Ewan Somerville

<p>Entertainers during St George’s Day celebrations at the Mayor of London’s annual Feast of St George in Trafalgar Square, central London</p>
UK

St George’s Day 2024: Who was England’s patron saint?

Get set to celebrate being English later this month in honour of a warrior saint

By Ewan SomervilleTom HerbertSyraat Al MustaqeemWilliam Mata
23 Apr 2024
<p>Servicemen make their way past the Cenotaph in Martin Place duringtan Anzac Day parade in Sydney, Australia</p>
World

When is Anzac Day 2024 and why is it celebrated?

In the UK, a service of commemoration and thanksgiving for the remembrance day takes place at Westminster Abbey

By Georgia ChambersEwan SomervilleWilliam Mata
22 Apr 2024
<p>Passover has been celebrated since 1300 BC </p>
UK

All you need to know about Passover 2024

Passover is a time for reflection, gratitude, and the reaffirmation of Jewish identity and values, as well as a celebration of freedom and liberation

By Tom HerbertEwan SomervilleNuray BulbulLola Christina AlaoWilliam Mata
22 Apr 2024
<p>Labour is looking closely at reforming how UK citizens choose their MPs </p>
Politics

First past the post vs proportional representation explained

Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, says proportional representation will give Britain the rewiring it needs

By Ewan SomervilleLola Christina Alao
10 Jan 2024
<p>An earthquake in April 2007 in Folkestone, Kent. Only about 10 per cent of earthquakes in the UK are strong enough for the public to be aware of them </p>
UK

How many earthquakes have hit the UK and what was the worst?

The UK is not immune to earthquakes, but how often do they occur and why?

By Ewan Somerville
20 Nov 2023
People enjoy the warm weather on the beach in St Leonards, Sussex (Gareth Fuller/PA)
Environment

Sunny weekend beckons as warm conditions persist

As of Wednesday, the UK had only 46% of the average total rainfall for August.
By Ewan Somerville
26 Aug 2022
UK

Eurotunnel passengers stuck for hours after train breaks downs

The initial breakdown late on Tuesday affected the 3.50pm Eurotunnel Le Shuttle service from Calais to Folkestone.
By Ewan Somerville
24 Aug 2022
Grab taken from CCTV issued by Merseyside Police of a car being driven in the area of Old Swan, Liverpool. Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of 28-year-old Ashley Dale in Old Swan have released CCTV footage of a car being driven in the area (Merseyside Police/PA)
UK

CCTV of driver released in hunt for killer who shot woman in Liverpool garden

Ashley Dale, 28, was found fatally wounded in the back garden of a house in Old Swan, Liverpool, at around 12.40am on Sunday.
By Ewan Somerville
23 Aug 2022
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Health

Blood donor world record attempt aims to boost low NHS stocks

Some 350 health centres in 23 countries are taking part.
By Ewan Somerville
23 Aug 2022
Seventeen-year-old pilot Mack Rutherford at Biggin Hill Airport (Gareth Fuller/PA)
UK

British pilot, 17, seconds from Pacific Ocean disaster during world-record bid

Mack Rutherford. on a stop in England, revealed his brush with disaster on an uninhabited ocean island.
By Ewan Somerville
22 Aug 2022
Oxbridge colleges are ‘less flexible’ this year with regard to admitting the brightest school leavers, a headteacher at one of the country’s leading academy chains has said (Joe Giddens/PA)
Politics

Oxbridge ‘less flexible’ amid A-level grade inflation crackdown

Alison Downey, principal of Ark Putney Academy in London said high-achieving pupils are finding it tougher to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge

By Ewan Somerville
18 Aug 2022
(Owen Humphreys/PA)
UK

Milestone in hen harriers trial after record number of chicks released to wild

The endangered bird is seeing a rebound under Natural England’s brood management trial which this year reared and released 13 chicks.
By Ewan Somerville
17 Aug 2022
<h2>The scene in Thornton Heath </h2>
UK

Street where girl died in blast declared ‘gas-safe’

Around 80 houses have been cordoned off amid mounting community fury over the tragedy.
By Ewan Somerville
12 Aug 2022
Police at a cordon near the scene on Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath (Jonathan Brady/PA)
UK

Residents can return to homes after fatal gas blast

Around 80 houses have been cordoned off since the explosion on Monday morning that killed a four-year-old.
By Ewan Somerville
12 Aug 2022
The scene in Galpin’s Road in Thornton Heath, south London, where a child died when a terraced home collapsed following an explosion and fire on Monday (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)
UK

Suspected gas explosion which killed girl ‘an accident waiting to happen’

Sahara Salman, four, died after a terraced house collapsed in Galpin’s Road, Thornton Heath, in the southern borough of Merton, on Monday.
By Ewan Somerville
11 Aug 2022
Olivia Newton-John and husband John Easterling (Alamy/PA)
UK

How Olivia Newton-John’s cancer campaigning inspired millions

She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, which returned in 2013 in her shoulder and again in 2017, this time in her spine.
By Ewan Somerville
8 Aug 2022
Will Spolestra waters the plants in the Palm House at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
UK

Show gardens ‘prioritising which plants to look after’ during dry spell

Kew is ‘avoiding excessively using sprinklers during the day’ to reduce evaporation rates.
By Ewan Somerville
8 Aug 2022
Doctor and best-selling author Adam Kay (right), plants a tree at Ealing Hospital, west London, in commemoration of NHS staff who have taken their own lives (Yui Mok/PA)
UK

NHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled

This Is Going To Hurt writer Adam Kay has planted a tree in tribute to health workers who have taken their own lives.
By Ewan Somerville
4 Aug 2022
(Danny Lawson/PA)
UK

Lionesses write to Tory leadership hopefuls over access to football for girls

Just 63% of schools in England offer equal football coaching to boys and girls, the FA found.
By Ewan Somerville
3 Aug 2022
England goalkeeper Mary Earps celebrates with the trophy (Nigel French/PA)
UK

Girls and boys must have equal access to football in schools, Lionesses say

Goalkeeper Mary Earps said that football ‘absolutely should be on the curriculum’.
By Ewan Somerville
3 Aug 2022
The England team on stage during a fan celebration in Trafalgar Square, London, to commemorate England’s historic Euro 2022 triumph (Beresford Hodge/PA)
UK

Lionesses’ earnings set to soar after Euros win

Brands have flocked to the squad, with captain Leah Williamson recently signing up with Gucci and Lucy Bronze striking deals with Pepsi, EE and Visa.
By Ewan Somerville
1 Aug 2022
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