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
On March 3-4, the 12th edition of the LSE SU Polish Economic Forum 2023 took place - a prestigious conference organized by Polish students from the London School of Economics and Political Science. The conference entitled: "Life in Crisis. Looking into the Future" was opened by the Polish Ambassador to Great Britain Piotr Wilczek.more
People in the Republic of Ireland have "more positive attitudes" to immigrants than those in Northern Ireland, a new study suggests.
That could be due people in Northern Ireland being less likely to have immigrant friends and more likely to feel politically powerless.more
Arctic air is expected to bring snow, cold winds and icy conditions to parts of the UK this coming week. A Met Office yellow warning has been issued for parts of north-east Scotland and England for today and Tuesday.more
A full list of the 'worst GPs' in each London borough has been revealed. When we have a health concern, our first point of contact is usually our local GP surgery or a pharmacist. General practitioners are able to treat most common medical conditions and will refer patients to specialist services or hospitals if necessary.more
British Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan have been invited to the coronation of King Charles III, although it is not yet confirmed whether they will attend or not, a spokesman for the royal couple said.more
Britain's Prince Harry has confessed he "always felt a bit different" than the rest of the family, and his late mother, Princess Diana, felt the same way. He also said that he would raise his own children so as not to pass on to them the traumas and negative experiences that he himself experienced.more
The government food expert and co -founder of the network Leon Henry Dimbleby assessed that they are supermarkets - and specifically "their toxic culture" - they are responsible for current supply problems in the country. In his opinion, the problem will be repeated in the future if there are no significant changes in the policy of stores.more
In December 2020, then-British Health Minister Matt Hancock discussed with advisers when to reveal the emergence of a new variant of coronavirus in order to scare people with it and force them to comply with the lockdown, The Sunday Telegraph revealed.more
The British government will present new regulations to stop the influx of illegal immigrants to the UK, reports the British "The Sun". The bill prevents anyone who comes to the UK illegally from applying for asylum. They are then to be expelled "as soon as possible" to a "safe third country".more
On the occasion of the coronation of the British monarch Charles III, from May 5 to 7, pubs and bars in England and Wales are to be open until 1:00 am, i.e. two hours longer than usual - announced the head of the British Ministry of Interior Suella Braverman.more
