The British deputy ambassador to the OSCE, Deidre Brown, called on the Belarusian authorities to release Andrzej Poczobut and all other journalists imprisoned in the country. She expressed appreciation for his work and commitment.more
British Gas owner Centrica has posted huge profits after oil and gas prices soared last year, sparking renewed calls for energy firms to pay more tax. Its profits hit £3.3bn for 2022, more than triple the £948m it made in 2021. more
The UK should be more concerned about Chinese-made surveillance cameras installed in the streets than about spy balloons, warned Fraser Sampson, an independent commissioner on the use of biometric data.more
President Andrzej Duda officially begins a two-day visit to Great Britain. The main topic of his today's conversation with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will be the war in Ukraine. The war, as a result of which Polish-British relations became very close.more
It will come as no surprise to most of us that some areas of the UK contribute more to the nation’s economic output than others, with many factors affecting a city’s local economy.
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The UK's annual inflation rate fell to 10.1 per cent in January from 10.5 per cent in December last year, and this is the third consecutive month that price growth has slowed, the ONS statistics office here reported today.more
Western allies can help Ukraine more quickly by supporting their position on the ground, rather than focusing on providing jets that would require months of training and substantial ground support, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace declared today.more
The war in Ukraine has exposed the powerlessness of the Western European establishment, and US President Joe Biden's visit to Poland proves that Europe's geopolitical centre of gravity is shifting eastwards, wrote its columnist John Keiger on the website of the British weekly The Spectator.more
King Charles III made a visit to a West London kebab shop this afternoon (February 14) on a trip to meet Turkish volunteers collecting aid for victims of the horrific earthquake. The new monarch visited Mangal Kebab Restaurant in Hounslow as he made his entrance in West London meeting members of the Turkish diaspora community.more
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
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
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
