Emergency services rush to 'small explosion' in Strathclyde University building

BBC presenter Lucy Owen has revealed that she was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, after nearly losing her sight.The 52-year-old presenter, who is often seen fronting BBC Wales Today, had to go for the emergency op after a routine trip to the opticians led to her being diagnosed with a detached retina - which can cause blindness in some cases if not treated correctly. Taking to Twitter, Lucy posted a selfie as she sat in the car with an eye patch over one eye – seemingly on her way home from hospital. She wrote: "Again I need to say a huge thank you to the #NHS.

More shocking information about the OceanGate submersible has come out.

Train passengers face yet another day of chaos as TransPennine Express cancelled dozens of services on Friday. The operator has issued a travel warning asking people to travel only if their journey is 'essential'.

Glastonbury 2023 has welcomed a new installation from artist Joe Rush. Watch him walking and talking us through the ambitious Carhenge area above.Announced last month, the “monumental” new art sculpture is made by underground artist Joe Rush, founder of the Mutoid Waste Company, and the “builder of rock’n’roll environments”.

The vast contributions of Manchester’s Windrush generation has been celebrated during a jubilant event.

The Prince of Wales marked the 75th anniversary of the Windrush crossing by expressing his gratitude and emphasising that the contributions of the Windrush generation to Britain “cannot be overstated”.

Emergency services blocked a busy main road in Radcliffe on Wednesday afternoon (June 21) after four people were left injured in a car crash.

A man's body is understood to have been found in a canal in Ashton-under-Lyne on Tuesday afternoon (June 20). Emergency services swarmed the Asda car park, beside the Ashton Canal, at around 4.30pm.

Quincy Jones was hospitalized.

K.J. Yossman “Doctor Who” has just added another star to its roster: 14-year-old Lenny Rush. Rush is set to join the fourteenth season of the re-booted series as a mysterious figure called Morris. He’ll star alongside Ncuti Gatwa, who will take the mantle from David Tennant as the new Timelord, and Millie Gibson as Ruby Sunday. Indira Varma also stars as a new character known only as the Duchess while Jonathan Groff joins in “a mysterious and exciting guest role,” according to the BBC. In May, Rush won a BAFTA award for best male performance in a comedy for his role in “Am I Being Unreasonable” alongside Daisy May Cooper.

Pulp have launched their own brand of teabags, and announced that singles from their Island era will be arriving on streaming services.The band teased both new updates on social media – the first of which was their own signature brand of tea.Made in collaboration with Dragonfly Tea, frontman Jarvis Cocker took to Instagram last week to unveil the band’s own blend of Black Tea, which comes equipped with snippets of their lyrics.“Monday mornings can be hard. This could help: Pulp Monday Morning Tea,” Cocker wrote on the update, sharing an image of both the box of tea and an accompanying tea caddy.

E.ON Next has been ordered to pay £5 million in compensation to more than 500,000 customers for "unacceptable" call services following a review.

Doctor Who has yet another new recruit.

Fire crews in the Highlands are battling the third significant wildfire in the region in recent days after flames took hold in woodland near Fort William.

Early life in Ely On growing up in Ely, he said: “I had a good schooling, although I am public in saying one teacher didn’t see the talent there and was a bit down on me going to law school. ”But why would a teacher provide such a negative, even without foundation, prognosis?Mr Mills said: “I think it was just about how people thought about people in Ely. ”Could there have been a racist overtone?Mr Mills responded: “It wasn’t a race thing that I was aware of, but the two could have been working together.

A huge emergency response has been prompted at a shopping centre in Lancashire tonight as a man has staged a protest on the roof.

A number of Metrolink services have been suspended this afternoon which will have an impact on those heading to Heaton Park for Parklife 2023.

Emergency services are in attendance at a blaze in Aberdeenshire after a lorry went up in flames this evening.

Love Island filming was paused on the first day after as paramedics rushed to the scene.

Train services across Greater Manchester and the UK will be crippled again today (Saturday) due to a fresh wave of strikes. None of the major train companies which operate in the region are running services.