Another, this time spring vaccination against COVID-19 should be offered to people aged at least 75, emphasize British scientists from the government's Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. It is supposed to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the summer.more
Britain announced on Wednesday it was opening a base for its commandos in Norway's far north to bolster NATO's capabilities in the Arctic amid heightened threats following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.more
The BBC says it is having a "frank conversation" with Gary Lineker after the Match of the Day host tweeted critically about the government's asylum policy. Lineker said the language in which the plan was set out was "not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s".more
Scotland has become the first country in the world to stop its hospitals using the anaesthetic desflurane because of the threat it poses to the environment.more
After a chilly week that his seen temperatures reach near to 0C and London hit with a blanket of snowfall on Wednesday (March 8), conditions in the capital are set to rebound dramatically at the start of next week.
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Business leaders say frayed relations with the EU are costing the British economy, as suppliers in the bloc grow more cautious about doing business with post-Brexit Britain.more
Half a million more working women are paid below the real living wage than their male counterparts, according to data from the Living Wage Foundation. It says women have been harder hit by the cost of living crisis because they tend to earn less.more
Flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and City have been disrupted as the UK grapples with snowy conditions. The situation looks likely to worsen as the Met Office warns that Britain can expect more snow.
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Sausage roll maker Greggs has said there is a “clear opportunity” to have “significantly more than 3,000 UK shops” as a surge in sales helps fuel its rapid expansion.more
Latest weather updates as temperatures are expected to plunge as low as -15C and yellow warnings are issued for large swathes of the UK - with "significant snow" expected in parts and roads, trains and buses set to be affected.more
Britain’s youngest bus driver has taken to the roads after passing his test at the age of 18. Luke Brown is now a qualified driver for National Express in Coventry, saying he "loves everything about driving".more
Annual house price growth stood at 2.1% in February for the third month in a row, according to an index. Across the UK, property values increased by 1.1% month on month in February, accelerating from 0.2% growth in January, Halifax said.more
EasyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 have warned passengers of delays amid strikes in France. Industrial strike action will start this afternoon across airports in France. They will continue until Friday, March 10. more
Britain’s power plants have been told to generate more electricity and emergency coal generators have been warmed up to help guard against the risk of blackouts this evening.more
Commuters are facing fresh travel chaos over Easter after rail workers and Tube drivers voted to stage further strikes over next month and April amid an ongoing row over pay.more
The UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, said the British army was '15 years behind its peer groups' while speaking at a conference hosted by ConservativeHome on Monday. Wallace said that although the army had unlocked new investment before the Ukraine war, the outbreak of the conflict had set back plans to modernise it.more
More than 3,000 illegal migrants have entered the UK via the English Channel since the beginning of the year, more than double the number in the same period last year, GB News reported on Monday.more
Some of the UK's biggest supermarkets are limiting sales of tomatoes and other salad items. The government says the shortages, which are expected to last for several weeks, have been "predominantly caused by poor weather in Spain and North Africa where they are produced".more
