UK news

• Grimsby: Baron Cohen dons blue pants

  22-02-2016 21:44 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The star stayed in character as he hit the red carpet in Leicester Square
  
  Read more

• Measles death confirmed in UK as cases surge and vaccine drive launched

  09-07-2026 12:06 via mirror.co.uk
  
  There have been 883 confirmed measles cases reported in England this year, according to the UK Health Security Agency
  
  Read more

• 'Tired skin' looks 'brighter' with £22 cream now £2.50 at Home Bargains

  09-07-2026 12:04 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The offer is available in stores across the UK as well as online
  
  Read more

• John Lewis recalls 15 products due to ‘asbestos contamination’ – full list

  09-07-2026 12:04 via metro.co.uk
  
  The retailer has issued an apology (Picture: Shutterstock / pxl.store)John Lewis has issued a recall notice for more than a dozen products due to potential asbestos contamination.
  The products are all doorstops and draught excluders which were up for sale between January 31, 2021 and June 11, 2026. Many of the items were novelty doorstops, including a snowman, a gingerbread man, and a llama.
  The notice, published by The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), read: ‘The products p
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Desperate search for missing Aussie mum who mysteriously vanished without her newborn baby

  09-07-2026 12:03 via dailymail.com
  
  Jana Armstrong was last seen at a unit in Toowoomba on Tuesday afternoon.
  
  Read more

• 'I spoke to royal staff – they had savage three-word nickname for Prince Harry'

  09-07-2026 12:02 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has returned to the UK to mark the one-year countdown to the Invictus Games, but his trip has been marred by rows with the royals - and one journalist recalled his unflattering nickname
  
  Read more

• Wimbledon star Arthur Fery opens up on dual-nationality – 'I feel very British'

  09-07-2026 11:59 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Arthur Fery has reached the semi finals of Wimbledon and the British-French tennis player has spoken out on his nationality amid questions over where his allegiance lies
  
  Read more

• Family’s heartbreaking tribute to ‘murdered’ mum and daughters – dad on the run

  09-07-2026 11:58 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, known as Zandile, and Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found dead in a £1.3 million detached house in Carnoustie Drive, Great Denham, near Bedford
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Brooke Vincent shares big career update and it’s great news for soap fans

  09-07-2026 11:58 via metro.co.uk
  
  Brooke Vincent recently joined Hollyoaks (Picture: Instagram/Brooke Vincent)Brooke Vincent is best known to soap fans as Coronation Street’s Sophie Webster, but has recently made her first appearance on Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks.The actress has taken on the role of Abigail Matthews, a drug counsellor assigned to help Dee Dee Hutchinson (Chloe Atkinson) after she was admitted to rehab by Tony Hutchinson (Nick Pickard) for taking ketamine.Despite her first scenes having only aired this week,
  
  Read more

• Lidl making change to trollies in stores under new update starting mid-July

  09-07-2026 11:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Shoppers will notice a change to some trollies in selected stores from the middle of the month
  
  Read more

• Edinburgh fire live: Historic building left in ruins after inferno on Princes Street

  09-07-2026 11:51 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Emergency services rushed to Prince Street in Edinburgh in the early hours of this morning after a raging fire sent thick clouds of black smoke across the city centre
  
  Read more

• Rio Ferdinand sends warning to £50m Man Utd signing after Chelsea transfer

  09-07-2026 11:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ferdinand doesn’t want business to end there (Picture: FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)Rio Ferdinand is not convinced Andrey Santos will be an immediate starter for Manchester United next season.United have made rebuilding their midfield a top priority this summer abd have already missed out on two top targets in Elliot Anderson and Mateus Fernandes who have joined Manchester City and Tottenham respectively.They have moved quickly to wrap up a deal for Chelsea midfielder Santos, howeve
  
  Read more

• Revealed: The top baby names in England and Wales as Muhammad takes top spot for boys for third year running and Olivia is most popular girls' name

  09-07-2026 11:48 via dailymail.com
  
  Out of the top ten boys' name, the one that has seen the biggest rise in the last decade is Luca, which has rocketed up 49 places to be ranked fourth, while Oliver was the biggest faller (down five).
  
  Read more

• Let the Burnham coronation begin! Fawning Labour MPs QUEUE to back incoming PM as nominations open - with last rival Al Carns pulling out of race

  09-07-2026 11:48 via dailymail.com
  
  MPs are set to rush to show their loyalty to the incoming PM - after his last potential rival Al Carns threw in the towel.
  
  Read more

• Andy Burnham sparks fears he will resurrect Chagos 'surrender' as he confirms deal's champion Jonathan Powell will stay as national security chief

  09-07-2026 11:47 via dailymail.com
  
  The would-be prime minister, who is almost certain to replace Keir Starmer on 20 July, said he would retain Jonathan Powell as national security adviser.
  
  Read more

• Assistant housemaster at £51,000-a-year private school who stroked female pupil's hair and sent her late night emails is banned from teaching

  09-07-2026 11:45 via dailymail.com
  
  Sammy Laurent was sacked after failing to 'maintain professional boundaries' when he developed a 'very inappropriate' and overly 'familiar' relationship with a female student.
  
  Read more

• Unexpected EastEnders return confirmed and another big shock follows

  09-07-2026 11:43 via metro.co.uk
  
  A much-loved EastEnders character has staged a return(Picture: BBC / Metro)EastEnders spoilers follow for Thursday’s (July 9) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. The episode in question will air at 7:30pm.Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) finding out about his affair with Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) may soon be the least of Max Branning’s (Jake Wood) concerns after Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) staged an unexpected Albert Square return.
  Ravi, as view
  
  Read more

• Mum, dad and 'severely ill' son plunged to deaths from London tower block 'onto other building'

  09-07-2026 11:41 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Aditi Vijay Paralkar, her husband Rakesh Narayan Pai and their nine-year-old son Sid died after falling from a south London tower block in May
  
  Read more

• Emmerdale fans ‘solve’ who robbed the cafe – and it’s very unexpected

  09-07-2026 11:40 via metro.co.uk
  
  Fans have Kev’s back and believe hes not at fault (Picture: ITV)Emmerdale viewers are already convinced they’ve cracked one of the village’s latest mysteries, and they don’t think prime suspect Kev Barton (Chris Coghill) is at fault.Instead, fans have come up with an unexpected theory that points the finger at none other than Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler), with some convinced she could have orchestrated the café break-in herself to finally get Kev out of Lewis Bart
  
  Read more

• Heatwave ruined your sleep last night? Here’s what’s happening to your body today

  09-07-2026 11:39 via metro.co.uk
  
  Struggling to sleep in the heat? (Picture: Getty Images)A recent YouGov survey revealed that 65% of UK adults struggled to sleep during June’s mammoth heatwave — with 48% losing three or more hours each night.While July’s hot weather is not predicted to reach the extreme highs the UK witnessed last month, parts of Southern England are still experiencing scorching temperatures.And with a week of tropical nights ahead, with temperatures expected to stay well above 20C even after
  
  Read more

• New Fallout game in development by makers of New Vegas but at a cost

  09-07-2026 11:36 via metro.co.uk
  
  The timing couldn’t be worse (Obsidian)After laying off a quarter of Obsidian’s workforce, Xbox has done what it should’ve done years ago and commissioned the studio to make a new Fallout.Many fans credit Fallout: New Vegas as being the best entry in the series, even though it was made by Obsidian Entertainment and not Bethesda. So, when Microsoft acquired Bethesda and the Fallout IP in 2021, you’d think one of the first things it would do is get Obsidian, who they also
  
  Read more

• Londoners are flocking to my beloved hometown — but there’s one problem

  09-07-2026 11:35 via metro.co.uk
  
  My beautiful market hometown is now the most expensive for first-time buyers (Picture: Getty Images)With its quaint market square, historic Victorian houses and world-famous lavender farm, Hitchin has a huge amount going for it.It’s no secret that my beloved Hertfordshire hometown has long been skyrocketing in price.
  But now, new statistics confirm in my heart what I’ve known deep down for a long time: locals like me are increasingly being priced out. I’ve simply no chance.A n
  
  Read more

• Llama vs alpaca: Key differences between the two animals explained

  09-07-2026 11:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Llamas and alpacas are both domesticated animals from the camel family, but there are numerous differences between the two species
  
  Read more

• 'I met Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his jaw-dropping question stopped me in my tracks'

  09-07-2026 11:34 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Harriet James, a former member of the country band Pearl, TN, reportedly sat opposite the former prince at a dinner and responded by saying "you can't ask me that"
  
  Read more

• Tour de France 2026: stage six updates as riders take on the Tourmalet – live

  09-07-2026 11:33 via theguardian.com
  News from the 186.2km run from Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre
  Stage-by-stage guide | Stage five report | And mail AndyAfter stage five:1. Torstein Træen (Uno-X Mobility): 16hrs 32min 07secs2. Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost): +28secs3. Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek): +3mins 50secs4. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG): +7min 53secs5. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) +7min 53secs6. Ramses Debruyne (Alpecin-Premier Tech): +8min 6secs7. Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe): +8min 16se
  
  Read more

• Amazon Prime fans are raging over Emmys snub for ‘greatest TV villain of all time’

  09-07-2026 11:33 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Boys aired its fifth and final season earlier this year (Picture: Jasper Savage/Prime Video)The Emmy nominations are out and, as ever, TV fans have a series of bones to pick.Nothing for Stranger Things (fair), nor for Taylor Sheridan (he won’t care) and Industry has yet again been shut out (hey ho, the Emmys seem to hate that show).One of the glaring omissions that has TV fans raging in the wake of the full nomination list is the absence of Antony Starr for his work on The Boys.The Ne
  
  Read more

• World Cup 2026: France v Morocco quarter-final buildup, Collina defends refereeing – live

  09-07-2026 11:30 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ All the latest as we look ahead to the quarter-finals
  ⚽ Player guide | Bracketology| Golden Boot | Email usOur very own Jonny Weeks has been doing clever things with photos from across the World Cup.Check them out! Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Pilot instructor who jumped to his death during a lesson - leaving student to land the plane - had been seeing a psychiatrist but not told his colleagues

  09-07-2026 11:30 via dailymail.com
  
  Leandro Bertazzo, 42, jumped from the pilot's seat of a Cessna 150 on July 4, leaving the 22-year-old student he was flying with to land the aircraft alone.
  
  Read more

• Business strategist reveals why iconic Aussie retailer General Pants is teetering on the edge of collapse and how it could win back shoppers

  09-07-2026 11:27 via dailymail.com
  
  General Pants, founded by Tom and Bronwyn Tsipris in 1972, has been kept afloat by $22 million in shareholder funding from private equity firms ACTA Capital and Alceon.
  
  Read more

• Jermaine Jenas names the team that will stop France winning the World Cup

  09-07-2026 11:26 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ex-England midfielder Jermaine Jenas (Picture: Getty)Former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas has been blown away by ‘very scary’ France but does not expect them to win the World Cup.Two-time winners and current World Cup favourites France face African side Morocco in the quarter-finals on Thursday night.Didier Deschamps’ side have been the standout team so far during the tournament, topping Group I with emphatic wins over Senegal, Iraq and Norway.France scored ten goals in th
  
  Read more

Follow @newslock_uknews on Twitter!