A huge change for takeaways as everyday fast food items are banned within days. Takeaways will no longer be able to serve food with certain items including plastic cutlery and polystyrene cups.
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Rishi Sunak appears set to water down some of the government's net zero pledges to ensure they are "proportionate", in a move that has sparked backlash from across the political spectrum and campaigners.more
France and Germany are pushing forward plans to offer Britain and other European countries "associate EU membership", which could rebuild Britain's ties with the bloc.more
The Onet portal revealed a new version of the visa scandal, pointing to the practice of trading places in queues to consulates. The practice was detected in India, but in April this year. we reported that it is also happening in the UK.more
The trial of the father, step-mother and uncle of Sarah Sh., the 10-year-old Polish-Pakistani girl who has been charged with her murder, will begin on 2 September next year and last for six weeks, a London court was told yesterday.more
The UK's annual inflation rate fell to 6.7 per cent in August. - reported the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today. This is contrary to analysts' predictions, who had expected rising oil prices to translate into a higher inflation rate.more
Wales has become one of the first places in the world - and the first country in the UK - to introduce a new law that sets a default speed limit of 20mph on its roads.
The legislation will see 30mph roads reduced to 20 where cars mix with pedestrians and cyclists. It is thought around 13,000km of road will be affected. more
The case of allegations of rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse made against well-known English comedian and actor Russell Brand in the UK is growing in seriousness.more
Today, for the first time in the history of NHS, consultants and junior doctors, i.e. those who are already licensed to practice but are still in the process of gaining specialization, are simultaneously on strike in England.more
London's Metropolitan Police announced yesterday that more than 1,000 of its officers are now suspended or on limited duty due to gross misconduct or suspected crimes, and it could take two years to purge its ranks of them.more
The cost of renting a home rose by 12% in the year to August, according to estate agency Hamptons - the highest since it started its survey in 2014.
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Interactive dinosaur models based on those in Crystal Palace Park are now available to view online for the first time.
The popular original models are roughly 170 years old and require restoration, something the digital scans should aid with.more
Passengers across the UK face further disruption after Aslef announced yet more industrial action.
Members of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, have timed their latest walkouts to disrupt the Conservative Party Conference.more
Thousands of people have died avoidably after the government stopped telling the food industry to cut how much salt it puts into its products, research has found.more
A dog disease that can jump from canines to humans is now spreading between dogs in Britain for the first time, the Telegraph understands.
Brucella canis is a disease that leads to infertility in dogs and is incurable and was previously only seen in imported animals.more
Two pubs a day have disappeared in England and Wales in the first half of the year, according to government statistics.
Figures showed that 230 pubs vanished in the three months to 30 June - an increase over the previous quarter when the doors to 153 pubs shuttered.
It means 383 pubs were demolished or converted for other uses between January and June.more
Senior government officials spoke to Buckingham Palace to express worries about Boris Johnson’s conduct in office, and discussed asking Queen Elizabeth to raise concerns with him during their private audiences, a BBC documentary has said.more
A legal dispute between the Scottish and British governments begins today in a court in Edinburgh regarding the highly controversial Gender Recognition Bill, which is to allow for legal gender change in Scotland only on the basis of the declaration of the person concerned.more
Yesterday, Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Mariusz Kamiński met in London with the head of the British Ministry of Internal Affairs, Suella Braverman, and the Minister of Security, Tom Tugendhat, the Polish ministry announced.more
Post Office employees wrongly accused in connection with the faulty software scandal will receive 600 000 pounds each in compensation - the Guardian newspaper reported.more
On September 15, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs provided information on the creation of voting districts in the elections to the Sejm and the Senate in 2023 for Polish citizens residing abroad. There are 75 voting districts in the UK. You can register now, the deadline for applications is October 10.more
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, Keir Starmer, announced today that if it wins the forthcoming election to the House of Commons, it will seek to significantly renegotiate the deal reached with the European Union on the terms of Brexit.more
Rishi Sunak should cut taxes, reduce benefit increases, raise the retirement age and delay net-zero commitments, his predecessor Liz Truss is set to say.
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