Patients will soon be able to use the NHS app to opt for private hospital treatment in an effort to cut waiting times, according to a report.more

Criminals are getting smarter at targeting victims to gain access to banking apps on mobile phones, a senior UK fraud officer has said. Detective Superintendent John Roch says the technology behind the apps is secure but criminals are getting better at exploiting human behaviour.more

Price increases at Costa have sent certain coffee options soaring past the £6 a cup mark, a Sunday Express investigation has found. more

More than one million people have signed a petition calling for the Metropolitan Police to be held “criminally accountable” after two dogs were shot dead by officers in east London.more

London hospitality workers have seen some of the highest pay rises in the country, new data shows, as pubs, hotels and restaurants battle to attract and retain talent in the face of staff shortages and soaring costs.more

In an ironic twist, agents report that the opening of the Elizabeth line has made commutes harder for priced-out renters forced to move further away from stations.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who attends the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, has identified China as the biggest challenge to global security, Politico reported yesterday.more

London is set to experience a string of gloriously sunner weather very soon. According to BBC Weather, London is going to see 11 days straight of great weather, with thermostats hitting a maximum of 23C.more

Nationwide says it hopes to replicate the move annually under new ‘Fairer Share’ scheme.more

Supermarket chain Asda is considering whether to cut the pay of 7,000 staff in the south east of England to bring it in line with its other stores. Staff at 39 stores outside the M25 have been paid more for decades to offset a higher cost of living closer to London.more

The garden will be open on three dates in June, and guests will be provided with a free Sainsbury’s food hamper,more

Best of Poland, a new importer and distributor for Polish branded food and drink products, has secured exclusive distribution rights for Black Energy – the leading energy drink brand in Poland, which has been available in the UK for the last three years. more

The UK public are now among the least likely internationally to believe in God, following a long-term decline in belief since the 1980s, according to new study by the Policy Institute at King’s College London. more

The rising cost of living has seen prices increase across the board in the UK.more

In 2019 - the last year for data before COVID - 373 incidents of "air rage" were reported. In 2022 this number nearly tripled. MPs are set to debate whether to change the law in order to address the problem. more

The UK will work with the US, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark to provide Ukraine with the air force capabilities the country needs, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said yesterday, referring to building an international coalition to deliver F-16 multi-role aircraft to Kiev.more

UK has announced a new package of economic sanctions on Russia. Eighty-six individuals and companies have been covered, Sky News reported yesterday.more

The Polish Saturday School in Welwyn Garden City has been an integral part of the local community. more

The party goods business started by the Princess of Wales's mother has been sold after falling into administration. more

The UK is set to bask in warm, sunny weather this weekend before temperatures are expected to rocket to 35C highs as an ‘African plume’ is forecast for the end of May.more

Rishi Sunak says legal migration to the UK is "too high" but has refused to put a precise figure on acceptable levels of people coming to the UK.more

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Duchess Meghan are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary today. A wedding that turned out to be one of the most important moments in the modern history of the British royal family, although for different reasons than expected.more

Telecoms giant BT is to shed up to 55,000 jobs by the end of the decade, mostly in the UK, as it cuts costs. more

The UK will ban the import of Russian diamonds and copper, aluminum and nickel from Russia, the British government announced Thursday night into Friday, ahead of the start of the G7 summit in Japan.more

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and related events cost the government an estimated £162m, the Treasury has said. The state funeral, held on 19 September 2022, followed a period of national mourning.more