The heir to the British throne, Prince William, and his wife, Duchess Kate, attended the International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration in London yesterday and met with survivors, local media reported.more

WH Smith has told the BBC the post offices within its shops will remain should the sale of its High Street business go ahead. The retailer issued the statement following questions over the future of the 195 post offices within its stores.more

Looking for some great food in spectacular surroundings? You're in luck as one of the most historic cities in the UK has been named as one of the 10 best places to eat and explore in the whole of the world by a prestigious guide. The Michelin Guide, which lists the very best restaurants across the world, has revealed its list of the 10 most exciting places for foodies across the globe.more

The UK government will publish an immigration white paper later this year including a review of visas to entice more high-skilled workers as part of its push to kickstart growth, Rachel Reeves has announced.more

A quarter of people in England experienced poor NHS care over the last year but fewer than one in 10 of them complained about it, a report by the patient watchdog has revealed.more

UK pay growth rose in November despite evidence of employers cutting jobs after Rachel Reeves’s tax-raising budget, underlining a dilemma for the Bank of England as it considers cutting interest rates next month.more

The number of households waiting for social housing from London council hit an 11-year high last year, figures show. A councils' group has called for more social housing to be built amid a growing national shortage of social homes.more

Two hundred UK companies have signed up for a permanent four-day working week for all their employees with no loss of pay, in the latest landmark in the campaign to reinvent Britain’s working week.more

Pharmacy leaders have issued a fresh warning over the online sale of weight-loss jabs insisting there is still a risk to patient safety.more

Yellow warnings for wind and heavy rain have been issued for parts of the UK as a new storm arrives in the wake of Éowyn. The Met Office says Storm Herminia, which first hit parts of Spain and France, brings with it the possibility of injuries and "danger to life". Storm Éowyn left two people dead after hitting the UK and the Republic of Ireland last week.more

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is set to hire 5,000 additional tax inspectors as part of a major clampdown on small businesses and their owners. The expansion, revealed in the HMRC Customer Service & Accounts report published yesterday, aims to secure £6.5billion in additional revenue by 2029/30.more

The ten cities with the mouldiest and dampest homes in the UK have been revealed — with a quarter of homes in the top spot "in appalling conditions". Top of the unwelcome list is Plymouth, with 25% of homes in the port city dealing with mould and damp, leaving them exposed to severe health problems.more

For years there has been debate about a mythical creature inhabiting Scotland's Loch Ness Lake. The monster's existence has never been officially confirmed, which has not stopped speculation fueled by blurry photographs. Its myth is now being dissected by Oxford University professor Tim Coulson, who gives arguments that the mysterious animal does not exist.more

In 2024, the average tenant in the UK paid nearly £10,000 in rent, with tenants in London facing costs upwards of £15,000. One in 10 renters (11%) spent more than two-thirds of their take-home pay on housing.more

Sir Paul McCartney has told the BBC proposed changes to copyright law could allow "rip off" technology that might make it impossible for musicians and artists to make a living.more

The British Museum in London today announced the closure of part of its exhibitions due to the lockdown of its IT systems by a former subcontractor who was arrested by the police.more

The number of children and young people in England with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria recorded by a GP has risen fiftyfold over 10 years, researchers have found, though numbers are still relatively small.more

Almost 600 animals were stolen across London in a one-year period up to February 2024 with more than 110 of them stolen in Hounslow, latest police data has shown. Stats obtained from the Metropolitan Police have shown that 597 animals were illegally taken in the 12 months from March 2023 – down from the 1,650 logged in 2022-23. more

London’s 33 borough councils are starting to reveal how much their council tax bills will rise from April. Most are expected to agree a near five per cent rise in demands, according to draft budget planning documents. Councils that have already indicated such plans include Greenwich, Islington and Tower Hamlets.more

There has been a record jump in the number of UK businesses in critical financial distress, according to insolvency specialists. Businesses in the most distress include those in hospitality, leisure and retail, but the construction industry is also facing challenges.more

Sainsbury's has announced it will cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts down its remaining cafés and closes its patisserie and pizza counters. The supermarket says the move will "simplify the business", adding that most Sainsbury's shoppers "do not use the cafés regularly".more

HMRC has denied running a "deliberately poor" phone service in an attempt to push taxpayers to seek help online instead. Nearly 44,000 customers were cut off without warning after being on hold for more than an hour last year, a report by a committee of MPs has found.more

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years for the "sadistic" murders of three young girls in an attack described as "shocking" and "pure evil". Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, died while eight other children and two adults – dance class leader Leanne Lucas and businessman Jonathan Hayes – were seriously wounded.more

The UK government has ‘no current plans’ to join the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention (PEM), EU Relations Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds announced, as quoted by the media yesterday. This possibility had been mentioned by EU Trade Commissioner Marosz Szefczovicz.more

The Silvertown Tunnel, London’s newest Thames crossing and the city’s first new sub-river road tunnel in three decades, has been in the works since way back in 2012. After well over a decade, it’s been revealed that it’ll open on April 7, connecting Newham and Greenwich Peninsula.more