More than 47,000 UK companies are on the brink of collapse after a 25% jump in the number of businesses facing “critical” financial distress in the final three months of 2023, according to a report.more
Britain's King Charles III arrived at a private hospital in London today to undergo a planned "corrective procedure" for his enlarged prostate. It was not stated how long the king would remain in the hospital.more
It's time to think about restoring conscription in Great Britain in the event of war with Russia - the threat of war was expressed yesterday by the former deputy commander of NATO forces in Europe, General Richard Shirreff, referring to the warning expressed the day before by the commander of the British army.more
Two British museums are returning gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term loan arrangement — 150 years after the items were looted from the Asante people during Britain’s colonial battles in West Africa.more
Asda is converting more of its superstore petrol forecourts to card-only, unmanned operations with staff being redeployed into its stores.
The supermarket chain has 300 forecourts attached to superstores with half of those already unmanned. more
The amount of sewage that was left to flow into the Thames in 2023 was almost five times more than the previous year, it has been revealed.
Between April and December 2023, Thames Water released sewage into London's waterways for 6,590 hours, 11 minutes and 54 seconds. more
A few days before the 32nd Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, 24,000 were founded. e-Picker boxes, to which over PLN 4.5 million has already been transferred. Meanwhile, the Polish community in London is already waiting for a unique auction, during which they will be able to purchase a golden heart or a golden telephone card.more
Sadiq Khan has warned that fare dodging on the capital's public transport is “still too high”, as he urged Londoners to report it to station staff when they see it.more
Two girls found dead alongside other family members in a house died of knife wounds to the neck, post-mortem tests showed. The bodies of Jasmin Kuczynska, 12, and Natasha Kuczynska, eight, were found in Costessey, near Norwich, on Friday.more
The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to an increase in cyber attacks, UK intelligence agency GCHQ warned yesterday in a new report.more
Ordinary citizens should be "trained and equipped" to fight in the military in the event of war with Russia, because the current size of the armed forces is insufficient, British Army Commander Gen Patrick Sanders announced yesterday.more
Police have spent £26.5 million on maintaining order during the nine pro-Palestinian and three pro-Israel demonstrations that have taken place in London since the Hamas attack on Israel, said the deputy deputy commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police.more
The ruling Conservative Party in Great Britain is increasingly immersed in internal disputes. The latest episode of the conflict was started by former minister Simon Clarke, who yesterday in the Daily Telegraph called for the removal of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as leader before this year's elections.more
Almost 10 million people in England can no longer access free NHS earwax removal services, the RNID has warned.
The hearing loss charity said there was "no medical reason" for the withdrawal of NHS services across parts of England since 2019.more
Dogs bought in the pandemic have high rates of problem behaviours, a Royal Veterinary College study suggests.
It estimates high rates of behaviours such as separation anxiety and aggression towards other dogs.
New owners are more likely to use punishment in training which risks worsening behaviour, the study's author warns.more
Broadband and mobile phone bills will rise by an inflation-busting 7.9pc for millions of customers this spring.
Most operators – including BT, Three, EE and Vodafone – are bringing in another wave of price rises in April, increasing the average annual bill by £27 per year.more
“Devastated” family and friends will stage a march across Portsmouth in memory of a “wonderful” Waterlooville Polish woman whose death sparked a police murder probe.more
The first two NHS patients to receive a new type of weight-loss pill have been treated in Somerset. The patients were given a capsule that contains a gastric balloon that is then filled with water.more
The UK's Royal Mail could limit letter delivery to five or even three days a week, or slow down delivery to three days or more, telecoms and postal services regulator Ofcom said today.more
Police have confirmed the names of four people from the same family who were found dead at a house near Norwich. Police said the deceased were Bartlomiej Kuczynski, 45, Kanticha Sukpengpanao, 36, Jasmin Kuczynska, 12 and Natasha Kuczynska, nine.more
The British government yesterday once again extended - until February 8 - the time that Northern Irish parties have to form a common government. The political stalemate in this province has been going on for almost two years, although the short extension of the deadline suggests that its end may be near.more
Britain does not seek confrontation with Yemen's Houthi rebels, but will strike again if their attacks on ships in the Red Sea continue, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said yesterday.more
People in Aberdeen are a total of £45,000 worse off since 2010 after suffering the worst growth performance in the UK over the last decade, according to a report exposing the dangers of dependency on the fossil fuel industry amid the climate crisis.more
2023 was a year in which we saw the rise of AI, a continued cost of living crisis, and the King’s coronation. We saw fewer HR changes, with many of the more significant pieces of legislation being moved to 2024.
So, if the legislation goes ahead as planned, we are set for a far busier 2024 on the HR front, says Sue Tumelty - the Founder and Executive Director of HR Dept.more
