A quarter of working parents in London have struggled to afford to feed their families in the last year, a survey has found. One in four also said they had skipped a meal or not bought food to feed themselves more than once to ensure their children could eat.more
Almost one-third of UK workers say they’ve quit a job because of a negative workplace culture, according to a new survey that underlines the risks of managers failing to rein in toxic behaviour.more
Net migration to the UK is likely to fall significantly in the coming years but remain at pre-Brexit levels of about 300,000, analysis by academic experts suggests.more
British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer said on Monday it plans to recruit 10,000 temporary workers for the Christmas season, a more than 40% increase on last year.more
A group of 30 charities and non-profit organisations have urged the prime minister to pass a bill to ban "no-fault" evictions.
The Renters Reform Bill would remove the right of landlords in England to evict tenants for no reason with only two months' notice.more
The West is helping Ukraine enough that it does not lose, but still not enough for it to win, so I am afraid that the war will drag on for a long time, said James Nixey, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London. Today marks 600 days since the Russian attack on Ukraine.more
Tens of thousands of households across Northern Ireland are going to start being moved on to universal credit (UC) from Monday.
Universal credit is a single benefit payment for working-age people to replace a range of different benefits in attempt to make the system simpler.more
Sadiq Khan is offering all 500 secondary schools in London knife wand metal detectors to screen pupils for weapons in the wake of 15-year-old Elianne Andam’s murder.more
A piece of street art appeared in central London this week, and has sparked rumours it could be a new Banksy.
The spraypainted black-and-white work features a robotic arm writing the words “another world is possible”, as three people attempt to drag it away using ropes.more
Poland and other Eastern European countries were right to warn against Russia from the beginning; if the West had listened to those warnings we probably wouldn't be in the situation we are in, believes James Nixey, an expert at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) in London.more
Burger King has revealed plans to open more than 60 new restaurants across the UK over the next two years.
It came as the fast-food chain, which currently runs 553 UK restaurants, revealed higher sales but a slump in profits for the past year.more
Voting in the elections to the Polish Sejm and Senate and in the national referendum began today in a record number of 77 districts across the UK. More than 160,000 Poles have registered to vote, which is also a record.more
Thousands of people took part in demonstrations in support of the Palestinians yesterday in several British cities, including London and Manchester. Seven people were arrested in London.more
There has been a "huge increase" in anti-Semitic incidents and offenses in London over the past two weeks, London's Metropolitan Police said yesterday. Hamas's surprise attack on Israel has increased social tensions across the country.more
Biologists from the Scottish Plant Institute have managed to breed genetically modified chickens that have increased resistance to bird flu. Scientists predict that within three years it will be possible to develop modifications that will provide birds with full immunity to this extremely contagious disease.more
People travelling from the UK to popular Spanish destinations Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, and/or Fuerteventura are being warned as their plans could be heavily disrupted.
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Yorkshire’s smallest city is nigh-on perfect: medieval cathedral, large market place, wonky narrow streets, independent shops, an architectural mix, courteous traffic, and three rivers looping around its edges.
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Tuberculosis cases in London have reached the highest level in years, data shows, as experts warned that the world is “losing the battle” to eliminate the virus.more
Poles are more sensitive than ever to the dangers of uncontrolled multiculturalism, and the UK can learn from Poland's rejection of illegal migration and globalisation, this newspaper's columnist Steven Edginton writes in the 'Daily Telegraph' today.more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the transfer of an additional 3 million pounds to provide protection to Jewish schools and synagogues in the country. This comes in response to a four-fold increase in anti-Semitic incidents since Hamas' attack on Israel on Saturday.more
Britain will send two navy ships to the eastern Mediterranean and start surveillance flights over Israel to support the country after the Hamas attacks, The Times reported.more
