A shop workers' union has won a Supreme Court battle against Tesco over so-called "fire and rehire" plans put forward by the supermarket giant. The row erupted in 2021 after Tesco proposed firing staff at some distribution centres and rehiring them on lower pay.more

Palestine Action claims responsibility as windows smashed and graffiti daubed in red paint at 11 branches of high street bank.more

Vodafone and Three have rejected claims by the UK's competition watchdog that their proposed merger would lead to higher prices for millions of mobile users. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has "provisionally concluded" the deal would weaken competition between mobile networks.more

The UK Foreign Office said today that Russia's withdrawal of the accreditation of six British diplomats is the result of action taken in relation to Russian activity and that the accusations made by the Federal Security Service are completely unfounded.more

The hack is understood to have potentially exposed the bank account details of about 5,000 passengers.more

Pharmacies, pubs and banks made up half of the closures on Britain's High Streets in the first six months of this year, data suggests. A total of 6,945 stores have closed so far in 2024, which is the equivalent of 38 shops per day.more

Plymouth is the highest performing city in the annual Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index, with Bristol rising to second place and Southampton remaining in third place. Cities across the South West region lead the Index, with Plymouth, Bristol, Swindon and Exeter all being among the best performing cities, consistently scoring above the UK average for health & safety and skills.more

Soon, almost all people coming to the UK who do not require a visa will have to get an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before they arrive. The document costs £10. From April next year, this will also apply to Polish citizens.more

"Ballooning" NHS England waiting times and delays getting emergency treatment are costing lives, according to a critical government-commissioned report on the service.more

The number of people in Scotland whose death was caused by alcohol remains at a high level, with the largest number of deaths in 15 years. The latest figures from National Records of Scotland, (NRS) show 1,277 people died from conditions caused by alcohol in 2023.more

Campaigners have called on the Government to make Afro hair a protected characteristic to prevent race discrimination in schools and the workplace.more

Great Britain will provide Ukraine with a new aid package worth over £600 million (over PLN 3 billion), announced British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who visited Kiev yesterday.more

The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on a further 10 ships that are part of Russia's ‘shadow fleet’, vessels used to circumvent the embargo on Russian oil trade imposed by Western countries following the Russian assault on Ukraine.more

The time for London Open House 2024 – the UK capital's annual festival that celebrates architecture for all – has come around. This is the event where buildings, many normally off-limits to the public, throw open their doors to welcome everyone – from the simply architecture-curious to die-hard genre enthusiasts, and from students to professionals and the general public. more

First it was Lidl with its croissant handbag, and now cult bakery chain Greggs has announced the launch of its first jewellery collection, a glittering range of gold-plated pieces that includes sausage roll earrings. more

The majority of households are worried about the rising cost of shopping despite slowing price rises, according to industry data. Kantar Worldpanel - which tracks supermarket till prices, sales and market share - said its measure of grocery inflation slowed to 1.7% in August.more

Almost 10 million UK pensioners will lose their entitlement to state-funded winter heating subsidies. Keir Starmer's Labour government yesterday pushed through a drastic reduction in the number of people entitled to this benefit.more

Southwark has emerged as the UK’s third-highest area for pickpocketing, with nearly 20 out of every 1,000 people falling victim to theft. According to research by security firm Get Licensed, 5,935 pickpocketing incidents were reported in the borough between March 2023 and March 2024.more

The Ministry of Justice is keen to distance this policy from the Home Office's housing of migrants in hotels, which costs the taxpayer millions of pounds a day. Instead, this policy is intended to be used as a last resort - and may not be needed at all.more

British conservative weekly newspaper 'The Spectator', which is the world's oldest continuously published magazine, has been sold to British investor and major shareholder of TV station GB News, Paul Marshall, for £100 million, it was announced yesterday.more

Corkage fees - the charge applied to diners who bring their own wine - are rising as restaurants try to make a profit, industry experts have said. According to trade publication The Drinks Business, the average fee was about £12 to £15 per bottle of still wine opened on site.more

Online platforms have overtaken TV channels as the most popular sources for news in the UK, according to figures described as a “generational shift” in viewing habits.more

With the change of seasons there is a frequently neglected aspect of vehicle safety which warrants our attention. As summer ends and the nights grow cooler, an unexpected danger might be hiding in your vehicle. Yes, it's all about spiders.more

Hundreds of survivors of crime are unaware that their perpetrators will be freed on Tuesday despite requests that this would not happen, the victims’ commissioner has claimed.more

The government’s plan to tackle the hospital backlog in England will fail without a fundamental reform in how services work, health leaders say. Labour aims to increase the number of appointments and operations done each week by 40,000, to help hit the 18-week waiting time target.more