caught in fishing net' before three pulled from sea

  19-08-2026 12:16 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Three members of the same family died after getting into difficulty in the water at Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex - while a young girl from the family is now fighting for her life
  
  Read more

• Inside the love lives of Sydney Swans stars banned over exotic dancer hotel scandal - as four of the five are revealed to be in relationships

  19-08-2026 12:16 via dailymail.com
  
  All but one of the Sydney Swans players stood down for bringing women back to their team hotel after a boozy night out are in committed relationships.
  
  Read more

• Neighbour sparks driveway nightmare after staging 'parking protest'

  19-08-2026 12:15 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The homeowner claims what they did to spark the row was 'totally legal'
  
  Read more

• Travel expert Simon Calder issues crucial advice to one group heading abroad

  19-08-2026 12:13 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Travel expert Simon Calder has advice for those heading abroad
  
  Read more

• Two teens arrested over Christmas Day 'murder' as man, 81, found dead after 'fire'

  19-08-2026 12:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Godfrey Bradford, 81, was found dead on Christmas Day after emergency services were called to a property in Devon - two teens have now been arrested on suspicion of murder
  
  Read more

• Questions remain over death of dad found on Wolverhampton school field by pupil after he went out on e-bike

  19-08-2026 12:10 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Dad Neil Thompson's body was found by an 11-year-old girl getting ready to do PE at Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton after being spotted in the school grounds earlier in the day
  
  Read more

• Is it true what they say about your neighbourhood? England's friendliest places are revealed as part of major study on community life

  19-08-2026 12:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Areas where measured on factors such as how often people chat to neighbours, feelings of loneliness and belonging, local pride, and levels of participation in civic life.
  
  Read more

Follow @newslock_uknews on Twitter!