Hundreds of thousands of cancer patients in the UK are being forced to pay for private treatment amid record NHS waiting times, according to data obtained by the Guardian. The figures emerged as King Charles began treatment for the disease within days of being diagnosed. Buckingham Palace has not specified whether the king is receiving private healthcare or being treated on the National Health Semore

Londoners are the country’s most unhappy commuters with almost a quarter (24 per cent) saying they hate their journey to work, according to new research.more

Dentists who set up practice in areas of England with poor access to NHS care will be offered a £20,000 bonus. The government has also announced higher payments for dentists who take on new patients and teeth-cleaning in schools as part of a plan to expand levels of dental care.more

The construction of HS2 high-speed rail - the largest ongoing infrastructure investment in Europe - in its truncated version, namely from London to Birmingham, offers a very poor benefit-cost ratio, the Public Accounts Committee assessed in a report released yesterday.more

Britain said today that it will extend duty-free trade with Ukraine for almost all goods until 2029, ensuring Kiev will continue to enjoy favorable trade conditions after Russia's invasion.more

Due to King Charles III's cancer diagnosis, the weekly audience in which the monarch receives the prime minister will be held by phone rather than in person, Rishi Sunak's office announced yesterday.more

Due to Donald Trump's possible victory in the US presidential election, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is abandoning the idea of holding elections to the House of Commons in November and is leaning towards holding them in October, The Sun daily reported.more

While undergoing cancer treatment, Britain's King Charles III will spend most of his time at his country residence Sandringham in Norfolk, coming to London about once a week for treatment and to personally deal with state affairs, British media reported yesterday.more

The retirement age could rise to 71 by 2050 for middle-aged workers in the UK, according to experts. Research by the International Longevity Centre into the impact of growing life expectancy and falling birthrates on the state pension suggested the current UK retirement age would not be enough and that anyone born after April 1970 may have to work until they are 71 before claiming their pension.more

The extent of London’s health inequalities were laid bare on Monday as figures showed that men in the capital’s deprived boroughs live nearly two years less than they did a decade ago.more

Energy suppliers will soon have to pay customers £30 if they fail to complete their switch to another firm within five days. Ofgem said switching rates continued to increase each month, and it wanted to “empower” customers to take control of their energy bills.more

Few things seem to unite Britons in anger quite as much as potholes. Pedestrians, drivers, cyclists, and anyone who ever leaves their home will, odds on, have moaned at some point about a rut or crevice that needs to be fixed. more

The presence of Nigel Farage, for years a leading advocate of Britain's exit from the European Union, at yesterday's inauguration of the new faction of the parliamentary club of the ruling Conservative Party increased speculation that he could return to the ranks of this group or to active politics.more

The first cancer patients in the UK have received experimental mRNA therapy. The aim of the clinical trial is to evaluate its safety and potential in the treatment of melanoma, lung cancer and other solid tumors.more

Tesco has issued a four-week warning to customers to spend their Clubcard vouchers before they expire at the end of the month. The supermarket giant warned Clubcard shoppers only have until 29 February to use £18m worth of Clubcard vouchers before they expire.more

On February 15, readers will receive another book dedicated to the British royal family. According to the announcement, the book 'Me and My Mother', written by royal biographer Ingrid Seward, is to be a true portrait of the relationship between Elizabeth II and her son, today King Charles III. Shortly before the premiere, the British press published some more interesting fragments.more

Eight million households on means-tested benefits will receive their final cost of living payment to help with high food and energy bills from Tuesday. The £299 payment, the last of three instalments that totalled £900, will go directly into people’s bank accounts between now and 22 February, without the need to apply. It is part of the government’s £104bn cost of living support package.more

The Treasury’s independent forecaster is to review the axeing of tax-free shopping for tourists, raising the possibility that a decision that leisure companies and retailers have blasted for deterring visitors and losing the UK billions in sales could be reversed.more

Britain’s rate of unemployment was lower than first thought in the three months to November, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said changes to the way that it gathers information on the UK labour force has seen it revise the unemployment rate down to 3.9% for the quarter, from the 4.2% previous estimate.more

Duke touches down at Heathrow while Meghan remains in flood-hit California with their children - as experts urge him to heal family rift as his father is treated for cancer, writes Daily Mail.more

The Prime Ministers of Great Britain and Ireland, Rishi Sunak and Leo Varadkar, emphasized yesterday that the priority for Northern Ireland must now be the efficient management of current affairs, and not thinking about constitutional changes, i.e. unification with Ireland.more

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed - it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate.more

Asda says it plans to open 110 convenience stores this month as it aims to become the second-biggest grocery retailer in the UK. The supermarket will only actually open one new site, and will convert 109 shops it bought from the Co-op and EG Group to its Asda Express brand.more

A fifth of post offices in the UK will stop selling lottery tickets and scratchcards, its operator has said. Last year, the Post Office ended its group contract with the National Lottery, giving branches a choice on whether to stock the products. Allwyn, which took over running the lottery days ago, said reasons ranged from religious beliefs to low sales.more

Around half of British workers do not earn the salary required to bring partners from overseas to the UK under new Home Office family visa changes, research suggests.more