The UK rail strikes, which have dragged on for almost a year, are costing the economy more than £5.5 billion, estimates the London-based think tank Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). Another protest, the third this week, took place yesterday.more

Trzydziestu jeden aktywistów grupy Animal Rising aresztowano wczoraj przed i w czasie Epsom Derby, jednego z najważniejszych wyścigów konnych w Wielkiej Brytanii. Wbrew zapowiedziom, aktywistom nie udało się jednak uniemożliwić przeprowadzenie zawodów.more

The rising cost of living is causing Britons to read more and more books, forgoing more expensive leisure activities, report 'The Times' and 'The Guardian'. This has resulted in, among other things, the highest number of independent bookshops in 10 years.more

Stealing expensive watches and selling them on the black market has become a more lucrative crime in the UK than drug trafficking, a leading watch expert told Sky News yesterday.more

Harrow has been recognised for its exceptional quality of life in recent results published by the London Vitality Index.more

The Mayor announced on Thursday that thousands more families and businesses will be able to benefit from the Ulez scrappage scheme more

Lloyds has announced the closure of 53 more branches in the latest blow to the high street. It takes the number of branches that have been shut or earmarked for closure so far this year across the industry to more than 500.more

"Rzeczpospolita" informs about the case of a Polish woman from Great Britain, whose operation the National Health Fund did not want to finance. The case was settled in court, and the judgment gives a clear idea of when and in which case you can use the EHIC.more

The Polish Pavilion prepared by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute was awarded a medal at the opening of the London Design Biennale, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture in Poland Piotr Gliński announced today. He congratulated the curatorial team and the IAM.more

More than 20,000 rail workers in England have begun a 24-hour strike that will cancel half of the services on affected lines as part of a long-running dispute with train operators over jobs, pay and conditions.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak emphasized that "Ukraine's rightful place is in NATO" and assured that his country will support Ukraine not only now, but also in the coming years.more

A fire extinguished yesterday in a mountainous area of northern Scotland may have been the largest ever recorded in the UK, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said. According to preliminary estimates, the fire consumed 80 square kilometers of thickets and forests.more

Acigar smoked by Sir Winston Churchill nearly 80 years ago has been found in a glass jar and is set to be sold at auction. The wartime leader gave a half-smoked cigar to Hugh Stonehewer-Bird, consul general in Rabat, Morocco between 1943 and 1945, following a dinner party he hosted for the wartime British prime minister on August 29 1944.more

There are now more non-EU than EU workers in a number of sectors that were previously reliant on European citizens, demonstrating the Brexit effect and the impact of international events on immigration patterns. more

The Government must stop cutting public budgets if England is to adapt to extreme heat, researchers have said.more

In Telford, in mid-west England, a group of teenagers attacked a Polish national with a golf club, resulting in him being admitted to hospital, and taunted his 10-year-old son, who witnessed the attack, West Mercia Regional Police reported yesterday.more

Pride month is here, and following the movement's 50th anniversary in 2022 you can expect even more fabulous celebrations this year, culminating in the annual parade through central London on Saturday, July 1.more

Steaks and cheese are being fitted with security tags and coffee replaced with dummy jars, as supermarkets battle to curb a rise in shoplifting. more

More than one million NHS staff in England will start to receive increased salaries and one-off payments from today. more

A London court yesterday sentenced the perpetrator of the brutal murder of 21-year-old Polish student Ania Jędrkowiak to life imprisonment without the possibility of seeking parole before the age of 29.more

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will argue at the European Political Community summit in Moldova that border security must be Europe's priority and announce further financial assistance for Moldova, struggling to cope with the effects of the war in Ukraine, his office reported last night.more

Canary Wharf’s credit rating has been downgraded as London companies struggle to draw white collar workers back to the office full-time. Moody’s warned that the office district faced a “difficult operating and funding environment” as it cut its outlook for Canary Wharf Group.more

Households with prepayment meters are being urged to make sure they have cashed in all their energy vouchers before the end of June. The government says that while more than four in five vouchers have been used, £130m is still available.more

Parents on universal credit will be able claim hundreds of pounds more to cover childcare costs from the end of June, the government has announced. The government will allow parents on the benefit to claim back £951 for childcare costs for one and £1,630 for two or more children - a 47% increase.more

Five men who illegally broadcast Premier League games to tens of thousands of people have been jailed at Derby court. The practice, which lasted several years, brought in profits of over £7 million, the BBC reported.more