British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last night as the anniversary of the Russian invasion approached and assured him of continued assistance, both now and in the future, Downing Street reported.more

Dangerous plug-in heaters are being sold online - taking advantage of those trying to stay warm despite surging energy bills, Which? says. more

London Underground drivers are to strike on March 15 – Budget Day – in a dispute over pensions and working arrangements, their union Aslef announced.more

An off-duty Northern Irish police officer was shot at a sports complex in Omagh in western Northern Ireland last night. He was taken to hospital; his condition is unknown at this time.more

Roger Moorhouse's book about the Ładoś Group - Polish diplomats in Switzerland who saved Jews from the Holocaust during World War II - will be published in Great Britain in August. A British historian has revealed the title and unveiled the cover of the book.more

The latest peer-reviewed air pollution report commissioned by the Mayor of London proves unequivocally that the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is working. Air quality in the British capital has dramatically improved.more

The Met Office has issued an update on the possibility of a Beast from the East freeze hitting the UK at the start of March as weather maps show temperatures could plunge to -10Cmore

New state pension rates are set to come into force on April 6, 2023. The new state pension was first announced in April 2016, with transitional agreements in place that are set to end on April 5, 2023.more

Criminal investigators from the provincial headquarters in Katowice, at the request of British uniformed officers, explained the circumstances of the disappearance of a Pole in 2021 in the English town of Slough. The Silesian police confirmed that he was the victim of a homicide. His body has not yet been found.more

Shamima Begum, who in 2015, at the age of 15, left London for Syria to join a terrorist organization - the so-called of the Islamic State - lost the appeal regarding the withdrawal of her British citizenship, which means that she will not be able to return to the UK.more

The Chesterford Group's CEO says many prices are stabilising but there are additional costs still feeding through that are yet to be felt by customers seeking out the nation's favourite takeaway dish.more

"The Second One" - this is the title of the Polish edition of Prince Harry's autobiography "Spade", which hit the bookstores today. The book had its world premiere on January 10 and sold 1.4 million copies on the first day, thanks to which it entered the Guinness Book of Records as the fastest-selling publication in history.more

The US embassy in London was briefly evacuated this morning because of a suspicious package outside the building. After several minutes, the alert was canceled.more

Wizz Air has been named the worst short-haul airline by UK passengers. Travellers surveyed by consumer group Which? gave the Hungary-based carrier one star out of five for boarding experience, cabin environment and seat comfort.more

The most dangerous domestic abusers will be put on the violent and sex offender register, ministers have said. more

The UK government saw a surprise surplus in its finances in January despite "substantial spending" to help with energy bills and EU payments. more

Between 40 and 60 wildcats are to be released in Devon and Cornwall woodlands next year. This is England's first reintroduction programme for these once common wild cats since they were completely exterminated 500 years ago.more

Faye Johnson-Smith thought it was too good to be true when her boss said she could have every Wednesday off without a cut in her pay. more

A new sleeper train will enable passengers to travel from London to Berlin in 16 hours. more

The British have secretly returned to the Cambodian authorities a huge collection of looted Angkorian jewels, some of which date back as far as the seventh century. The treasure is to be displayed in the national museum in Phnom Penh.more

Ambulance patients in England and Wales died amid delays of up to 16 hours for paramedics to arrive last year, newly released figures show. more

Britain's biggest grocer Tesco has agreed to increase its workers' wages by 7%, marking their third pay rise in just 10 months. more

A huge controversy has been sparked in the UK by a new edition of Roald Dahl's very popular children's books in this country, from which almost all references to physical appearance have been removed, the gender of some of the characters has been changed or they have been recast as gender-neutral.more

Shoppers are facing weeks of fruit and vegetable shortages in supermarkets across the UK due to poor weather in Spain and northern Africa. more

The Foreign Office yesterday summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Iranian embassy in London following threats against journalists living in the UK, and sanctioned a further eight Iranian officials.more