British business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch has admitted there is "zero" chance of a free trade deal with the United States under President Joe Biden because of his approach to such agreements.more

The world is facing an impending hurricane of mass immigration, warned British Home Secretary Suella Braverman in a speech delivered at the annual conference of the ruling Conservative Party in Manchester.more

It comes as a survey commissioned by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reveals how nearly one in five employees believe they have been monitored by their employer.more

While debate rages about Outer London’s TfL services after the ULEZ expansion, several are among the best places to raise a family, according to a study.more

Planned strikes on the London Underground have been called off following "significant progress" in talks over jobs and conditions. About 3,000 Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union members were due to strike on Wednesday and Friday.more

Parts of the UK will be as hot as Ibiza later this week as temperatures are expected to soar to 27C.more

Robert Jenrick says he wants to cut care visas for migrant workers and criticises Johnson’s immigration policy.more

Travellers face a week of disruption as rail services are hit by a fresh round of walkouts by train drivers and London Underground workers in a long-running dispute over jobs and pay.more

Fierce competition between supermarkets has led to the first monthly drop in food prices for more than two years, an industry body has said.more

If the UK's ruling Conservative Party was hoping that the ongoing annual conference in Manchester would help it turn around its dismal ratings, it is completely failing so far. The dominant theme is what won't get done: tax cuts and the construction of the HS2 high-speed rail line.more

Duchess Sarah Ferguson has passed along information that her one-time assistant, Jenean Chapman, was murdered in Texas. The aristocrat wants to help the woman's family transport her body from Dallas - where the crime was committed - to New York.more

Families are eating less healthily and turning to ready meals and processed foods due to the cost of living crisis, a study has found. More than two-thirds of people (69%) said they considered themselves to be healthy eaters but 28% said they were eating less nutritious food because it is too expensive, according to the BBC Good Food Nation survey.more

Clicking the “book” button is often preceded by long hours of online searching and reflection. Research has shown that the average Briton spends 53 hours planning their holiday, and many are mentally exhausted by travel FOBO - the fear of not choosing the best option. The most indecisive and tired are the representatives of Generation Z.more

The national living wage is set to increase to at least £11 an hour from next April, the chancellor is to confirm. In a speech to the Conservative Party conference Jeremy Hunt is expected to say the move will benefit two million of the lowest-paid workers.more

Tax levels in the UK are at their highest since records began 70 years ago - and are unlikely to come down, a leading think tank says. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) forecasts taxes will amount to about 37% of national income by the next general election, due in 2024.more

Water companies in England and Wales want bills to increase by £156 a year by 2030 to pay for upgrades and reduce sewage discharges. The increase would allow infrastructure spending to almost double to £96bn, the water industry says.more

The prime minister is set to launch a “plan for motorists” that includes curbing local 20mph speed limits, risking a fresh clash with eco-campaigners.more

Britain's largest arms company, BAE Systems, has won a contract worth 3.95 billion pounds (4.56 billion euros) to build next-generation submarines as part of a defense pact between the US, Britain and Australia, the British government announced.more

Britain will send an additional 200 troops to Kosovo in the coming days to join its 400-strong contingent as part of the NATO KFOR peacekeeping mission, the British Ministry of Defense announced.more

In the first nine months of 2023, 24,830 people on 506 boats crossed the English Channel illegally, according to statistics published by the Home Office.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak explained yesterday that there are no current plans for British soldiers to start training Ukrainian soldiers in Ukraine in the near future. This was suggested by the new Defense Minister Grant Shapps in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph.more

The royal website has been hit by a cyber attack, a royal source has told Sky News. The denial of service attack, or DDoS, is when an excess of traffic is directed to a website, overwhelming its server and disrupting its functioning.more

The ban on single-use plastic cutlery, plates, Styrofoam cups and food containers officially applies across England from today. Similar bans will apply in Scotland and Wales from 2021.more

Amazon shoppers are reportedly being bribed to leave glowing reviews for products in exchange for vouchers, it has emerged. more

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the felling of one of the UK's most celebrated trees. The landmark at Sycamore Gap, beside Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was cut down overnight.more