A Home Office case worker has been arrested on suspicion of trying to sell UK residency to an asylum seeker living in Northern Ireland. BBC News NI can reveal the official allegedly contacted a vulnerable man and asked for £2,000 in return for approving his refugee application.more

Nearly 1 million people aged over 66 in the UK are living in deprivation, according to government statistics, the highest number since comparable records began.more

Britain's Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, has officially changed his primary residence address to the United States, according to the British Companies Register, Sky News reported today.more

A woman who called 999 more than 2,000 times in a campaign of abuse against emergency workers has been jailed for 22 weeks. Sonia Nixon, 56, is one of the worst offenders in London for making nuisance emergency calls, and has been dubbed a “massive drain” on police resources. more

The opening of this museum is the culmination of 14 years of our efforts and I hope that it will help to make the history of Polish airmen in the United Kingdom better known," said Geoff Burton, initiator of the RAF Ingham Heritage Centre, the only museum in the world dedicated to the Polish bomber squadrons.more

All of the UK’s native breeds of chicken, duck, geese and turkey are under threat because of bird flu, a report from the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) has found.more

There was an explosion at a munitions plant belonging to the UK's largest defence company, BAE Systems, in south Wales yesterday. The company reported that no one was injured and production was not interrupted.more

British tourists planning trips to Egypt and Morocco are being alerted to rapidly changing situations in the Middle East, following serious events over the weekend. The UK government has issued fresh travel guidance for those visiting these increasingly popular holiday spots known for their value resorts and hot climates.more

One Tesco store has taken an extreme new security measure to combat shoplifting and enhance worker safety. The supermarket branch is now requiring customers to be vetted via CCTV before they can enter the store.more

The number of workforce dropouts claiming to suffer long-term sickness has surged to a record high as Britain’s labour crisis deepens. More than 2.8 million people say they are too ill to work, the highest number since records were first collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more

Inflation has fallen to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years, driven largely by slowing food price rises. Prices rose by 3.2% in the year to March, down from 3.4% the month before, according to official figures.more

There are over 3 million dwellings in London – but surprisingly, not all of them are occupied. There’s one London borough where a lot of the properties lie empty, a ridiculous feat amid the fact that 1 in 51 people in the capital are homeless, according to statistics from Shelter England.more

Creating a sexually explicit “deepfake” image is to be made an offence under a new law, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Under the legislation, anyone who creates such an image without consent will face a criminal record and an unlimited fine. They could also face jail if the image is shared more widely.more

Alliances should work both ways; if the UK is helping Israel to defend itself, it has a right to expect Israel to help Ukraine too, wrote former British Defence Minister Ben Wallace in a piece published yesterday in the "Daily Telegraph".more

MPs have backed a plan to ban anyone born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, effectively ensuring it will become law. The measures, championed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, survived despite opposition from several leading Tory figures - including two ex-PMs.more

Sadiq Khan has pledged to establish a new London Bus Company to bring the city's routes back into public ownership for the first time in 30 years. The bold plan could see the vast majority of London's 675 bus routes gradually taken out of the hands of private companies for the first time since 1994.more

The Duke of Sussex has lost an initial attempt to appeal against a high court decision to back a reduction in his level of personal security when visiting the UK.more

The UK jobs market is showing signs of stalling as the number of people out of work rose, according to new figures. The unemployment rate increased to 4.2% between December and February, which is the highest level for six months.more

Smart meters and other energy appliances such as heat pumps will be equipped with a surge pricing function under plans being put forward by ministers. The proposals under consultation by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) would require a string of devices to be “smart” by default, allowing them to take advantage of so-called time of use tariffs.more

Primary school offer day is upon us, with parents of three and four-year-olds eagerly waiting to find out of their children got into their first choice school. Across the UK, around 92.5 per cent of families received an offer from their first choice in 2023, and 98.3 per cent received an offer from one of their top three choices, according to government data.more

EasyJet has cancelled all flights from the UK to Israel for more than six months in the wake of the Iranian attack over the weekend. The airline said routes to Tel Aviv would be closed until 27 October and any customers booked onto flights before then would be offered a refund.more

Increasing number of Vietnamese blamed for record numbers of arrivals to UK as Government urges Lords to support Rwanda Bill.more

The Conservative Party is at odds over a proposed smoking ban, with Boris Johnson calling Rishi Sunak’s plan “absolutely nuts”. Former prime minister Mr Johnson hit out at his successor, who has put forward legislation with the aim of ending the pastime with an incremental increase in the age of tobacco use. more

New and more frequent rail services could be on the way for millions of Brits, as independent operators roll out plans to launch extra trains around the country.more

The UK has begun talks with four countries - Armenia, Botswana, Costa Rica and Côte d'Ivoire - to strike a deal with them similar to the one with Rwanda to send illegal immigrants there, 'The Times' reported yesterday.more