Scottish Government leader and leader of the pro-independence Scottish Independence Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon unexpectedly announced today her decision to step down from both posts. She will remain in them until her successor is elected.more

A British citizen has died in Ukraine, the UK Foreign Office announced yesterday. He is the eighth Briton to be killed in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion of the country.more

London City Airport could be about to add extra flights on Saturday afternoons – but there is already opposition from some local groups. more

For the first time in almost 300 years, the British Queen Consort will be crowned with an existing crown, rather than a specially made one for the occasion. Buckingham Palace has announced that his wife Camilla will wear Maria Teck's 1911 crown at the coronation of Charles III.more

Millions of households in Britain are facing another financial squeeze with local authorities set to raise council tax by the maximum amount possible as they attempt to make up for funding shortages. more

Renters are leaving London at the highest rate in a decade, according to research. more

When it comes to the UK divide, you’re either team North or team South. But it seems a spot that sits somewhere between the two has been named the ‘most underrated’ city in the UK.more

The advantage of opponents of Scottish independence over supporters is now 12 percentage points, which means that it is even higher than it was in the 2014 referendum, according to a poll published today.more

Banksy has unveiled a new Valentine’s Day mural created on a wall in Margate. The new artwork, shared on the famous street artist’s Instagram page on Tuesday morning, appears to touch on domestic violence.more

The use of Chinese-made DJI drones by British police is of grave concern to the government, the Daily Telegraph reported. The newspaper reveals that more than two-thirds of police drones were manufactured by a company that the US authorities considered a threat.more

In 2022, 2.47 million working days were lost in the UK due to strikes, the highest number since 1989, despite the fact that the data actually only cover seven months, the Office for National Statistics said today.more

A&E waiting times have deteriorated so much this winter that at some hospitals in England more than half of patients have had to wait more than four hours.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government would "do whatever is necessary" to secure the country's airspace in the face of the possibility of Chinese spy balloons invading it.more

A yellow weather warning for fog is in place for large parts of the UK this morning and could cause huge travel disruptions. According to the Met Office commuters could face slower journey times with potential delays to bus and train services.more

There are as many as 130 primary schools currently rated as poor by Ofsted across England. more

The UK's Daily Telegraph wonders about the reason for the declining number of marriages in the UK, despite the fact that, according to research, marriage is beneficial to both society and health.more

Research from Getir analysed the average monthly search volumes for ‘how to break up with someone’ across 15 major UK cities to find which regions are searching the most for help to get out of their relationships.more

British employers expect to raise wages for their staff by the most in at least 11 years but the 5% pay deals for workers would still fall well below expected inflation, a survey published on Monday showed.more

Four Afghan boys aged between 13 and 16, who arrived in the UK across the Channel last year, have been arrested in connection with the rape of a 15-year-old girl at a school in Dover, 'The Times' reported today.more

UK holidaymakers heading overseas this Easter will typically have to pay 72% more to hire a car than they did just before the coronavirus pandemic, data shows. more

At least £145.5 million was spent by 14 UK government departments using business cards - i.e. out of taxpayers' pockets - in 2021, an increase of 71.4 per cent compared to 2011. - reported the opposition Labour Party in a report published today.more

Fears have been raised about plans for the expansion of London's controversial ultra low emission zone (ULEZ). more

British Defence Minister Ben Wallace ordered a security review into Chinese spy balloons late last night. Today, the deputy transport minister expressed speculation that such balloons were already flying over the UK.more

Security guards, engineers and firefighters with the Unite union have rejected a 10% pay increase.more

Representatives of British arms companies are discussing in Kiev plans to produce weapons and military vehicles in Ukraine under British licence by joint ventures, The Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday.more