Train passengers are facing another six months of potential strikes, after members of the RMT union voted for further industrial action. The dispute with rail companies has been going on for nearly 18 months more

A 480-year-old sweet chestnut that has withstood storms, firewood collectors and, increasingly, parties and picnics beneath its boughs has been crowned tree of the year. more

The UK is home to the top three most overpriced tourist attractions in the world, according to new research. Coming in at number one is a place dedicated to one of the UK’s biggest cultural exports. The Warner Bros Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter lets fans indulge in the wizarding world and see all the biggest sets from all the films.more

The UK has finally seen its first glimpses of wintry weather this week, as temperatures drop.more

Almost one million Londoners are claiming Universal Credit, according to latest data from the Department for Work and Pensions. more

Acid attacks have risen in London by 45% in a year, Met Police data revealed. The force recorded 107 of such attacks in 2022, up from 74 in 2021, a Freedom of Information request stated.more

Netflix announced its global crackdown on password sharing was working and unveiled plans to increase prices as it announced its latest quarterly results on Wednesday. more

The Metropolitan Police plans to use facial recognition technology going forward to try to identify and arrest London's most prolific shoplifters. more

Amazon has announced it will start using drones to deliver parcels in the UK in under an hour. more

A record number of more than one million food parcels are expected to be distributed during the coming winter by The Trussell Truss charity, which supports more than 1,300 food banks in the UK.more

The first group of illegal immigrants, who had to be evacuated after only a few days' stay due to legionella bacteria, are likely to return today to the "Bibby Stockholm" barge, moored in the port of Portland in southern England - and causing great controversy.more

Under-18s are coming from England to Wales for Botox as there is no law preventing it, campaigners have said. Cosmetic Botox and lip fillers for under-18s were banned in England in 2021, but no such law exists in Wales.more

For the first time in almost two years, the average increase in basic wages in the UK was faster than the rate of inflation, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.more

England’s biggest cities outside London should introduce some form of congestion charge to reduce car traffic and boost their economies, according to the National Infrastructure Commission.more

GCSEs in Italian and Polish are to be assessed digitally in England from 2026, with plans to move at least one large-entry subject such as English to partial digital assessment by the end of the decade, a major exam board has announced.more

British counterintelligence agents are "focusing with particular intensity" on the growing risk of terrorist attacks in the country following events in the Middle East, MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said.more

Passengers were left stranded in Tenerife after their holiday flight back to Gatwick was cancelled because someone ‘defecated’ on the toilet floor.more

Possessing laughing gas will be made illegal in three weeks, with those who repeatedly misuse the drug facing up to two years in prison. And dealers of nitrous oxide will face up to 14 years behind bars, the Home Office said.more

Phone companies are to meet London's mayor and the Met Police commissioner to discuss how smartphones can be designed to make them harder to steal.more

Scotland will issue its own bonds for the first time in history, helping to demonstrate its financial credibility on the road to independence, announced the First Minister (Prime Minister) and leader of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP), Humza Yousaf.more

The UK-based group Palestine Action is urging supporters to break windows and break into companies suspected of supplying arms to Israel, and has even published instructions on how to do so and how not to get caught, the "Daily Telegraph" reported yesterday.more

Central London has "chronic issues" with street clutter, making it a worse place to live, visit and work in, a think tank has warned. more

Sponsorship arrangements for more than 130,000 Ukrainians who fled to UK are due to end next March.more

More than 600,000 British drivers face disqualification with “one touch of their phone”, a road safety charity has warned. more

Widespread disruption forecast with people in parts of Scotland urged to prepare for potential flooding.more