The two-day "Shakespeare & Poland" festival, which aims to promote Polish culture and show Polish-British ties, especially in the works of William Shakespeare and Jan Kochanowski, began yesterday in Stratford-upon-Avon, the English playwright's hometown.more
The highest rated person in the British royal family is the sister of King Charles III, Princess Anne, and the rating of Duchess Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, has fallen to an all-time low, according to the latest YouGov poll.more
With rising mortgage rates, UK banks and building societies will offer more flexibility to those who struggle to repay their loans, Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt announced yesterday after a meeting with the banking industry.more
The Covid-19 pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns have greatly affected the mental condition of young people. Recent research by researchers from several UK universities has shown that there has been a dramatic increase in eating disorders and self-harm among teenage girls.more
Due to a wage agreement with the London Heathrow authorities, the strike of security control workers, announced for 31 days until the end of August, has been called off, the union representing them, Unite, said.more
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the Oyster card on 30 June 2023, TfL has launched a new limited edition Oyster card to celebrate two decades of the iconic smartcard making travel via public transport around London quicker and easier for everyone. more
According to a report by the British Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HEFA) just published, the number of women who decide to freeze their embryos or eggs for future in vitro fertilization has increased sharply in the last two years. According to experts, this is the result of social restrictions related to the pandemic.more
Commuters in the capital will soon be able to use contactless payments at train stations outside London. Thus, they will no longer be forced to buy tickets every time and show them when passing through the gate.more
More than $60 billion in aid for rebuilding Ukraine from war damage was pledged during a two-day conference on this issue that ended on Thursday in London, the British government said in a statement.more
National Crime Agency officers have arrested a man suspected of masterminding the smuggling of thousands of people across the Mediterranean from north Africa into Italy.more
The 75th anniversary of the arrival of the ship "Empiree Windrush", which carried the first large group of immigrants from the Caribbean, was commemorated yesterday in Great Britain, although, as the organizers of the jubilee events themselves admitted, they have a bittersweet taste.more
Healthcare staff will need to switch over to the new NHS web-based system for accessing patient information, including summary care records, by the end of September.more
Supermarkets in other places are deciding to install controversial security gates that prevent customers from leaving the store without first scanning the receipt. A number of Sainsbury's and Morrisons stores in Manchester have already implemented the change, according to the Manchester Evening News, but local press from other regions are also reporting goals.more
A hot weather alert covering most areas of England has been issued for this weekend, with forecasters predicting temperatures will reach more than 30C by Saturday.
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U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said he will not be the next NATO secretary-general. “It’s not going to happen,” Wallace told The Economist in an interview published Wednesday night. more
A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed following a pickaxe attack at Central Middlesex hospital hospital, and one of the victims is in a life-threatening condition, police have said.more
In May this year - for the first time in 62 years - the UK's public debt exceeded 100% of GDP. GDP, the UK statistics office (ONS) announced today. This means that the implementation of another of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's five priorities this year is in doubt.more
On 19th January 2023, Abdul Wahab (aged 35), the child’s stepfather, pleaded guilty to murder and received an automatic life sentence and also pleaded guilty to two counts of Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent. He admitted carrying out multiple serious assaults on Nadia between July and December 2019.more
