The BBC is now losing more than £1bn a year from households either evading the licence fee or deciding they do not need one, according to a cross-party group of MPs who warned the corporation is under “severe pressure”.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into Reform UK's links to Russia after a court on Friday sentenced the party's former Welsh leader to 10.5 years in prison for accepting bribes and pro-Russian activities. Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski addressed the matter yesterday.more

A billion-dollar money laundering network operating across the UK purchased a bank in Kyrgyzstan to channel funds towards the Ukraine war, British police have said. The network used criminal cash earned in the UK to help Russia evade Western sanctions.more

Przemysław Kozłowski, creator of extraordinary structures made of matches from Słupowo in the municipality of Sicienko, has prepared another impressive work. His latest nativity scene, made of over 142,000 matches, was presented to Queen Camilla on Thursday during an audience at Buckingham Palace.more

The Liberal Democrats are forcing a vote in parliament on creating a new customs union to put pressure on Labour MPs to take a more pro-EU stance. Ed Davey’s party is writing to all Labour MPs urging them to back a new bill in favour of a customs union with the EU, believing this is the best way to boost growth and raise revenue, rather than tax rises.more

Defence Secretary John Healey announced that the United Kingdom has updated its plans to send troops to Ukraine following the ceasefire agreement reached by the so-called coalition of the willing. The command has decided which personnel will be sent and where the headquarters will be located.more

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is likely to approve the establishment of a new Chinese embassy in London, as the British Foreign Office and Home Office will not raise any formal objections to the matter, according to “The Times.” The decision is to be announced on December 10.more

Proposed new traffic routes and public transport changes to accommodate the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street have been released as part of a consultation by the mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL).more

Energy bills will rise for millions of households in Great Britain from January, after the industry regulator announced a surprise increase in gas and electricity costs.more

Reform UK’s former leader in Wales Nathan Gill has been jailed for 10 and a half years for taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia when he was an MEP. Gill, a key member of the Ukip and Brexit party groups led by Nigel Farage in the European parliament, had pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019.more

A 13-year-old girl accused of murdering a woman in a pre-planned stabbing inflicted more than 140 wounds on the victim, a jury has heard.more

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she is willing to consider "a big increase" in payments to failed asylum seekers to persuade them to leave the UK voluntarily. She told the BBC this was often "better value for money for the taxpayer" than the cost of people remaining in the country.more

A damning report published on Thursday claimed there was "a toxic and chaotic culture at the centre of the UK government during the pandemic", affecting decision-making.more

Up to 50,000 nurses could quit the UK over the government’s immigration proposals, plunging the NHS into its biggest ever workforce crisis, research suggests.more

The Royal Navy will receive new DragonFire laser systems for combating drones, the British Ministry of Defence announced yesterday. The contract is estimated to be worth £316 million.more

Royal Mail, Amazon, DPD, Evri and Yodel have been ranked in light of a report from Citizens Advice, which finds millions of people are experiencing problems with their parcel deliveries.more

Britons left the UK at more than three times the expected rate last year, revised figures have revealed. There were 257,000 British nationals who left the country in the year ending December 2024, compared with the previous estimate of just 77,000.more

The British Navy may fire warning shots at a Russian spy ship if it approaches the coast of Great Britain, former head of the British intelligence service MI6, Richard Dearlove, said today in an interview with Sky News.more

Nearly 500 migrants a day are signing up for benefits as claims by foreign nationals hit a record high, official figures show.more

American and Russian officials have developed a new plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, which involves granting Moscow control over parts of eastern Ukraine that it does not currently control in exchange for American security guarantees for Ukraine and Europe, the 'Financial Times' reported yesterday.more

Artificial intelligence chatbots are giving inaccurate money tips, offering British consumers misleading tax advice and suggesting they buy unnecessary travel insurance, research has revealed.more

The Polish Writers' Association Abroad has announced the nominations for the 2025 London Literary Prize. The prize honours outstanding books by writers working outside their home country.more

Over the past 20 years, one in five British homeowners have seen the value of their property rise by 20% or more. And new analysis from estate agent Savills reveals that, nationwide, nominal house prices have nearly doubled over two decades, climbing by 95%.more

The UK lacks a plan to defend itself and overseas territories from a military attack, a report by MPs has found. In a highly critical assessment, external, the defence committee said the UK is "nowhere near" where it needs to be to defend itself and allies, especially at a time when security threats to Europe are "significant".more

The UK inflation rate fell to 3.6% in the year to October, but food prices rose again following a dip in September. Prices are rising at their slowest pace for four months, helped by smaller rises in household energy costs and lower hotel costs, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more

The UK Supreme Court ruled today that religious education in schools in Northern Ireland should be provided, but ‘it must not amount to indoctrination’.more

Over the past 12 months, the United Kingdom has recorded 90,000 Russian cyber attacks on its defence system, Defence Minister John Healey announced today. At the same time, the number of Russian incursions into NATO airspace has doubled.more

The British government plans to ban the resale of tickets for concerts, theatre performances and sporting events above their face value, according to the Financial Times, citing government and industry representatives.more

China is attempting to contact members of both houses of the British Parliament to obtain confidential information, Dan Jarvis, Deputy Minister for Security at the Home Office, said yesterday. The British Security Service MI5 has issued a warning about Beijing's espionage activities.more