British bank NatWest is launching a new version of its chatbot that can have human-like conversations with customers, as it accelerates its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).more

Dodgy pedicab drivers are to be driven off the streets of London under a new licensing system in a bill in the King’s Speech. The crackdown on the three-wheel vehicles is expected to be a stand-alone bill in Rishi Sunak’s new legislative plan to be unveiled on Tuesday.more

The British Foreign Office said it had temporarily withdrawn some staff and all family members from its embassy in Lebanon due to rising tensions in the Middle East.more

The Isle of Man - a British crown dependency located in the Irish Sea - may soon become the first part of the British Isles to allow assisted suicide for the terminally ill. However, the issue raises great divisions among residents and doctors - reports "The Sunday Times".more

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants to limit the use of tents by homeless people, arguing that for many of them it is simply a lifestyle. She proposes introducing penalties for homeless people who refuse offers of help.more

"Britain's loneliest sheep", as the media called it, which had been trapped on a shingle beach at the foot of a cliff in northern Scotland for at least two years, was rescued at the weekend by a group of five local farmers.more

Almost six in ten medical and nursing students in the UK are struggling with their mental health – with some saying they are considering quitting the profession before they have even qualified. more

Early retirement in England is increasingly the preserve of the wealthy as the less well-off are either forced to carry on working to make ends meet or are forced out of the labour market by ill health, research shows.more

The number of jellyfish spotted in UK waters and on beaches increased by 32% in the past year, according to a survey by the Marine Conservation Society.more

Homeowners have been warned they still face rising energy bills this winter and will need to redouble their efforts this winter to keep heating costs down over the cold months ahead.more

Four police officers were injured when participants of a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London fired fireworks at officers and the crowd, London's Metropolitan Police said last night. 29 people were arrested in connection with the demonstration.more

The Covid-19 pandemic had a lasting negative impact on the brain function of people over 50, rapidly accelerating cognitive decline, whether they were ill or not, according to a study published by British researchers.more

The Bank of England has warned Britain risks falling into recession next year as Rishi Sunak gears up for an election battle. In a bleak assessment for 2024, Threadneedle Street policymakers slashed forecasts for UK growth to zero as the Monetary Policy Committee held interest rates at 5.25pc for the second straight meeting.more

China said it attended Thursday's ministerial meeting at a summit on artificial intelligence security, although its representative was not named by the British government or included in the joint official photo, Reuters reported yesterday.more

The pro-Palestinian protests planned for Saturday, November 11, when Memorial Day is observed in Britain, will be "provocative and disrespectful" - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared yesterday. He added that there is a risk that war memorials in London will be desecrated.more

Thousands of lives have been saved by giving blood-thinning drugs to people with a heart condition that puts them at risk of a stroke, according to the head of the NHS. more

Although Hurricane Ciaran has already swept through the UK, its effects are still being felt, and damage recovery is not yet complete. The country still has 38 flood warnings and 174 flood alerts in effect.more

A majority of the British public now hold positive views about the impact of immigration on the UK, despite intense political rhetoric surrounding the issue, according to an academic survey.more

Five London Underground lines are set to be simultaneously shut for several hours on the same day next week. Passengers are set to face major disruption on their Tube journeys around the capital on Saturday, November 11.more

October 2023 was the wettest month on record in County Armagh, breaking the previous record set in 1870, according to an observatory. Last month also had the warmest October day for 97 years.more

The City regulator has taken action after finding that customers of two leading buy now, pay later providers were “at risk of harm” because of potentially unfair and unclear small print. more

Operations in the final weeks of the war between Russia and Ukraine continued a trend that has been identified since the war began: the balance of power in land combat generally favors the defending side, the British Ministry of Defense said.more

World leaders have a "duty" to address the threats posed by artificial intelligence, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said during the first global summit on the security of artificial intelligence (AI), which ended yesterday.more

There are still over 80 flood warnings in force in England due to Storm Ciaran, the Independent daily reported. In the UK, the storm left thousands of homes without electricity, hundreds of schools and several airports were closed.more

One in 10 county councils in England is facing effective bankruptcy - putting vital services at risk, local government leaders have warned. more