On February 15, readers will receive another book dedicated to the British royal family. According to the announcement, the book 'Me and My Mother', written by royal biographer Ingrid Seward, is to be a true portrait of the relationship between Elizabeth II and her son, today King Charles III. Shortly before the premiere, the British press published some more interesting fragments.more

Eight million households on means-tested benefits will receive their final cost of living payment to help with high food and energy bills from Tuesday. The £299 payment, the last of three instalments that totalled £900, will go directly into people’s bank accounts between now and 22 February, without the need to apply. It is part of the government’s £104bn cost of living support package.more

The Treasury’s independent forecaster is to review the axeing of tax-free shopping for tourists, raising the possibility that a decision that leisure companies and retailers have blasted for deterring visitors and losing the UK billions in sales could be reversed.more

Britain’s rate of unemployment was lower than first thought in the three months to November, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said changes to the way that it gathers information on the UK labour force has seen it revise the unemployment rate down to 3.9% for the quarter, from the 4.2% previous estimate.more

Duke touches down at Heathrow while Meghan remains in flood-hit California with their children - as experts urge him to heal family rift as his father is treated for cancer, writes Daily Mail.more

The Prime Ministers of Great Britain and Ireland, Rishi Sunak and Leo Varadkar, emphasized yesterday that the priority for Northern Ireland must now be the efficient management of current affairs, and not thinking about constitutional changes, i.e. unification with Ireland.more

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed - it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate.more

Asda says it plans to open 110 convenience stores this month as it aims to become the second-biggest grocery retailer in the UK. The supermarket will only actually open one new site, and will convert 109 shops it bought from the Co-op and EG Group to its Asda Express brand.more

A fifth of post offices in the UK will stop selling lottery tickets and scratchcards, its operator has said. Last year, the Post Office ended its group contract with the National Lottery, giving branches a choice on whether to stock the products. Allwyn, which took over running the lottery days ago, said reasons ranged from religious beliefs to low sales.more

Around half of British workers do not earn the salary required to bring partners from overseas to the UK under new Home Office family visa changes, research suggests.more

Months after announcing adverts would soon appear on its platform, Amazon Prime Video, the day has arrived. In the US, ads arrived on January 29, but on Amazon.co.uk, we got an extra, blissful week of uninterrupted streaming on this side of the pond.more

A man wants to cheer Britain up by changing the ‘leap day’ on February 29 to June 31 – so we get an extra day of summer. Chris Snowdon, 47, first had the idea last year when he realised leap day being on February 29 is ‘arbitrary’.more

Iran used accounts held at the banks in the UK to covertly move money around the world as part of a sanctions-evasion scheme backed by Iran's intelligence services. Lloyds and Santander UK provided accounts to British front companies secretly owned by a sanctioned Iranian petrochemicals company based in London, according to documents seen by the FT.more

Millions of barrels of fuel made from Russian oil are still being imported to the UK despite sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine, research claims. A so-called "loophole" means Russian crude is refined in countries such as India and the products sold to the UK.more

The UK’s ability to fight an all-out war would be marred by the armed forces’ capability, stockpile shortages and a recruitment crisis, MPs have been told. The Commons defence committee heard that the “hollowing out” of the armed forces since 2010 had undermined the UK’s war fighting resilience, and the army would exhaust its capabilities “after the first couple of months” in a peer-on-peer war.more

Essex Police said the force was "working with experts" to establish the breed of the dogs and urged the public not to speculate as the daughter of the victim said they were XL bullies . It comes just days after an XL bully ban came into force.more

One of the UK’s two state-of-the-art aircraft carriers will not take part in the largest Nato exercise in Europe since the cold war after last-minute checks identified a problem with its propeller.more

Protesters climbing on war memorials could face up to three months in prison under plans being proposed by Home Secretary James Cleverly. Last year No 10 said it would look into giving police new powers after a group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators scaled London's Royal Artillery Memorial.more

A £1,000 cash incentive and a campaign to raise the profile of childcare workers in England are part of government plans to recruit more staff. Thousands of extra nursery workers and childminders are needed, as the expansion of funded hours begins. More than 100,000 working parents of two-year olds have already registered for the April rollout, according to the Department for Education (DfE).more

A parking charge for sports utility vehicles may be introduced in London, Sadiq Khan has indicated, saying he will monitor the effectiveness of Paris’s plan to triple levies for the vehicles if it comes into effect.more

Michelle O'Neill from the republican Sinn Fein party became the First Minister (Prime Minister) of Northern Ireland yesterday. It has never happened before that a politician from a party seeking the unification of Ireland has become the head of the government of this province.more

Yesterday, for the eighth time, a demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinians took place on the streets of London. The police reported that at the peak, approximately 20,000 people took part in it.more

A raft of more than 80 upgrades to make the capital’s Tube and bus network more accessible has been announced by Transport for London (TfL). more

Water companies are forecasting an above-inflation rise in average household bills in April, drawing criticism from campaigners. The average annual water and sewerage bill is expected to rise by 6% in England and Wales, up £27 to £473, says suppliers' trade body Water UK. In Scotland, water and waste charges will go up by 8.8%, a rise of £36.more

Brianna Ghey's killers have been given life sentences for her "brutal, planned and sadistic" murder. Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe murdered the 16-year-old in a park in Cheshire in February 2023.more