It's just under three months until King Charles's coronation and – following weeks of rancour and negative headlines – the monarchy seems to have settled back into its normal routine.
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A meeting between Polish President Andrzej Duda and UK King Charles III took place at Buckingham Palace this afternoon. One of the main topics of conversation was humanitarian aid issues.more
A former British Embassy security officer in Berlin who spied for Russia was today sentenced to 13 years and two months in prison by a London court.more
Poland has been the most committed and most robust of all Nato members in providing aid to Ukraine; in the face of an escalating war, it is an example that others should follow, writes the British newspaper The Times in an editorial commentary today.more
Storm Otto has brought severe travel disruption to the UK on Friday with planes unable to land and flights cancelled at Leeds Bradford Airport and lorries overturned on due to high winds.
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UK counter-terrorism police are increasingly dealing with threats emanating from hostile states such as China, Russia and Iran, Matt Jukes, head of special operations at London's Metropolitan Police, announced yesterday.more
During his visit to London, President Andrzej Duda laid a wreath at the Polish Air Force Memorial. Then he met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The main topic of conversation was the Russian invasion of Ukraine.more
The UK’s annual inflation rate fell in January, continuing a decline to 10.1% from a peak of 11.1% in October. But households remain under pressure as prices continue to rise for a wide range of goods and services. Despite the fall in the headline reading, the price of many goods and services continued to rise at a much faster rate.more
Budget supermarket Aldi has said it is on the hunt for another 400 workers in London as its rapid expansion across the capital continues. The German-owned firm said it is looking for people of all levels of experience to fill roles across the region, with salaries of up to £63,000.more
The British deputy ambassador to the OSCE, Deidre Brown, called on the Belarusian authorities to release Andrzej Poczobut and all other journalists imprisoned in the country. She expressed appreciation for his work and commitment.more
British Gas owner Centrica has posted huge profits after oil and gas prices soared last year, sparking renewed calls for energy firms to pay more tax. Its profits hit £3.3bn for 2022, more than triple the £948m it made in 2021. more
The UK should be more concerned about Chinese-made surveillance cameras installed in the streets than about spy balloons, warned Fraser Sampson, an independent commissioner on the use of biometric data.more
President Andrzej Duda officially begins a two-day visit to Great Britain. The main topic of his today's conversation with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be the war in Ukraine. The war, as a result of which Polish-British relations became very close.more
It will come as no surprise to most of us that some areas of the UK contribute more to the nation’s economic output than others, with many factors affecting a city’s local economy.
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The UK's annual inflation rate fell to 10.1 per cent in January from 10.5 per cent in December last year, and this is the third consecutive month that price growth has slowed, the ONS statistics office here reported today.more
Western allies can help Ukraine more quickly by supporting their position on the ground, rather than focusing on providing jets that would require months of training and substantial ground support, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace declared today.more
The war in Ukraine has exposed the powerlessness of the Western European establishment, and US President Joe Biden's visit to Poland proves that Europe's geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting eastwards, wrote its columnist John Keiger on the website of the British weekly The Spectator.more
King Charles III made a visit to a West London kebab shop this afternoon (February 14) on a trip to meet Turkish volunteers collecting aid for victims of the horrific earthquake. The new monarch visited Mangal Kebab Restaurant in Hounslow as he made his entrance in West London meeting members of the Turkish diaspora community.more
