In banning the party drug, the UK follows the Netherlands which, in January, became the first country in the world to outlaw recreational use of nitrous oxide after recording 1,800 car accidents over three years, resulting in 63 deaths.more

Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other British celebrities may file a lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers over allegations of wiretapping and illegally obtaining information, a court in London ruled yesterday.more

Planning for weather is tricky with Londoners needing to consider the cold of November, rain showers and the heat of the Tube in their outfit choices. more

Vehicle breakdowns caused by Britain’s pothole-ridden roads reached record levels this year, according to the RAC. The motoring organisation said it received almost 6,000 calls for pothole-related incidents from July to September – its highest total for the relatively benign summer period since it started collecting data in 2006.more

Over 1 thousand additional police officers will be engaged this coming weekend to maintain order in London in connection with the planned Remembrance Day celebrations and a demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinians - it was announced yesterday.more

Izzy, who is 18 and works at McDonald's, says she is still witnessing "disgusting behaviour", months after the BBC revealed sexual abuse claims at the fast food chain. more

Findings of ‘thinly veiled, everyday instances of racism at work’ raise fears medical graduates may avoid UK.more

"The climate crisis has become too visible to ignore," Prince William announced at the ceremony announcing the winners of the Earthshot Prize, an award for exceptional work to protect and restore the natural environment.more

Rishi Sunak still has "full confidence" in Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the British Prime Minister's spokesman assured after another controversy caused by her. It was probably not a coincidence, because Braverman is increasingly openly playing for the leadership of the Conservative Party.more

Half of Britons believe that pro-Palestinian demonstrations should not take place this Saturday, when Memorial Day is observed, and this despite the fact that slightly more people sympathize with the Palestinians than with Israel, a YouGov poll released today shows.more

At Time Out we’re crazy about all things London, so it came as no surprise to us that two – although only two — of the city’s many fantastic neighbourhoods ranked as some of the best places to live in the UK. more

London was the most searched-for global destination this year, according to new figures. more

Every police force in England and Wales has reported migrants who are domestic-abuse victims to Immigration Enforcement, new data suggests.more

Lack of access to dentists is costing lives because mouth cancers are not being spotted or treated early enough, a health charity has told BBC News. The disease killed more than 3,000 people in 2021 - up 46%, from 2,075 a decade ago, latest figures obtained by the Oral Health Foundation show.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said yesterday that a march in solidarity with Palestinians planned for this Saturday, when Memorial Day is observed in Britain, is disrespectful, but recognizes the right of people to hold peaceful protests.more

UK forests are heading for “catastrophic ecosystem collapse” within the next 50 years due to multiple threats including disease, extreme weather and wildfires, researchers have warned, with trees dying on a large scale.more

The British daily "Times" posted an extensive memoir about Jan Stangrytuk, a deck gunner with Squadron 300, who died in Britain on October 22 at the age of 101.more

About 40% of rail services will run during strikes under planned minimum service rules for train operators in Great Britain, the government has said. Ministers are hoping the legislation will come into effect before Christmas. more

Trainee train drivers have been sought for one of the world's most scenic rail routes.more

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that Google Street View will soon appear in some of the main tube stations in the British capital. The solution is intended to make it easier for many people to navigate the extensive public transport network on the Thames.more

Leaked documents spark furious backlash from groups who fear freedom of expression could be suppressed.more

British women top the list for the world’s biggest female binge drinkers, a report has found. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) compared alcohol consumption across 33 countries.more

A rogue landlord who left tenants living opposite Hyde Park in damp-ridden conditions and cooking their food on camping stoves has been fined nearly half a million pounds. more

"It would be a huge concern if artificial intelligence was used as a weapon or misused by hostile entities. The UK government often uses the example of using it to create biological weapons, another example of the danger is cyber attacks," says Olivia O'Sullivan, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more

The UK has imposed sanctions on a further 29 people and entities from Russia or third countries that enable Russia to finance the war in Ukraine. They covered primarily people and entities related to the extraction and trade of gold and crude oil.more