At least seven people have died in the UK as a result of flooding resulting from Storm Babet, which has passed through the country in recent days. The flood threat is still in force today.more
More than one million children in the UK experienced the most extreme form of poverty last year - that is, their families could not afford to feed, clothe, keep themselves hygienic or keep warm - according to a report published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).more
A new collectable coin celebrating The Snowman has been launched by the Royal Mint. The design retells Raymond Briggs' classic children's book about James, a young boy who builds a snowman that comes to life.more
A Hamas chief is living in a London council house despite allegedly running violent operations in the West Bank, a report has revealed.
Muhammad Qassem Sawalha, 62, was given a £112,300 discount on the £320,700 two-storey home by Barnet Council.more
Up to 100 cars are set to be removed from the top of a car park destroyed in a major blaze at Luton Airport. The fire broke out on level three of Car Park Terminal 2 and is thought to have started in a diesel car before spreading rapidly.more
Flooding from Storm Babet could last for days, the Environment Agency has warned, after the UK was lashed with rain and wind over the weekend. Across England 116 flood warnings remain in place - including in the East Midlands and along the River Severn.more
Within four years, we will digitize 7 million herbarium plant specimens and make them available for free on the Internet. We hope that it will work like a spiral and other countries will also want to follow our lead. Creating databases with free access is crucial for the development of science, said Dr. Alan Paton, keeper of the herbarium plant collection at the Royal Kew Gardens in London.more
Rishi Sunak is considering a tax cut for the 5 million highest earners and reducing stamp duty in an attempt to ease the pressure on his leadership after two historic byelection defeats, it has been reported.more
A series of special tests have been taking place to ensure that the Tyne and Wear Metro’s new trains perform correctly at their full customer capacity.more
About 100,000 people took part in yesterday's pro-Palestinian demonstration in central London. They demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.more
Suction technology installed in roads could help clean up Britain’s dirty air, a study has revealed.
Researchers at Swansea University found that Roadvent technology could help to reduce human exposure to road-based air pollution by 91 percent. more
The government has announced a plan to change the definition of wine, scrapping old EU regulations and allowing producers to lower the alcohol content.
Current laws state wine must be at least 8.5% alcohol with most bottles on shelves between 11% to 13.5%.more
More than a third of adult Londoners are not doing the recommended levels of exercise, a study revealed on Thursday, as a charity urged Sadiq Khan to tackle the capital’s inactivity crisis.more
Cost of living pressures and NHS backlogs are creating a two-tier health service in England, where people who cannot afford to pay wait longer for care, warns a watchdog. more
There are four flood alerts in place in different parts of the city including around South Ruislip and one that covers parts of Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich and Croydon.more
