A higher proportion of pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs have closed in central London than in most other British cities since the pandemic, according to new research.
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, currently traveling in the United States, met with former British President Donald Trump to "discuss the situation in Ukraine and the critical importance of a Ukrainian victory," Johnson's spokesman said yesterday.more
Plans to abolish fixed-term tenancies in England would "decimate" the student housing market, landlords have warned.
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) said a lack of certainty properties would be available at the start of the academic year could cause "chaos".more
Passengers flying into the UK are facing long delays at passport controls as e-gates across the country have gone down. The issue is affecting people arriving at UK airports, the Home Office said, after the system went down on Friday night.more
If current levels of migration in both countries continue, in 2025. The UK - for the first time since data has existed - will overtake France in terms of population, the i newspaper reported yesterday.more
Weather forecasters have some bad news for fans of traditional British bank holidays, who love desperately barbecuing under an umbrella as rain soaks their flip-flops.
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was concerned that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) might attempt to assassinate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during her visits to the US, according to declassified documents reported in British media today.more
British business is looking for a new "safe haven" to stay in the single and rich EU market and avoid significant bureaucratic burdens. According to the data of the German group Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), Germany is of particular interest to the British.more
It's going to be a busy weekend on public transport coming up! A perfect storm of a good weather forecast and huge road closures due to the RideLondon event this weekend mean services much busier than usual this weekend. more
The group Animal Rising reported yesterday that three of its activists broke into a farm on the Royal Estate of Sandringham in eastern England and abducted three lambs from it in order, they claim, to save them from slaughter. After the action, the activists turned themselves in to the police.more
3,793 illegal immigrants entered the UK in the first three months of this year, down 20 per cent on the same period last year, the UK Home Office reported yesterday.more
Police have arrested a man who yesterday afternoon hit a gate leading to Downing Street in London, where the residence of the British Prime Ministers is located, with his car. No one was injured. The incident is not currently being treated as a terrorist incident, the London Metropolitan Police reported.more
Parcel delivery fraud is “by far” the most common scam faced by the public so far this year, according to Citizens Advice figures.
Almost half of people targeted by scammers (49%) found themselves involved in a malicious parcel delivery scam, with fraudsters attempting to get hold of personal information or bank details.more
The Wee Hub, an enclave of artists and social activists, located in the abandoned former department store of Edinburgh's Leith district - is home to the unique Pianodrome showroom. It offers old but thoroughly renovated pianos previously thrown out of British homes. Each of these instruments can be "adopted" by making a symbolic donation.more
UK net migration rose to a record 606,000 last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Net migration is the difference between the number of people arriving in the UK, and the number leaving.more
Households will be more than £400 a year better off on average from July after the cap on energy bills was slashed following steep falls in wholesale gas and electricity prices.more
Sadiq Khan's new book Breathe: Tackling the Climate Emergency, details his goal to make London a cleaner city. The Mayor of London suffered a minor heart attack while on stage at COP27, he has revealed in his new book.more
Doctors will be required to give patients options including travelling further for healthcare or going to private alternatives as Rishi Sunak tries to fulfil his promise to cut NHS waiting times.more
Helen Holland, who was hit by a police motorcycle from a column escorting Princess Sophie, sister-in-law of King Charles III, died after two weeks in hospital. According to Buckingham Palace, her death deeply saddened the Duchess of Edinburgh.more
Holiday fraudsters conned UK consumers out of more than £15m last year – twice as much as the year before – according to the UK’s scam reporting centre.more
David Cameron said critics of the government’s plan to send small boat migrants to Rwanda should stop the attacks unless they “have a better answer”.
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