Purgatory News

His Talk TV colleague and friend Mike Graham read an obituary on air and paid tribute to Whale, who had been battling stage four kidney cancer..

Storm Floris has brought travel disruption to northern parts of the UK, with roads and railway lines blocked by fallen trees amid high winds..

Weather warnings are coming into force with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption..

Scientists have found a new way to find tiny traces of cancer which could help “revolutionise” care for patients with a certain form of blood cancer..

Airline Emirates has recorded a surge in bookings from affluent visitors to the UK, which it claimed is “driving forward economic growth” in the country..

The Home Office is giving £100 million of extra funding to support the pilot of the new “one in, one out” returns agreement between the UK and France and other efforts to crack down on small boat crossings..

Millions of drivers could be owed a share of up to £18bn after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced it will consult on an industry-wide compensation scheme..

A man has died after falling during an Oasis concert at Wembley Stadium..

Lando Norris held off a thrilling late charge from Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix and reduce his world championship rival’s lead to nine points..

Negotiators looking to secure the world’s first treaty to combat plastic pollution are under pressure to secure an ambitious deal this week after previous talks ended without consensus..

The family of a mother who was shot in her home has appealed for anyone with information to come forward, 20 years on from her murder..

The NHS maintained care for an estimated 10,000 more patients during the latest doctors’ strike compared with last year’s industrial action..

Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new plans to crack down on smuggling gangs..

A murder investigation is under way after a teenager was stabbed to death..

Police have seized drugs worth an estimated £3.68 million during a raid in Glasgow..

A protest against the use of a hotel to accommodate asylum seekers has begun, with rival groups of protesters separated by police..

A further arrest has been made in connection with two aircraft being damaged at an RAF base..

A 76-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with child cruelty offences after children became unwell at a summer camp in Leicestershire..

Kemi Badenoch has said she does not see herself as Nigerian and no longer has a passport for the country..

The Scottish Government has been accused of removing dangerous cladding at a “glacial pace”, after figures showed just 0.2% of potentially affected buildings have completed remediation work..