People in Aberdeen are a total of £45,000 worse off since 2010 after suffering the worst growth performance in the UK over the last decade, according to a report exposing the dangers of dependency on the fossil fuel industry amid the climate crisis.more

2023 was a year in which we saw the rise of AI, a continued cost of living crisis, and the King’s coronation. We saw fewer HR changes, with many of the more significant pieces of legislation being moved to 2024. So, if the legislation goes ahead as planned, we are set for a far busier 2024 on the HR front, says Sue Tumelty - the Founder and Executive Director of HR Dept.more

Domestic energy prices will fall by 16% in April, according to a prediction by consultancy Cornwall Insight, bringing some relief to billpayers. It said the annual household bill when using a typical amount of gas and electricity was expected to drop from £1,928 to £1,620.more

The UK's biggest airports are set to miss the deadline for installing new advanced security scanners that will end the 100ml limit on liquids. The government told major airports to have the high-tech equipment in place by 1 June 2024. more

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared a list of 15 banks and building societies in which benefit claimants' accounts can be monitored under new powers.more

Ofcom is to gain more powers over BBC online services, including the BBC News website, as part of a series of changes unveiled by the government. Under the plans, the media regulator will be able to take enforcement action if articles don't meet relevant broadcast standards.more

The death toll from storm Isha, which passed through the British Isles on the night from Sunday to Monday, has increased to two. In both the UK and Ireland, tens of thousands of people remain without electricity.more

A fraudster who tricked eBay users into bidding for a walking stick purporting to belong to the late Queen has been fined. Dru Marshall, 26, of Romsey, Hampshire, claimed to be a senior footman at Windsor Castle when he listed an "antler walking stick" for auction.more

Last week, a lowland gorilla was born at London Zoo. The cameras managed to record the first moments of his life. Information about the birth of such unique animals is provided with a certain delay, once the guardians are sure that the cubs and the mother are feeling well and are in no danger.more

A 45-year-old Pole and a 36-year-old woman whose bodies - along with the bodies of the man's two daughters - were found on Friday in their home near Norwich in eastern England, died as a result of stab wounds to the neck, police said after an autopsy. It also turned out that on the morning of the tragedy, the man called the police, but his report was ignored.more

Met Police assistant commissioner Matt Jukes says "it's hard to remember a more unstable, dangerous and uncertain world" and that Britain faced "the most acute period since the Cold War" in 2023.more

One third of UK adults will run out of money by the end of January due to higher winter bills and financial strain from Christmas expenses, a survey says. Personal finance company Credit Karma found that 56% of those who will run out of money during the month will have spent their entire monthly income by January 20.more

Today, in Great Britain and Ireland, repairs are being made to the damage caused by Hurricane Isha last night. It caused the death of at least one person. Meanwhile, meteorologists warn that another one - Jocelyn - is approaching the British Isles.more

January 15 this year Wiktor Moszczyński's author's evening took place at Ognisko Polskie in connection with the release of his new book, published in English, entitled "Chasing Phileas Fogg; 80 Days on the Borealis" The author described his journey in the form of a diary, and he took it with his wife Albina on board the Borealis ship.more

The GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) agency has for the first time released photos and a working diagram of Colossus, a secret British code-breaking computer. The machine was considered to be of key importance in helping the Allies win World War II.more

Transport for London (TfL) fares will be frozen until March next year, Sadiq Khan has announced. The Labour mayor of London, who chairs TfL, said he “wasn’t prepared to stand by” while passengers pay more for public transport.more

A new book about King Charles III, "The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy" brings an interesting fact about Boris Johnson and his relationship with Elizabeth II. During the pandemic, when the Queen allowed the British Prime Minister to walk around the gardens of Buckingham Palace, an unpleasant event occurred.more

Almost the whole of the UK is under amber weather warnings for strong winds from Storm Isha. The Met Office said amber wind warnings will be in force from 18:00 GMT on Sunday for all of the UK apart from London and parts of the South East.more

Britain's Prince Harry has withdrawn his defamation suit against the publisher of the Mail on Sunday newspaper, reported Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL).more

Cases of measles have been rising across England, with the latest outbreaks centred in the West Midlands and London. Health officials are encouraging people to have the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) jab, after figures showed uptake at the lowest level for more than a decade.more

The government has backed proposals to make stealing cats and dogs a specific criminal offence in England and Northern Ireland. A bill which would create an offence of "pet abduction" passed its first Commons hurdle unopposed on Friday. more

Retail sales volumes fell by 3.2% in December in the sharpest drop since the UK was in a Covid lockdown. Official figures revealed a sharp fall in demand for goods, but food sales also declined in the run-up to Christmas.more

The British Ministry of Defense announced yesterday a successful test of a high-power laser weapon against an airborne target. In the future, these weapons will become a cheap alternative to missiles for shooting down targets such as drones.more

The bodies of Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, and his two children were found inside the home in Costessey, alongside that of a 36-year-old woman, who has not been identified, by police who forced their way in.more

Welsh independence is a viable alternative, although it would pose significant challenges in the short and medium term in terms of raising sufficient tax revenue for public services, according to the latest report of the Independent Commission into the Constitutional Future of Wales.more