Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to get more people into work with reforms to overhaul job centres and more mental-health funding.
Sir Keir said the government had inherited a country that "isn't working", and the changes would tackle the biggest drivers of unemployment and inactivity.more
Shoppers’ ability to afford Christmas treats has been put under threat as retailers warned November could mark a turning point for inflation, with the recent fall in prices slowing amid increased fresh produce costs and fewer discounts on the shelves.more
Manchester City's Norwegian striker Erling Haaland could be arrested after crossing the Swiss border and taken to prison for a day for an unpaid fine.more
Sadiq Khan’s plan to build thousands of rent-controlled homes could save ‘key workers’ in London up to £600 per month on their rent, according to City Hall.
The mayor on Monday launched a consultation on the plan, which aims to see at least 6,000 such properties start construction by 2030. more
At least five people have died as a result of Storm Bert, which the UK has been dealing with since the weekend, BBC television reported today. More rain is expected today and tomorrow.more
Two Polish nationals - a woman and a man - on board a ship that sank in Egypt on Monday morning are considered missing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Pawel Wronski reported today. There were 44 people on board the yacht; so far 28 of them have been rescued.more
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man over a shooting in west London that left a young girl and her father with serious injuries.
Emergency services rushed to the scene in Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove, after the gunman fired into a car on Sunday evening.more
A British man has been captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine, according to reports.
In a video circulating online, a man dressed in military clothing identifies himself as James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, and says he formerly served in the British Army. more
Wojciech Szczesny is unhappy with his role as reserve goalkeeper at Barcelona, reports Catalan portal El Nacional, citing the player's entourage. The Pole has yet to play a single minute after suspending his football retirement almost two months ago.more
Repairs to a damaged undersea telecommunications cables running from Helsinki to Rostock, Germany, began yesterday. The repair work, which is being carried out in the Swedish economic zone, is expected to last until the end of November, Finnish fibre-optic network provider Cinia reported.more
Britain is imposing the biggest sanctions package against Russia's shadow fleet, targeting 30 vessels, foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday, urging G7 allies to stand with, and equip Ukraine for as long as it needs.more
Asteroid 2006 WB is going to safely pass by Earth on Nov. 26, and astronomers at Lowell Observatory say it’s just one of many near-Earth objects (NEO). more
MPs are being urged to back plans to make the UK the first country to eradicate smoking, as new figures suggest tobacco will result in almost 300,000 Britons getting cancer within the next five years.more
The famous Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been sued by an aesthetic medicine doctor for an allegedly unpaid bill of £40,000, The Sun reported.more
In 2023, only 9.7 million bicycles will be produced in the European Union, a quarter less than in 2022, according to Eurostat data. Poland, which produced 800,000 bicycles last year, is one of the largest producers of two-wheelers in the EU.more
A £1.25 per night tourism tax could be introduced in Wales from 2027, it has been announced.
Guests at hotels, B&Bs and self-catered accommodation would pay the visitor levy if councils decide to introduce it in their areas.
A lower rate of 75p would be charged for hostels and campsites.more
It is no longer New York's Fifth Avenue, but Milan's Via Monte Napoleone that holds the title of the world's most expensive shopping street. As CNN reports, for the first time in history, a European city has topped the ranking developed by real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield.more
Steve Cooper has stepped down as Leicester City manager with immediate effect, the English Premier League club announced. This season, after Erik ten Hag from Manchester United, he is the second manager to lose his job in the competition. Ruben Amorim made his debut as Manchester United manager.more
Tax rises in the Budget have made it more difficult for firms to "take a chance" on hiring people, according to one of Britain's most prominent business groups.more
Ministers are being urged to raise the basic rate of statutory sick pay from £3 an hour – one of the lowest in the developed world – after a report found the government’s changes would leave more than 1.6 million people unable to pay essential bills.more
A single ticket-holder has won the £7.4 million jackpot in Saturday’s Lotto draw and players have been advised to check their tickets.
Andy Carter, senior winners’ adviser at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, said: “Brilliant news, one lucky ticket-holder has won tonight’s £7.4 million Lotto jackpomore
A DHL cargo plane crashed as it came in to land at Lithuania's Vilnius airport early on Monday morning, killing one person on the aircraft and with some debris damaging a house.more
Real Madrid players confidently won away against Leganes 3-0 and returned to second place in the Spanish top league table, pushing their cross-town rival Atletico into third. Barcelona are leading.more
An eight-year-old girl has been seriously hurt in a shooting in west London.
The child and a man aged 34 were taken to hospital after they were shot in Ladbroke Grove, just after 5.30pm on Sunday, the Metropolitan police said.more
As President Volodymyr Zelensky said today, Russia has used about 150 drones, missiles and aerial bombs in attacks on more than 10 regions of Ukraine since Sunday evening. Meanwhile, Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia may be preparing an attack on Zaporozhye, located in the southeastern part of the country, reports the Economist.more
