Asda has announced it will match the prices of 287 items to those sold at rivals Aldi and Lidl. The supermarket chain said matching means five items have gone up in price, 58 are unchanged, and 224 have decreased by an average of 17%.more

Passengers on the London Underground face major disruption when workers hold days of strikes in a dispute over pay. Walkouts run between 5 and 12 January, but the full impact will not be felt until the evening of Sunday 7 January, when Tube services wind down. more

Sainsbury's has announced pay rises from March as supermarkets continue their battle to retain workers. It will increase minimum pay for employees outside London to £12 an hour, with wages for staff in the capital increasing to £13.15 an hour.more

Several of the world’s biggest carmakers lobbied the UK government to try to weaken or delay rules to accelerate electric car sales and cut Britain’s carbon emissions. more

Jan Żyliński died at the age of 73 - an extremely colorful and well-known figure of the British Polish community, who was also famous in Poland. He became famous, among others, challenging Nigel Farage to a saber duel and running for Mayor of London.more

London Conservatives accuse Mayor of ‘waging war on motorists’ with tolls expected to raise £123m from fees and penalties.more

Britain is insufficiently coordinating efforts with France to reduce the number of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel on small boats, according to a report by the French Court of Auditors published yesterday.more

Hundreds of houses were flooded as a result of heavy rain caused by Hurricane Henk, which reached Great Britain yesterday. Flood alerts are in force in many places and there are communication difficulties - the BBC reports today.more

The number of people receiving emergency food parcels from the Trussell Trust has significantly increased from nearly 26,000 in 2008/09 to 2.9 million in the 12 months leading up to April last year. more

A small gadget that looks like a wireless earphone could soon replace the ECG test. The device, called Hearables, continuously monitors the heart rhythm and detects abnormalities. It was developed by researchers at Imperial College London.more

Starting on Monday 1 January 2024, so-called "digital platforms" now have to collect extra information about sellers, including – crucially – how many sales you've made and how much income you've generated. more

Gatwick airport is increasing the fee to drop off passengers at its forecourt from £5 to £6. The price increase will start on Friday and the airport said motorists can pay online, over the phone or by setting up an account.more

Two men who stole thousands of pounds worth of alcohol from supermarkets across Oxfordshire did so due to ‘masculinity problems’.more

The second day of a six-day junior doctors' strike - the longest in the history of the National Health Service (NHS) - began today in England. Disruption to medical services is precipitating, the BBC reported.more

Households can claim £150 cost of living help from today amid the ongoing financial troubles across the country. Those eligible for the help can claim the vouchers from 10am today (January 3) in the wake of the Christmas and New Year period. more

Last year was the UK's second warmest on record, according to provisional data from the Met Office. This puts it just behind 2022, which recorded an average temperature of only 0.06C higher. For both Wales and Northern Ireland, 2023 was their hottest year on record. more

Young people are the biggest consumers of low and no-alcohol drinks, with almost half of 18 to 24-year-olds now occasionally or regularly opting for them, a survey has suggested.more

Hurricane Henk, which reached the UK from the Netherlands, caused traffic disruptions, flooding and local flooding; thousands of homes have no electricity, the BBC reported.more

Supermarkets experienced their busiest Christmas period since 2019, boosted by promotions, new research suggests. Customers made 488 million grocery trips in the four weeks to 24 December, according to research firm Kantar.more

The start of the new year is often boom time for divorce lawyers, but 2024 may be different as new research shows the cost of living crisis has delayed more than 270,000 couples from splitting.more

A target for the number of high-powered electric vehicle charge points near motorways has been missed, analysis from the RAC shows. more

Junior doctors on Wednesday began the longest strike in NHS history as figures revealed that more than 337,000 appointments and operations had been cancelled in London due to industrial action. more

A “game changing” drug that aims to prevent hot flushes has been approved for use in the UK. Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, has been given the green light by the UK regulator, potentially benefitting millions of women. more

Serious disruption to travel is continuing on Wednesday, with hundreds of flood warnings in place after Storm Henk battered parts of the UK. Some 10,000 homes in parts of England are without power due to fallen trees and scaffolding.more

The London New Year's Day Parade (LNYDP) is one of the largest events of this type in the world - over 500,000 people watch it live every year. people, and even 500 million on television. The main figure of the Polish platform was Nicolaus Copernicus.more