London Eye set to be made a fixture of capital's skyline for decades to come

The London Eye will be a feature of the capital’s skyline for decades to come under plans due for approval next month. The world-famous observation wheel was approved as an ongoing fixture in 2003, but with a clause requiring Lambeth Council to decide whether the attraction should be kept after 25 years. Officers at the local authority have now recommended the iconic attraction should stay beyonmore

British drivers risk a £120 fine if they fail to display a UK identifier when driving abroad and must use a UK sticker when driving their car in Spain, it has been announced. That's the warning from Swansway Motor Group, which is encouraging holidaymakers to check their licence plates if they're considering driving their car abroad this summer.more

A third UK airport has now lifted hand luggage restrictions on laptops and liquids in time for summer. Aberdeen International Airport is the latest airport to remove the requirement for passengers to limit liquids in hand luggage to 100ml and place them in clear plastic bags.more

London children are not immune from the damaging effects of Covid on their education despite their traditionally high exam results, a social mobility expert warned today.more

British police today announced that five men have been charged with hostile activities in favour of Russia. Two of them are British citizens. They will all face trial on 10 May.more

A law passed by the British Parliament allowing the deportation of illegal immigrants to Rwanda received formal approval from King Charles III yesterday, marking its entry into force. The government, meanwhile, has said it already has a date booked for the first flight and the migrants selected.more

The pro-independence coalition between the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Scottish Greens, which had been in place for three years, fell apart yesterday due to a dispute over abandoning existing greenhouse gas reduction targets.more

Labour has promised to renationalise nearly all passenger rail services within five years if it wins the next election. It says a new public body would inherit existing contracts when they expire, taking on responsibility for running services.more

Londoners are split over TfL's announcement that the Piccadilly Line is set for major upgrades - with some suggesting that other Underground lines should have come first. The project will cost an estimated £2.9 billion, with the Tube line expected to close later in the year for improvements to the infrastructure and the testing of new trains.more

Using the phrase ‘back in your day’ to older colleagues could be considered age harassment, an employment judge has ruled. The “barbed and unwelcome” expression highlighting the age gap between two people may amount to “unwanted conduct”, a tribunal concluded.more

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said he would ‘happily’ fly asylum seekers to Rwanda, but only after summer. The UK government has not approached the budget airline to aid in carrying out its controversial plans to ship thousands of people off to the African country. But the Ryanair CEO has indicated he would be willing to make money off the deportation of migrants to a country known for human righmore

London Underground customer service managers are to stage a fresh strike in a dispute over terms and conditions. Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) will walk out on Friday April 26 and then ban overtime until May 5.more

Roads could start going back up to 30mph by the end of the year, the Welsh government has announced, just months after lower speed limits were put in place.more

The UK has the worst rate of child alcohol abuse worldwide, and more than half of British children have drunk alcohol by the age of 13, according to a report. The study, one of the largest of its kind by the World Health Organization (WHO), looked at 2021-22 data on 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries who were asked about alcohol, cigarettes and vape usage.more

Jet2 has signalled that post-pandemic price increases for holidays may be starting to ease heading into the summer as competition heats up across the sector.more

A school in south-west Wales has been locked down after three people were injured in an incident and one person was arrested, police have said.more

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after five people including a child were killed as they tried to cross the Channel.more

The UK will persuade other Nato members to raise the minimum level of defence spending from 2 per cent to 2.5 per cent of GDP, Defence Minister Grant Shapps announced yesterday.more

Primark has announced it will be expanding its click and collect services to all of its UK stores. The service will be available in all of the 184 stores in England. Scotland and Wales by the end of 2025.more

Ten days of rain is set to bring a wash-out to the UK in just hours. Forecasters have predicted that some parts of the country could see rain every single day from tomorrow (Thursday, May 25) until Sunday, May 5.more

One in five people on average need at least three interactions – but for ethnic minorities figure rises to one in three.more

Supermarkets are no longer just security tagging steaks and single malt whiskies now at Tesco they have begun slapping tags on their shopping baskets. With the cost-of-living crisis causing a rise in food theft, supermarket shoppers have seen all sorts of items security tagged— including milk, butter, meat, and bars of chocolate.more

Stalking Protection Orders will no longer need to reach the criminal threshold, as figures obtained under freedom of information laws by a victims' charity show some police forces have issued fewer than 10 per year.more

A group of horses from a ceremonial regiment of the British army escaped during an exercise this morning and ran amok through the streets of central London. According to police, the horses have now been caught. At least four people were injured as a result of the incident.more

The UK will increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2030, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced yesterday during a speech at the 1st Gen Tadeusz Kosciuszko Armoured Brigade in Warsaw, Poland. He justified the decision on the grounds of growing global threats.more

Flights from Heathrow Airport could never leave the tarmac as new workers at the West London airport threaten to strike over conditions and contracts. The union Unite has warned of delays, disruptions and even cancelled flights at Heathrow over the early May bank holiday as refuelling staff will walk out.more

Tucked away in northeastern Essex, approximately three miles from Colchester, is the “picturesque” town of Wivenhoe which has been crowned as the “best place to live” in the East of England. The quaint port town has a rich history spanning fishing, shipbuilding and even smuggling.more

Russians are disrupting GPS signals on thousands of passenger flights over Europe, jeopardising air traffic safety; the incidents particularly affect flights in the Baltic region, including to Poland, and to Turkey and Cyprus, the British daily The Sun reported yesterday.more

Grocery price inflation in Great Britain has slowed to 3.2%, the lowest since November 2021, as the cost of toilet rolls, butter and milk fell and people spent more on store promotions.more

Serious violence fell substantially in England and Wales last year, a study has shown. Despite increases in the two previous years, the overall trend is for a long-term decline in serious violence, Cardiff University researchers found. The fall was driven by reductions among 18 to 30-year-olds, the work showed.more

A new type of speed camera, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and prosecute motorists using their mobile phone at the wheel, is now being rolled out across 10 police forces in England in a bid to eradicate the problem.more

The prime minister has staked his premiership on the policy, which he says will act as a deterrent to migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats.more

On July 14, an event for Polish families with a child on the autism spectrum and/or ADHD will be held for the first time in north London. The picnic is organized by private individuals - Polish women who have such children themselves, which is why a special collection has been created for this purpose and sponsors are being sought.more

The Polish University Abroad in London is conducting pilot research on the risk of using artificial medicine intelligence (AI). The project aims to explore issues related to the impact of AI on human health, society and other aspects of life.more

Scheme is part of effort to reduce ‘staggering’ quantities of textiles going to landfill or incinerator.more