Delays at Dover have cleared, with port authorities saying traffic is flowing as normal after days of disruption. The situation was "all clear" from 00:30 on Monday morning, a port spokesperson confirmed to the BBC.more
It is Poland, not Great Britain, that is now the land of opportunities in Europe, reports The Sunday Times in an extensive report about Poles who left to work in Great Britain and are now returning to their country or are considering it.more
Suella Braverman has insisted Rwanda is a safe country for migrants, despite evidence that 12 Congolese refugees were shot dead by police there in 2018.more
Three British nationals have been held since January by the Taliban secret police in Afghanistan, the British Foreign Office said, adding that it was seeking consular contact with them.more
The ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) fared very poorly in the first poll after Humza Yousaf became its leader - if the Scottish Parliament elections were held now, the SNP would be in danger of losing power.more
On May 6 this year, the coronation ceremony of King Charles III will take place. Two days before this event, a new book about the adventures of Agent 007 "On His Majesty's Secret Service" will hit the shelves of bookstores. It will count 144 pages, and its author - Charlie Higson - has already written five novels about the adventures of young James Bond.more
The BBC is set to swap 1,000 hours of original programming of new television shows, in a bid to save money, leading to more repeats likely being aired instead.
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A critical incident has been declared at Dover, as car and coach passengers face lengthy delays due to long border processing times and bad weather. P&O Ferries reported coach delays of three hours this morning - and people in cars said they too were stuck. Some coaches, including for school trips, had to wait at the port overnight and around 400 more were expected to arrive today.more
Martin Lewis warns anyone with a driving licence to pay £14 now to avoid a £1,000 fine. More than two million people in the UK have an out-of-date driving licence, according to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
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An average of nearly 825 times a day, water companies in England discharged untreated sewage into rivers and the sea last year, the government's Environment Agency (EA), which is responsible for protecting England's environment, said yesterday.more
Amazon workers in Coventry - the first in the UK to strike - are to take a further six days of industrial action in a continuing dispute over pay. Strikes by GMB union members will be from 16 to 18 April and 21 to 23 April. It follows action earlier this year.more
Around 1.7 million workers will get a “significant” pay boost when the national minimum wage (NLW) increases from Saturday – but food price inflation continues to outstrip rises in earnings during the cost of living crisis.more
Private investigators have provided new and "compelling" evidence of illegal work for the Mail newspapers, the Duke of Sussex's barrister told a court. The privacy case centres on allegations of widespread illegality commissioned by journalists in the 1990s and 2000s.more
A criminal investigation is under way into allegations that a rogue meat supplier falsely labelled huge quantities of foreign pork as British. The Food Standards Agency is also looking into claims that the firm also mixed rotten pork with fresh meat. more
Staff at a quarter of fire and rescue services in England have reported alleged racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour in their ranks in the past five years, inspectors say.
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