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Samsung takes top phone-maker spot back from Apple

Samsung takes top phone-maker spot back from Apple

Samsung takes top phone-maker spot back from Apple

15 April 2024

New quarterly figures from research IDC suggest a drop in iPhone shipments for the first three months of 2024.


Cameron urges invitees to attend Downing Street Eid event amid boycott reports

Cameron urges invitees to attend Downing Street Eid event amid boycott reports

Cameron urges invitees to attend Downing Street Eid event amid boycott reports

15 April 2024

Baroness Warsi is reportedly one of the Tory politicians planning to shun the Government reception over Gaza concerns.


Cherie Blair supports campaign to lift one million children out of poverty

Cherie Blair supports campaign to lift one million children out of poverty

Cherie Blair supports campaign to lift one million children out of poverty

15 April 2024

Figures published last month showed the number of children living in poverty across the UK had hit a record high.


New trial will see lung transplant patients also given donor ‘skin patches’

New trial will see lung transplant patients also given donor ‘skin patches’

New trial will see lung transplant patients also given donor ‘skin patches’

15 April 2024

Scientists are investigating whether the patches can be used as an ‘early warning system’ to identify lung rejection.


Strong winds batter England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Strong winds batter England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Strong winds batter England, Northern Ireland and Wales

15 April 2024

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning lasting until 10pm on Monday.


Lord Cameron dismisses idea of serving under Starmer’s Labour

Lord Cameron dismisses idea of serving under Starmer’s Labour

Lord Cameron dismisses idea of serving under Starmer’s Labour

15 April 2024

The Foreign Secretary dismissed the idea floated by his allies that he could stay on under a Labour government.


‘Dad will be with me’ says London Marathon runner supporting Samaritans

‘Dad will be with me’ says London Marathon runner supporting Samaritans

‘Dad will be with me’ says London Marathon runner supporting Samaritans

15 April 2024

The day of the London Marathon will mark 15 years since Kate Rouse’s father Pete Bristow died by suicide.


Steve Coogan blasts water company ‘greenwashing’ over Lake Windermere pollution

Steve Coogan blasts water company ‘greenwashing’ over Lake Windermere pollution

Steve Coogan blasts water company ‘greenwashing’ over Lake Windermere pollution

15 April 2024

The comedian called for United Utilities to clean up the lake.


Cameron urges Israel to be ‘smart’ by not escalating tensions with Iran

Cameron urges Israel to be ‘smart’ by not escalating tensions with Iran

Cameron urges Israel to be ‘smart’ by not escalating tensions with Iran

15 April 2024

The Foreign Secretary said Israel should ‘move on to focus on how to eradicate Hamas’ after Tehran’s attack.


Inchcape to sell UK car dealership business for £346m

Inchcape to sell UK car dealership business for £346m

Inchcape to sell UK car dealership business for £346m

15 April 2024

The firm plans to return around £100 million to shareholders through a share buyback after the sale is completed.


Cancer sufferer who met Kate says his ‘heart goes out to her’ after diagnosis

Cancer sufferer who met Kate says his ‘heart goes out to her’ after diagnosis

Cancer sufferer who met Kate says his ‘heart goes out to her’ after diagnosis

15 April 2024

Paul Philip Roberts met the Princess of Wales when she visited Blackpool in 2019.


Eight-year-old boy ‘over the moon’ to reach Everest base camp

Eight-year-old boy ‘over the moon’ to reach Everest base camp

Eight-year-old boy ‘over the moon’ to reach Everest base camp

15 April 2024

Frankie McMillan has been regularly climbing mountains with his mother since he was a toddler.


Criminals ramp up social engineering and AI tactics to steal consumer details

Criminals ramp up social engineering and AI tactics to steal consumer details

Criminals ramp up social engineering and AI tactics to steal consumer details

15 April 2024

Fraudsters have been sharpening their social engineering tactics and continued to exploit cost-of-living pressures, according to Cifas.


Khan pledges to wipe out rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected

Khan pledges to wipe out rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected

Khan pledges to wipe out rough sleeping in London by 2030 if re-elected

15 April 2024

The Mayor of London will promise to end homelessness ‘once and for all’.


Sir Salman Rushdie says he had a dream about being attacked

Sir Salman Rushdie says he had a dream about being attacked

Sir Salman Rushdie says he had a dream about being attacked

15 April 2024

The author said he had the dream before the knife attack in which he suffered severe injuries, including losing his right eye.


What the papers say – April 15

What the papers say – April 15

What the papers say – April 15

15 April 2024

Iran’s attack on Israel takes centre stage on the front pages.


Chinese student named as sixth victim of Sydney stabbing

Chinese student named as sixth victim of Sydney stabbing

Chinese student named as sixth victim of Sydney stabbing

15 April 2024

Five women and one man were killed in Saturday’s attack at a shopping centre.


Study sheds light on how muscles try to fight effects of ageing

Study sheds light on how muscles try to fight effects of ageing

Study sheds light on how muscles try to fight effects of ageing

15 April 2024

The findings offer hope for future therapies and interventions to improve muscle health and quality of life.


Horrible Histories celebrates 15 years on the BBC

Horrible Histories celebrates 15 years on the BBC

Horrible Histories celebrates 15 years on the BBC

15 April 2024

Producer Simon Welton has worked on the series for around nine years, having entered between series six and series seven.


Liverpool to fall silent to mark 35 years since Hillsborough disaster

Liverpool to fall silent to mark 35 years since Hillsborough disaster

Liverpool to fall silent to mark 35 years since Hillsborough disaster

15 April 2024

Ninety-seven people died at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15 1989.


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