An app designed to reduce disruption for Brits travelling across the Channel will not be ready in time for a new EU border scheme, the boss of Eurostar has told the BBC. Under the much-delayed Entry Exit System (EES), non-EU citizens will need to register fingerprints and a photo at the border from October.more

Thames Water could raise bills to as much as £627 a year to pay to fix its leaky network, after promising to invest up to £3bn more over the next five years. The embattled water supplier said on Monday that it had updated its spending plans for 2025 to 2030 after discussions with the industry regulator, Ofwat.more

The ITAKA Foundation - Center for Searching for Missing People, at the request of the family and in cooperation with the police, is searching for 43-year-old Rafał Galicki. The man comes from Bialystok but left Poland back in 2018 and arrived to London.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced today that the first deportation flights to Rwanda will take off within 10 to 12 weeks. He stipulated that it was not just one symbolic flight, but that he wanted illegal immigrants to be sent there regularly throughout the summer.more

The aid package for Ukraine passed by the US House of Representatives is a significant step, but it is important to remember that it will not go to the country in its entirety and it does not yet mean a levelling of the playing field in the war with Russia, according to Matthew Savill, an expert at London-based think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).more

Ryanair has hit back after a study suggested it often may not be the low-cost option. A study conducted by Which? found that while budget airlines like Ryanair and Wizz Air often had the cheapest headline fares, both failed to return the lowest price when cabin bags and seat selection were added on.more

England is on course for the highest number of school suspensions in a single year, figures show. According to data from the Department for Education (DfE) there were almost 264,000 suspensions in spring 2022/2023 - the largest number on record for one term.more

For the 52nd time, the Polish Ball took place in London on Saturday evening - the most important social and charitable event for Poles in Great Britain, the aim of which is to promote Polish culture, strengthen Polish-British relations and raise funds for noble causes.more

“Misleading” and “inconsistent” labels make it hard for shoppers to know where their food comes from, the consumer champion Which? has said, as it found supermarket chains were selling products with “meaningless” statements on their packaging.more

Trains between Liverpool Street and Chingford will grind to a halt for 16 days including on the London Overground while a 150-year-old bridge is replaced. Network Rail will replace a railway bridge near Hackney Downs Park at the junction of Downs Park Road and Bodney Road between July 20 and August 4.more

Nearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests. Social media use also rose in the age group over last year with nearly two in five using messaging service WhatsApp, despite its minimum age of 13. The communications regulator warned parental enforcement of rules "appeared to be diminishing."more

The top 25 places to shop in England have been named and seven of them are in London. The city is a prime shopping destination but the list doesn't include some of the places you might expect like Oxford Street and Covent Garden.more

The UK has rejected a European Union proposal to allow 18-30 year olds to study and work in the British Isles for a limited period of time without having to apply for a visa. Both the government in London and the opposition have stated that they have no plans to restore free movement of people from the EU.more

Neither Israel nor Iran is interested in escalating the conflict now, which does not mean that there will not be one in the future, because the first exchange of blows has already taken place, and in such a situation it is very easy to miscalculate, according to Dr Ahron Bregman of the Department of War Studies at King's College London.more

There appears to have been a rise in the proportion of middle class and wealthier women under the age of 45 smoking in England, research from University College London suggests. The percentage of women in this group who smoked rose from 12% to 15% between 2013-2023, the study estimates.more

An employee who had worked for Sainsbury's for almost 20 years has been sacked for taking some "bags for life" without paying for them. Niamke Doffou worked at the Romford Sainsbury's store as a night shift assistant.more

GP’s will soon be stripped of the ability to sign people off work as part of a major government inititive to crack down on ‘sicknote culture’. Rishi Sunak today claimed that a surge in people signed off sick with mental health conditions is placing ‘unsustainable’ pressure on the welfare budget.more

Only four out of 10 people in England say they trust the police, with the UK’s biggest force, the Metropolitan police, getting the lowest confidence score, research has found.more

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is urging ministers to end the "reasonable chastisement" defence as most adults now see physical punishment of children as unacceptable.more

Motorists could be charged nearly 40% APR (annual percentage rate) when paying for their insurance monthly, according to new analysis. And some home insurers are charging nearly 35% APR on monthly payments, Which? said.more

The Scottish government is to ditch its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. The final goal of reaching "net-zero" by 2045 will remain, but BBC Scotland News understands the government's annual climate targets could also go.more

British growers and sellers fear government measures starting on 30 April could result in delays and plants being damaged.more

The ruling Conservative Party in the UK is losing to the opposition Labour Party even in areas that have traditionally been its strengths, such as defence, law and order, the fight against illegal immigration and taxation, according to a poll published yesterday.more

A couple were divorced by mistake after solicitors at a leading law firm made a computer error but a senior judge has said it cannot be overturned. The couple, referred to as Mr and Mrs Williams by the high court, were married for 21 years until they separated in 2023.more

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