As corporate sponsorship of Pride dwindles in an increasingly conservative political landscape, here’s how you can support UK Black Pride as it celebrates its milestone 20th year. Co-founded by Lady Phyll, UK Black Pride came to fruition in 2005. Held each year at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, UK Black Pride regularly draws a crowd of 20,000–25,000 people. Sadly, as over 60% of corporate sponsors — including Bud Light UK, Vodafone, NatWest, Barclays, Tesco, and Sainsbury’s — have withdrawn or reduced their support for Pride events, UK Black Pride has announced that it too has been impacted. To help UK Black Pride, the organisation has kindly requested attendees to purchase a “symbolic” £25 ticket as a donation.

Britain and France announced a pair of landmark agreements Thursday on nuclear security and immigration, uniting two allies — if occasionally squabbling neighbors — to confront a world of proliferating threats. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron said that for the first time, their countries would work together to deploy nuclear weapons if allies in Europe came under extreme threat. While each will retain control over its arsenal, both will coordinate on policy and more closely align their nuclear doctrines. “Our adversaries will know that any extreme threat to this continent would prompt a response from our two nations,” Mr. Starmer said, standing next to Mr. Macron at Northwood, a military headquarters northwest of London. “There is no greater demonstration of the importance of this relationship.”Mr. Macron, who was wrapping up a three-day state visit to Britain, said that no two other countries had “this closeness on nuclear doctrine,” and that it was a “message our partners must hear, as well as our adversaries.”

The Times recently published an article highlighting the country's 24 best seaside towns and Cromer came in second place. The article explained Cromer can be reached by taking a "fun road trip" along the A149 coast road. The town was praised for features such as the Victorian pier (Image: Antony Kelly)It noted there are lots of lovely stops along this stretch including Wells and Blakeney, but said Cromer is "the real deal". READ MORE: Cromer named among most family-friendly beaches in EnglandThe article described Cromer as "a traditional port town with a Victorian pier, pastel-tinted beach huts, a bucket-and-spade beach, and plenty of characterful pubs". In June, a study by the outdoor clothing brand found Cromer was one of the most family-friendly beaches in the UK.

On the morning of June 1, Dr. Victoria Rose was nearing the end of her 21-day stint as a volunteer in Gaza when she saw news of a mass shooting of Palestinians near a food distribution point. A senior plastic surgeon in London, Dr. Rose, 53, had come to the enclave with a small British charity that has sent medical workers to humanitarian crises in countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sri Lanka. Dr. Rose went straight to the emergency room at Nasser Hospital where she was based, arriving around 8 a.m. “There were ambulances coming in, just bringing dead people, and then there were donkey-drawn carts bringing dead people,” she recalled in an interview in London. “By about 10 o’clock, we had 20 or so dead bodies, and then easily a hundred or so gunshot wounds.”

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The Times announced its list for 25 of the UK's best spots for seaside fish and chips this week and two of Weymouth's most popular chippies have made the cut. Echo readers also voted the fish and chip shop as one of its favourites on NAtional Fish and Chip day back in June. (Image: Newsquest) Next up on The Times' list is Bennett’s on Trinity Road - another chippy voted as an Echo reader favourite. Bennet said: "We’re thrilled to bits to be featured in The Times’ list of the 25 best seaside fish and chip shops in the UK – and even prouder that Weymouth has not one, but two chip shops on the list. "Huge congrats to our good friends over the bridge at Marlboro Restaurant– it’s brilliant to see our town recognised for providing some of the best fish & chips in the country.

Fashion brand Nobody’s Child has been named one of the UK’s fastest growing businesses in The Times Hundred 2025, a prestigious annual ranking spotlighting companies that are reshaping their sectors and delivering exceptional growth. The recognition reflects Nobody’s Child’s rapid rise in popularity, underpinned by its strategy rooted in four key pillars: People, Planet, Product, and Progress. “We’re incredibly proud that Nobody’s Child has been named one of The Times Hundred 2025. We value fair supply chains, circular business models, and responsible materials, with a strategy rooted in four key pillars: People, Planet, Product, and Progress. We’re just getting started, and we’re excited for what’s next,” said Jody Plows, CEO, Nobody’s Child.

The embroidered work of medieval art known as the Bayeux Tapestry, a masterpiece that depicts the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will return to Britain for the first time in centuries, according to the British Museum, where it will be displayed in London starting next year. The loan, which was announced on Tuesday as part of a state visit by President Emmanuel Macron of France, marks the first time that the tapestry will be in Britain since its creation, more than 900 years ago. The arrangement will give visitors a glimpse of a crucial episode in their country’s history as they come to stand before an epic work made to hang in the nave of a cathedral in France. The roughly 230-foot artwork, which was made in the years after the conquest, depicts the Norman invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings. The conflict allowed William the Conqueror to take the throne from Harold Godwinson to become the first Norman king of England.

Independent retailers have protested at The Times and The Sun terms cut. Hetal Patel: “Independent retailers are being financially squeezed out of the market by diminishing margins, and this is putting the availability of newspapers and home news delivery at risk.” Photograph: Supplied by the Fed. The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) says independent news retailers yesterday morning gathered outside News UK’s London headquarters, its Glasgow offices and its print plant in Knowsley, Merseyside, to protest about the newspaper publisher’s forthcoming plans to raise the cover prices on The Times and Sun and cut the retail percentage margin. The protest has been organised by the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed). “Independent retailers are operating under intense financial pressures.

The national newspaper and website picked 20 of the best places to live by the coast. In its intro the travel journalist Tim Palmer chooses Falmouth as the best coastal town to live in the UK. a busy live music scene, saying — there’s almost as much happening as in its arty neighbour, Penryn! I love it here': Residents' delight at accoladeThe article also says Falmouth is a great place to bring up children, Kathryn, has a two-year-old son, Kaspar, tells the Times. “Although the pretty period riverside townhouses on Wodehouse Terrace, Stratton Terrace and Tehidy Terrace (about £1 million) are just as good.

Indian-origin gynecologist in UK, Dr Premila Thampi, has been accused of forcing the use of forceps to deliver a baby. "You need to let me do this as I don't know what is going to happen to your baby. You are putting your own baby at risk," Dr Thampi told the woman. Dr Thampi apologized for the trauma that the experience caused to the new mother but denied making the comment that it was "after six o'clock". Dr Thampi maintained that she could not have said that as she was contractually obliged to be at work till 7 PM>

SAFEGUARDING arrangements at Blackburn Cathedral are “inadequate” and require immediate action, an independent audit has concluded. “There is a view that safeguarding is not being driven or influenced by a safeguarding professional but by the opinion of senior leadership,” the audit states. Interviews and a review of other material revealed that neither the part-time Cathedral Safeguarding Advisor nor the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer appears able to effectively challenge the Dean on safeguarding matters. It also recommends that consideration be given to establishing a dedicated safeguarding directorate responsible for the delivery of safeguarding across both the diocese and the cathedral. Its audit of the diocese is largely positive, identifying a “strong commitment to safeguarding” and a “genuine willingness to listen and learn”.

The second year is already shaping up to be just as challenging. On Tuesday, the Office for Budget Responsibility, an independent watchdog, said Britain’s public finances were in a “vulnerable position” after a series of major global economic shocks. Those include President Trump’s volatile trade policies as well as rising geopolitical conflict, which is increasing pressure on European governments to divert more of their budgets to military spending. Amid this instability, the British government is on a collision course with self-imposed limits on debt and deficits. Mr. Starmer and Ms. Reeves might have to address this by instituting policies that are likely to be unpopular among the public, or face the wrath of investors who are on edge about the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline.

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A moment for moral reckoningMarketed as a golden gateway to opportunity, the UK’s Skilled Worker visa route was designed to attract global talent to bridge labour shortages in critical sectors. At its core, the Skilled Worker visa ties employees to a single employer, a framework that breeds dependency and weakens the bargaining power of migrants. The promise of a better life is too often exchanged for exhaustion, low pay, and poor housing.Instead of integration and growth, many skilled workers face isolation and stagnation. For many, debt incurred to secure the job adds to the emotional and financial toll.The current Skilled Worker visa framework is in urgent need of recalibration. Here’s what a more humane, functional system should prioritise:The UK’s need for foreign workers is undeniable.