Coronavirus: Airline refunds ‘still too slow’ despite warning

Airlines are still taking too long to refund passengers whose holidays have been cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis, consumer group Which? has said.more

The way the government counts how many people in England have died from COVID-19 will change amid concerns that the previous system is "misleading".more

The YouGov survey found 53 percent of the country - excluding "don't knows" - would vote in favour of Scottish independence. This is the fourth survey in a row to put the independence vote ahead of remain, and the highest level of support for Scottish independence ever recorded by YouGov.more

The UK has recorded a second consecutive day of over 1,000 new positive cases of coronavirus for the first time since late June.more

Russia has shown recklessness in approving the COVID-19 vaccine for use before the necessary clinical trials are carried out, British experts warn. British drug specialist Ayfer Ali called it "the great population experiment".more

The UK went into recession for the first time in 11 years. This is a consequence of the decline in GDP in the second quarter of this year by a record 20.4 percent. compared to the previous one, the British statistical office ONS reported this morning.more

A British police force violated human rights by unlawfully using facial recognition technology, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a landmark case. Judges had been considering two uses of the controversial technology in Cardiff, but the judgment could have an impact on its growing use in other parts of the UK.more

Oldham is on the brink of local lockdown after it recorded the worst coronavirus infection rate in the country.more

The rate of serious mental disorders is increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, it is expected that the need for psychiatric help may increase by as much as 20% in the near future. - according to a report by the British NHS Health Service.more

Three people, including the driver, have died after a passenger train derailed in Aberdeenshire. more

The government has defended its test and trace programme in England amid plans to cut 6,000 contact tracers. more

Thousands more pupils returned to Scotland's schools on Wednesday morning - after almost five months away from the classroom.more

Struggling department store group Debenhams says it will cut 2,500 more jobs as it struggles to survive the coronavirus pandemic. more

Heathrow Airport's boss has warned quarantine restrictions are "strangling the UK economy", and renewed calls for Covid-19 testing at airports. more

New coronavirus cases in the UK have risen by 1,148 and another 102 people have died. Overall, a total of 312,789 cases has now been confirmed by the Government, with 46,628 Brits killed by the virus.more

Boris Johnson has reportedly blocked a plan to invite Nicola Sturgeon to attend UK cabinet meetings. The idea was floated by cabinet office minister Michael Gove as a way of dampening support for Scottish independence by showing that Holyrood was being listened to at Westminster on issues regarding Scotland.more

Parts of the country have been left underwater after being hit by flash flooding, thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.more

Employment in the UK fell by the largest amount in over a decade between April and June, official figures show.more

More than 10,500,000 meals have been bought as part of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which aims to boost restaurants after lockdown. The Treasury says it has so-far received 10,540,394 claims for individual meals as part the programme, launched by Chancellor Rishi Sunak last month. more

Retail sales rose again in July, but shops are still trying to make up lost ground, industry body figures suggest. more

A group of anti-maskers broke into a Morrisons store in Peckham, London, where masked customers were attacked, urging them to refuse to follow the epidemic's rules.more

A leading sexual health charity is urging Brits to try having sex while wearing a face mask to lower the risk of them spreading or catching coronavirus.more

France is “on the cliff-edge” of being removed from the UK’s travel corridor list, according to an industry figure, with a decision expected by the end of the week that could mean hundreds of thousands of Britons holidaying there would have to quarantine on their return.more

There is a "moral duty" to get all children back into schools in England next month, Boris Johnson has said.more

Glasses belonging to Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian fight for independence, whose value is estimated at approx. pounds, for more than two days lay in an envelope protruding from the mailbox of the auction house in Bristol, according to British media today.more

The UK is bracing itself for some severe thunderstorms after basking in blistering heat for days. more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who calls on his fellow countrymen to spend holidays in the country during the epidemic, will set an example himself and during the weekend he will go with his family on a six-day holiday to Scotland, some of which will be spent camping, the Sun reported today.more

METRO Charity launched the community-based project working with Latin American and Polish communities. This is a community-based project working with influencers and volunteers to reduce HIV transmission, increase HIV testing and reduce HIV stigma. There is a campaign and videos in Spanish, Portuguese and Polish. more

One in three UK employers expect to make staff redundant between July and September, a survey suggests.more

Just over half of the UK would definitely get a coronavirus vaccine, with "damaging misperceptions" affecting potential uptake, a poll has revealed. more

The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus has risen to 1,062 - the biggest daily rise since June.more

The British government on Sunday appointed a special representative to address the problem of the soaring illegal attempts to cross the English Channel in the past few weeks.more

Blackburn has the highest rate of coronavirus in England, with new data showing it is on top of the government’s local lockdown "watch list" for the second week in a row.more

Returning all students to school in September is a national priority and a moral obligation, wrote British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an article in "Mail on Sunday".more

Britain is set for another scorcher today but the Met Office has warned 'severe thunderstorms' are on the way early next week.more

EasyJet is adding more flights to cope with increasing demand from holidaymakers. The airline had expected to operate at just 30% of its normal capacity, but is expanding its schedule to 40% as more people look to escape lockdown.more

Face coverings have become mandatory in more indoor settings in England and Scotland following a recent spike in coronavirus cases. Places where coverings must now be worn in both countries include museums, places of worship and aquariums.more

Geographically accurate tube maps are nothing new — in fact. TfL has previously released its own one into the wild. What designer Mark Noad has done is a little different: his latest tube map is still heavily inspired by Harry Beck's circuit diagram-esque map. more

Doctors are being advised not to prescribe common painkillers, including paracetamol and ibuprofen, for patients with chronic pain not caused by an injury or other medical condition.more

The U.K. Foreign Office's cat and chief mouser, Palmerston, is retiring. In a letter posted on Twitter to Simon McDonald, permanent under-secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Palmerston said that after four years of service it was time for him to “step away from the limelight” and enjoy some “me-time.”more

Lockdown measures have been reintroduced in Preston after a rise in Covid-19 cases. Residents in the Lancashire city face stricter restrictions, which include banning separate households from meeting each other at home.more