Uber spared from London ban despite 'historical failings'

Uber has secured its right to continue operating in London after a judge upheld its appeal against Transport for London (TfL).more

The Houses of Parliament has said it will not serve alcohol on its premises after 10pm despite not being subject to England's Covid-19 hospitality curfew.more

Josh Greig, 22, was sentenced to 5 years in prison after he committed a hate crime against a Pole. The victim was attacked with a bottle and beaten for 3 minutes because the 22-year-old overheard him using the Polish language.more

According to the latest reports, the princely couple will soon start working on the first project as part of the recently established cooperation with Netflix. It is to be a program showing their everyday life and charity work.more

A European arrest warrant has been issued for a Polish man – with the public urged to call 999 if they see him. more

Large supermarket chains in the UK have taken new steps to ensure that merchandise is available to all customers. Shopping limits have been introduced in many places, and new employees have appeared before entering supermarkets - hired by the store to enforce epidemiological regulations by customers.more

Britain could face a third wave of coronavirus and lockdown restrictions will not solve the problem, a Government scientific advisor has warned.more

Britain recorded 5,693 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, down on the 6,042 reported a day earlier, data published on the government’s website showed.more

A scenario in which a Brexit does not reach an agreement will create threats to the European automotive industry - economists of the investment bank Goldman Sachs confirmed. The appeal to stop the so-called The "hard" Brexit was launched earlier by European entrepreneurs associated with the automotive industry.more

Shoppers are being urged to buy early this year for online Christmas gifts.more

In the UK, 34 deaths from Covid-19 have been registered in the last 24 hours and 6,042 new coronavirus infections have been detected, the British government said yesterday afternoon. In both cases, these numbers are slightly lower than the records for the previous days.more

The Prince of Wales has highlighted the impact of the pandemic on young people, saying it is a "particularly difficult time to be young".more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the world to fight together against the coronavirus as it "has made individual states more selfish." He also warned against comparing mortality rates by country, and announced that the UK itself would pay for vaccines for the poorest countries in the world.more

Royal accounts could suffer a potential £35m shortfall due to coronavirus. The impact of lockdown on visitor numbers to venues such as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle will lead to an estimated £15m loss of income over the next three years, the Keeper of the Privy Purse said.more

London was added to the national watch list yesterday amid the rising number of coronavirus infections. So far, almost all of the cities on this list have eventually been subject to additional restrictions.more

The shrinking list of countries to which you can leave Great Britain without the need to undergo a 14-day quarantine after returning, makes the interest in traveling there is growing significantly. This is especially true of Italy, Turkey and Poland, notes The Times.more

A commercial drone corridor could open in the south of England within months, its developer has saidmore

London's standing as a world-leading global city is at risk, according to a major new study. Think-tank Centre for London today released its first London Futures review report, London at a Crossroads.more

In the UK, 6,874 new coronavirus infections were detected in the last 24 hours, a new daily record since the beginning of the epidemic. The R number, indicating how fast the coronavirus epidemic is growing, has risen from 1.1-1.4 to 1.2-1.5.more

Tesco, the UK's third major supermarket chain, has reinstated restrictions on some products that can be bought at one time. Previously, the Morrisons and Iceland chains decided to take a similar step.more

The giant African rat named Magawa received a gold medal from the British animal charity for bravery for detecting mines and unexploded mines in Cambodia, British Sky News reported on Friday.more

London has been placed on the government’s coronavirus local lockdown watchlist. It means stricter restrictions could be imposed in the capital if cases continue to rise.more

A Met Police officer was fatally shot last night in a police custody in London by an arrested man who most likely shot himself later and is in critical condition.more

British Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Princess Eugenia, and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, are expecting a baby in early 2021, Buckingham Palace said.more

Londoners are increasingly looking for jobs outside the capital as the city’s economy stalls, one of the UK’s largest recruitment sites has found, raising the prospect of a wave of “reverse commuters”.more

The UK has added Denmark, Iceland and Slovakia to its coronavirus quarantine list. It means anyone arriving back in the UK from the trio of countries will have to self-isolate for two weeks. The change comes into effect on Saturday at 4 am.more

The coronavirus detection app has been downloaded over a million times in the first 16 hours of its release in England and Wales, it said.more

Charities dealing with men who suffer domestic abuse have seen pleas for help jump by up to 60% during the lockdown.more

The UK has recorded 6,634 new coronavirus cases, the government has announced, making it the highest daily figure since mass testing began.more

Takeaway owners fear the new 10pm curfew could be the ‘final straw’ after watching profits all but disappear in the six months since lockdown hit.more

Major grocery chains caution against stockpiling as Asda brings in 1,000 safety marshals.more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have dubbed November’s US presidential election “the most important of our lifetime” as they urged Americans to vote, sparking a debate about whether they have broken royal protocol.more

The government and firms will continue to top up wages of workers who have not been able to return to the workplace full time due to the coronavirus. The Jobs Support Scheme, which will replace the furlough scheme, will see workers get three quarters of their normal salaries for six months.more

There was a mixed reaction to the new coronavirus restrictions on London’s transport network this morning, the day after people were told to do their jobs from home if at all possible.more

After many months of testing and delays, a smartphone app from the NHS is now available across the UK, which will make it easier to track contacts and allow you to quickly fill out forms when going out to pubs and restaurants.more

The world heard about the hundred-year-old war hero Tom Moorze in April this year. Thanks to his charity campaign, an online fundraiser managed to raise nearly £ 39 million for the NHS. For his feat, Moore was awarded the title of Knight Knight by Queen Elizabeth II in July, and a biopic will now be made about him.more

Pharmacists and GP surgeries are having to limit flu jabs to the most at-risk groups due to increased demand.more

Poles were left shaken and stirred by news that a suspected British agent called James Bond was on Her Majesty’s secret service in the country in the 1960s, after the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) posted about him on social media.more

Exporters to the EU face 7,000-truck-long queues in Kent and two-day delays to trade after the Brexit transition period ends, the government has warned.more