The bottom half of earners will lose any gains from next week’s lowering of national insurance payments when their income tax bills go up in April, a leading thinktank has warned.more

The international rail operator Eurostar announced the resumption of rail connections between London and the European continent. All trains were canceled on Saturday due to flooding in railway tunnels in southeast England.more

New Year's Eve is fast approaching, meaning many people around the country will be gearing up for a night of celebration in London. more

The fact that 2024 will almost certainly be the end of the 14-year rule of the Conservative Party in Great Britain is not the main problem from its point of view. Worse still, it will probably also be the end of the Conservative Party in its current shape, and perhaps even the beginning of the end of the Conservative Party itself.more

Britain said it would send "hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles" to Ukraine after a massive attack by Russian forces on several districts in Ukraine that killed at least 26 people.more

Abusive men in England and Wales will walk free from court under a new sentencing policy that flies in the face of ministers’ claims to take domestic violence seriously, an independent government watchdog has said.more

Households are facing a "debt timebomb" next year, according to analysis from a trade unions group. more

More toxic air pollution has been averted by London’s ultra-low emission zones than is produced by the capital’s airports or its river and rail transport combined, according to a new analysis of the effects of the Ulez.more

Annual card spending report says consumers are prioritising travel and nights out and buying value-range groceries amid cost of living crisis.more

The latest wave of massive Russian attacks on Ukraine shows that Vladimir Putin "will stop at nothing," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said today.more

King Charles has wisely continued the 'never complain, never explain' policy amid rift with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.more

Antisemitic hate crimes rose sharply in the month after the Hamas attack on Israel, figures from some of the UK's largest police forces suggest. more

Post Offices saw a record high for personal cash withdrawals on a single day on Friday 22 December, the group said. It said that £62m was withdrawn as many did last minute shopping and readied cash gifts for Christmas day.more

Tesco has started packaging its pocket tissues in recyclable paper to save almost 35 tonnes of new soft plastic being created each year. The UK’s biggest supermarket said the change to its own-brand pocket tissue multipacks would save more than 55 million pieces of soft plastic.more

New Year’s Eve is set to see “ferocious” winds when a second Atlantic storm will strike the UK in the wake of Storm Gerrit. After Gerrit’s 60-70 mph winds, the unsettled weather is due to linger for the following 36 hours, before another bout of low-pressure threatens festive plans.more

Trains from London to Europe could be expanded under proposed plans which would see new direct rail routes to Germany and Switzerland. Swiss national railways (SBB) plans a new five-hour service between St Pancras and Basel using Eurostar trains while Spanish firm Evolyn wants to open a direct link to Frankfurt, Cologne, and Zurich, reported MailOnline.more

Kerbside collections for small electrical goods such as toasters and hairdryers could be rolled out across the UK from 2026 under government proposals to boost recycling.more

Another type of cheese has been urgently recalled due to fears of possible E. coli contamination. Health chiefs have urged people not to eat the No.1 Kirkham’s Lancashire product, made using raw cow’s milk and sold at Waitrose.more

UK sales of vinyl LPs have hit their highest level since 1990 as the revival of the physical music market continues. Sales rose by 11.7% to 5.9 million units, increasing for the 16th year in a row, according to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) trade group.more

Commemorative coins celebrating Sir Winston Churchill, Buckingham Palace and the RNLI have been unveiled by the Royal Mint among five new designs to appear in 2024. The designs will celebrate some key events and anniversaries, the Mint said.more

One lucky lottery player has received an extra-special Christmas present after a claim was made for a £15 million jackpot. more

Driverless cars could be on some UK roads by the end of 2026, the transport secretary has told the BBC. more

The loss of predictable weather patterns is "causing chaos" for nature, according to the National Trust. more

Airport liquid security restrictions are expected to remain in place next summer for many holidaymakers despite Government pledges to scrap the 100ml rule.more

This year alone, hundreds of passenger cars and delivery vans have been destroyed on the UK as a result of attacks by hungry rats, warns the RAC automotive group. The problem is becoming more and more serious, and its effects include: damaged fuel lines, engine compartments or headlights.more