More than 16 million U.K. residents, or 30 percent of the country's adult population, have defaulted on bills or repaid some kind of debt this year, with 2 million of them experiencing such a situation for the first time, according to a study released yesterday.more

London's Metropolitan Police yesterday asked organizers of weekly demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinians to reschedule the one scheduled for this Saturday so as not to conflict with Memorial Day celebrations, when tributes are paid to fallen soldiers.more

Four people were charged yesterday with stealing more than four years ago a gold-made toilet seat with an estimated value of £4.8 million, which was installed as an art installation at Blenheim Palace in southern England, the birthplace of Prime Minister Winston Churchill.more

Labour has warned that more than half a million homeowners face a surge in mortgage costs before the local elections in England in May, as ministers battle to contain the damage from what is expected to be a long period of high interest rates.more

Two activists from the Just Stop Oil group, which claims to be fighting climate change, attacked Diego Velazquez's painting "Venus with a Mirror" at the National Gallery in London with hammers yesterday, smashing the glass protecting the canvas.more

The British government announced that it intends to regularly issue new licenses for the extraction of oil and natural gas from the North Sea every year. Climate activists oppose the extraction of fossil fuels, but the government argues that it will increase energy security.more

A new commemorative coin celebrating the King’s 75th birthday and paying tribute to his passion for the natural world has been unveiled by the Royal Mint.more

Those claiming benefits will soon have their bank accounts checked monthly as the government looks to clamp down on fraud. The plans for a new post-Covid fraud crackdown could save taxpayers an estimated £500 million in the first five years, according to The Telegraph. more

National and regional museums across the UK have agreed to take collective action on the climate crisis, including managing collections more sustainably and using their position to engage audiences with the issues.more

The government has agreed to fund a one-off bonus for health workers who missed out previously because they worked for non-NHS organisations. A payment of at least £1,655 was agreed as part of the NHS pay deal in England this year, to recognise the pressure of the Covid pandemic on staff.more

British bank NatWest is launching a new version of its chatbot that can have human-like conversations with customers, as it accelerates its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI).more

Dodgy pedicab drivers are to be driven off the streets of London under a new licensing system in a bill in the King’s Speech. The crackdown on the three-wheel vehicles is expected to be a stand-alone bill in Rishi Sunak’s new legislative plan to be unveiled on Tuesday.more

The British Foreign Office said it had temporarily withdrawn some staff and all family members from its embassy in Lebanon due to rising tensions in the Middle East.more

The Isle of Man - a British crown dependency located in the Irish Sea - may soon become the first part of the British Isles to allow assisted suicide for the terminally ill. However, the issue raises great divisions among residents and doctors - reports "The Sunday Times".more

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants to limit the use of tents by homeless people, arguing that for many of them it is simply a lifestyle. She proposes introducing penalties for homeless people who refuse offers of help.more

"Britain's loneliest sheep", as the media called it, which had been trapped on a shingle beach at the foot of a cliff in northern Scotland for at least two years, was rescued at the weekend by a group of five local farmers.more

Almost six in ten medical and nursing students in the UK are struggling with their mental health – with some saying they are considering quitting the profession before they have even qualified. more

Early retirement in England is increasingly the preserve of the wealthy as the less well-off are either forced to carry on working to make ends meet or are forced out of the labour market by ill health, research shows.more

The number of jellyfish spotted in UK waters and on beaches increased by 32% in the past year, according to a survey by the Marine Conservation Society.more

Homeowners have been warned they still face rising energy bills this winter and will need to redouble their efforts this winter to keep heating costs down over the cold months ahead.more

Four police officers were injured when participants of a pro-Palestinian demonstration in London fired fireworks at officers and the crowd, London's Metropolitan Police said last night. 29 people were arrested in connection with the demonstration.more

The Covid-19 pandemic had a lasting negative impact on the brain function of people over 50, rapidly accelerating cognitive decline, whether they were ill or not, according to a study published by British researchers.more

The Bank of England has warned Britain risks falling into recession next year as Rishi Sunak gears up for an election battle. In a bleak assessment for 2024, Threadneedle Street policymakers slashed forecasts for UK growth to zero as the Monetary Policy Committee held interest rates at 5.25pc for the second straight meeting.more

China said it attended Thursday's ministerial meeting at a summit on artificial intelligence security, although its representative was not named by the British government or included in the joint official photo, Reuters reported yesterday.more

The pro-Palestinian protests planned for Saturday, November 11, when Memorial Day is observed in Britain, will be "provocative and disrespectful" - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared yesterday. He added that there is a risk that war memorials in London will be desecrated.more