In July, on the 80th anniversary of the death of General Władysław Sikorski, his memorial will be unveiled in a cemetery in the central English town of Newark-on-Trent, where he was buried for 50 years, the Newark Advertiser newspaper reported yesterday.more
Office for National Statistics (ONS) general health figures, based on the 2021 census, show Elmbridge in Surrey is the healthiest area, with 88.1% of people reporting good or very good health.
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The Government wants to revamp the benefits system to boost employment numbers that have not returned to pre-pandemic levels amid labour shortages.more
Government borrowing hit a new high in December, driven by the cost of supporting households with their energy bills and rising debt interest costs.
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As our portal, the Polish Union in Great Britain, informed, Helena Mizizniak, the long-term president of this organization and the Honorary President of the European Union of Polish Communities, passed away today in the morning.more
The issue of Irish reunification has accelerated as a result of Brexit and we want a referendum on the issue later this decade, say the leaders of the Irish Sinn Fein party. They stress that there is no desire in Northern Ireland for a return to conflict.more
The appointment process of current BBC Council Chairman Richard Sharp will be reviewed for possible conflicts of interest, it was announced yesterday. Sharp was alleged to have helped the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrange a loan guarantee shortly before his appointment.more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has asked an independent ethics adviser to investigate alleged tax evasion by Conservative Party leader Nadhim Zahawi by using a company registered in Gibraltar.more
Interesting new analysis published this week by UK in a Changing Europe (UKICE) considers how the post-Brexit immigration system has impacted the UK labour market in the two years since its introduction.more
Thousands of tradespeople face the prospect of huge bills following Sadiq Khan’s expansion of London’s ultra low emission zone (Ulez) because of a lack of compliant vans for sale, according to new analysis. more
It has been an extremely cold start to the week for much of the country, with freezing fog patches developing across central and southern England. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for fog covering London, parts of the South East and the East Midlands.more
An ambulance chief has issued a plea to help “save the life of a Londoner” by only calling 999 in a “life or limb” threatening emergency during the paramedics’ strike on Monday. more
Jeremy Clarkson's defenders appeal to the management of the ITV station not to dismiss him from the position of the host of the "Millionaires" program. The reason for the dismissal was his December column on Meghan Markle, as a result of which the Amazon Prime platform broke off cooperation with the journalist.more
Up to a million households in England, Scotland and Wales will be paid to use less electricity on Monday evening as part of a scheme to avoid blackouts. National Grid said the scheme, which has only been used in tests so far, would run between 17:00 and 18:00 GMT. more
The plans announced by Russia for major changes in the structure of the armed forces signal that its leaders estimate that the increased conventional threat will last for many more years, the British Ministry of Defense reported.more
Great Britain continues to support an international agreement that would result in the transfer of German-made tanks to Ukraine, British Foreign Minister James Cleverly said today.more
Buckingham Palace has released further details of King Charles's coronation, which will take place on Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London. The coronation events will run until Monday, May 8.more
Poland shames Germany with her courage; has much more reason to fear Russia and yet does what Germany should have done, Richard Kemp, a retired British army colonel, wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Saturday.more
Freelancers facing "old-fashioned" estate agent checks for rental accommodation are leaving the industry for other work, with union BECTU warning the situation is pushing some to "breaking point".more
The celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Polish Educational Society (PMS) was inaugurated at the Polish Embassy in London. Since 1953, the organization has been supporting the teaching of Polish language and culture to children living in Great Britain.more