Employees across the country have been granted the legal right to request flexible working from the day they enter a new job.more

The UK has lost influence since Brexit to become just one of many “middle powers” in the world, former foreign secretary David Miliband has said. Writing for the Observer, Miliband, now president and chief executive of the International Rescue Committee, said that in order to reverse the decline, the UK needed to enter new “structures and commitments” with the EU on foreign policy. more

Rent rises in Britain are forecast to outpace wage growth, despite having already surged at the fastest pace on record after the Covid pandemic and the cost of living crisis.more

The cost of failing to support Ukraine will be much higher than the cost of repelling Vladimir Putin's regime, argue UK and French diplomatic chiefs David Cameron and Stephane Sejourne in a joint article in the 'Daily Telegraph'. Ukraine must win the war, they write.more

Britain must emulate Poland's shining example in Nato and strengthen and modernise its armed forces, or they will be smashed by Russian troops in the event of war, three senior retired British military officers warned in The Sun newspaper on Saturday.more

The British company Ambrey, which insures merchant ships, reported yesterday that Yemeni Huti militia attacked two more vessels off the Yemeni coast that day. In total, the Iranian-backed Huti attacked three vessels within 24 hours.more

Britain still believes Israel has the right to defend its security, but is shocked by the scale of the bloodshed and this conflict must end, wrote Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Yesterday marked six months since the Palestinian organization Hamas attacked Israel.more

Supermarket giant Morrisons is making a big change to its shopping rules. The supermarket currently operates quiet hours between 9am and 10am on Saturdays, and for the first hour of opening on Sundays.more

There were 34,830 incidents of flytipping in Brent between 2022 and 2023, writes Mylondon.news.more

Two planes clipped each other at Heathrow Airport, causing minor damage to both aircraft. There were no injuries and no delays in the incident, which involved a British Airways plane with 121 passengers on board and a Virgin Atlantic aircraft.more

Staff of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), the auxiliary fleet of the Royal Navy, the UK's navy, have voted to carry out the first strike in its history over an unsatisfactory pay rise proposal.more

More than half of Londoners have changed the way that they exercise due to climate change, a survey has revealed. Research by London Sport found that 52 per cent of residents in the capital had adjusted their exercise habits as a result of extreme weather caused by global warming.more

Dozens of flight cancellations, tens of thousands of people without electricity, disruption to trains and ferries, flood warnings and alerts - these are the effects so far of Storm Kathleen passing through the British Isles today.more

Aldi has yet again been named the cheapest supermarket in the UK, with an average household basket full of groceries and other essentials coming in at £121.06 on average in March.more

Bed bug callouts have soared by a fifth in London in the past year, new figures have revealed, with councils spending more than £270,000 to deal with infestations.more

British man John Tinniswood, 111, is the oldest man in the world, Reuters reported yesterday. In his own words, his longevity is "just luck" as he has no secret when it comes to his diet. He admits that he likes to eat fish and chips.more

Workers will see their National Insurance (NI) payments cut from Saturday but frozen thresholds mean many are paying more in income tax. The NI rate is falling from 10% to 8% for 27 million employees across the UK - the second such cut this year. It is worth about £450 a year to an employee on an average salary of £35,000.more

House prices fell in March for the first time in six months, according to the latest data from Halifax. The lender said prices dropped by 1% last month, with higher mortgage rates affecting affordability for prospective buyers.more

British Gas customers who wrongly argue their smart meter is faulty could be at risk of a penalty charge. Customers who request an engineer callout over concerns their bills could be incorrect face a £175 bill if no fault is found, The Telegraph understands. If an error is identified, the meter will be replaced free of charge.more

The UK is violating international law by continuing to sell arms to Israel, warned more than 600 British judges and legal experts in a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published yesterday. They argue that the current situation in Gaza is catastrophic.more

Snow, rain and strong winds have started to hit Scotland with two days of disruption expected as Storm Kathleen arrives in the UK. It is the 11th storm to be named in the 2023-24 season, making it the joint stormiest period since storm naming began in 2015.more

At least 12 people associated with the British Parliament - an incumbent member of the government, MPs and former MPs, MPs' assistants and journalists - were the targets of a spear phishing attack most likely carried out by hackers linked to an enemy state, media outlets have revealed.more

Delivery app riders pedalling through cities and tailbacks at drive-throughs were familiar signs of Britain’s hunger for takeaway food at the peak of the Covid pandemic. Now a study suggests it became an enduring habit.more

Buckingham Palace’s famous centre room where the royal family gather before appearances on the balcony is to open to the public for the first time. Visitors will be able to take guided tours of the royal residence’s east wing, the front facade which faces The Mall where crowds assemble on major occasions to see the monarchy.more

Cheap foreign labour will no longer be an option for British companies, James Cleverly has said as new salary thresholds for skilled workers come in. The Home Secretary said it was “time for employers to play their part” in investing in and recruiting British workers as the Government sought to reduce record levels of net migration.more