A piece of street art appeared in central London this week, and has sparked rumours it could be a new Banksy.
The spraypainted black-and-white work features a robotic arm writing the words “another world is possible”, as three people attempt to drag it away using ropes.more
Poland and other Eastern European countries were right to warn against Russia from the beginning; if the West had listened to those warnings we probably wouldn't be in the situation we are in, believes James Nixey, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more
Burger King has revealed plans to open more than 60 new restaurants across the UK over the next two years.
It came as the fast-food chain, which currently runs 553 UK restaurants, revealed higher sales but a slump in profits for the past year.more
Voting in the elections to the Polish Sejm and Senate and in the national referendum began today in a record number of 77 districts across the UK. More than 160,000 Poles have registered to vote, which is also a record.more
Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in support of the Palestinians yesterday in several British cities, including London and Manchester. Seven people were arrested in London.more
There has been a "huge increase" in anti-Semitic incidents and offenses in London over the past two weeks, London's Metropolitan Police said yesterday. Hamas's surprise attack on Israel has increased social tensions across the country.more
Biologists from the Scottish Plant Institute have managed to breed genetically modified chickens that have increased resistance to bird flu. Scientists predict that within three years it will be possible to develop modifications that will provide birds with full immunity to this extremely contagious disease.more
People travelling from the UK to popular Spanish destinations Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and/or Fuerteventura are being warned as their plans could be heavily disrupted.
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Yorkshire’s smallest city is nigh-on perfect: medieval cathedral, large market place, wonky narrow streets, independent shops, an architectural mix, courteous traffic, and three rivers looping around its edges.
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Tuberculosis cases in London have reached the highest level in years, data shows, as experts warned that the world is “losing the battle” to eliminate the virus.more
Poles are more sensitive than ever to the dangers of uncontrolled multiculturalism, and the UK can learn from Poland's rejection of illegal migration and globalisation, this newspaper's columnist Steven Edginton writes in the 'Daily Telegraph' today.more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the transfer of an additional 3 million pounds to provide protection to Jewish schools and synagogues in the country. This comes in response to a four-fold increase in anti-Semitic incidents since Hamas' attack on Israel on Saturday.more
Britain will send two navy ships to the eastern Mediterranean and start surveillance flights over Israel to support the country after the Hamas attacks, The Times reported.more
In the UK, a public consultation on banning the sale of cigarettes and tobacco to people born after 1 January 2009, even when they reach the age of majority, and restricting the availability of electronic cigarettes began yesterday.more
The UK is set for much colder than average conditions, which the Met Office warns might come as a "shock" for people in some areas following an unseasonably warm start to October.
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Living in a privately rented home is linked to more rapid biological ageing, according to researchers who tested DNA and found the tenure is associated with twice the ageing effect of obesity and half that of smoking.more
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the UK has more than quadrupled since the Palestinian Hamas attack on Israel, a charity that helps Jews in the UK reported today.more
The UK is arranging evacuation flights for its citizens who want to leave Israel in the wake of attacks carried out by Palestinian Hamas, the British Foreign Office announced today. Until now, the British government has ruled out this possibility.more
Waving a Palestinian flag or singing a chant advocating freedom for Arabs in the region may be a criminal offence, Suella Braverman has told senior police officers.
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In 2022, 74% of the 5.47 million small businesses registered in the UK employed no one other than the owner. What are the barriers and what are the opportunities for Polish entrepreneurs in Great Britain? What market niches are emerging and how to organize customer acquisition strategies in the UK?more
Europe's oldest student newspaper has been saved thanks to a fundraiser. Three thousand pounds was enough to save the biweekly newspaper The Student, founded 136 years ago by the author of Treasure Island, the Guardian newspaper website reported.more
