One of 14 Challenger 2 tanks donated by Britain to Ukraine has apparently been destroyed in combat, British media reported today. This would be the first time a Challenger 2 has been destroyed as a result of an enemy attack in any conflict.more
A German court has refused to extradite an Albanian man living in that country accused of drug trafficking to the UK because of conditions in British prisons, "The Guardian" reported today, adding that it was likely the first such case.more
A crisis is brewing in Britain over unsafe school buildings threatening to collapse. Yesterday, Education Minister Gillian Keegan admitted that there could be hundreds of such schools.more
Tourists are being charged almost £42 a mile for short pedicab rides through central London.
Westminster City Council say rogue drivers rip off visitors by demanding almost 2,757 per cent more than if they took a bus.more
A clear majority of Britons support maintaining the monarchy and believe that King Charles III is fulfilling his duties well, according to a YouGov poll published on Monday, four days before the first anniversary of the death of Elizabeth II.more
UK food inflation has been slowing down month-on-month, but it still remains stubbornly high with shoppers yet to feel a substantial difference.
British Retail Consortium (BRC) data suggests it dropped to 11.5% in August from 13.1% in July and 17.4% in June, suggesting there is some light at the end of the tunnel.more
Temperatures in London are set to reach a sweltering 30C this week - as a heatwave sweeps the UK just as pupils return to classrooms for the start of the new school year.more
Britain's busiest railway stations with the highest rates of cancelled trains this year have been revealed.
As of 31 July, Huddersfield has had more than 5,500 scheduled trains cancelled - the highest rate at 13%.
BBC analysis of National Rail data also shows that almost half of the trains that ran across Britain were at least one minute late.more
Coronavirus testing and monitoring are set to be scaled up for the winter, the UK’s public health agency has said, as pressures on the health service are expected to rise in the coming months.more
More than one in five children in England are frequently missing school, data shows, in a sign attendance is still struggling to get back to pre-pandemic levels.
The children's commissioner said some children play truant while others experience anxiety or have educational needs so find it easier at home. more
In a church in the English countryside, historian Edward Spencer Dyas found the graves of the Templars. This is one of the most momentous discoveries regarding this mysterious order in Great Britain. It is possible that the village church in small Enville was much more important in the Middle Ages than previously thought.more
872 illegal immigrants on 15 boats entered Britain across the English Channel on Saturday, the highest daily number since the beginning of this year, the British Home Office said.more
A computer server supplier which counts one of the world's largest scientific experiments as a major client has moved to Coventry and is eyeing growth.
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Hackers targeted the database of a firm which handles the security for some of Britain's most secretive sites - including a nuclear submarine base and a chemical weapon lab, writes "the Mirror".more
France and Britain betrayed Poland in 1939 because they had no plan to come to its aid, taking a defensive position on the Western Front. They declared war on Hitler on September 3, not to defend Poland, but to stop Hitler's pursuit of world domination - explains British historian Prof. Frank McDonough.more
Almost half of Britons, as many as 49%, are opposed to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveling by military plane or helicopter, according to a survey conducted this week by the research company Redfield and Wilton Strategies.more
There are new rules on student loans, immigration, baby seats, rubbish disposal and cryptocurrency. A number of rule changes are coming into force in September with updates to how you get benefits or contact the Department for Work and Pensions - and we could get more detail on the next £300 cost of living payment. The Government announced that the next payment to help people with paying bills woumore
Mohamed Al Fayed, the former Harrods boss whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, has died aged 94. Born in Egypt, he built a business empire in the Middle East before moving to the UK in the 1970s.more
