Suella Braverman sought to blame migrants crossing the Channel for the problems with overcrowding at the Manston processing site.more

Measure affecting 15 million people comes to end but company urges customers to show restraint in usage.more

The UK is sending military helicopters to Ukraine, one of which has already been delivered, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace announced today. These are the first manned aircraft given to Ukraine by the UK since the start of the war.more

David Davis has has admitted that Brexit has not delivered any ‘major’ economic benefits six years on from the vote to leave the EU.more

The UK will be the second weakest performer of the world’s big economies next year as the global economy continues to suffer the knock-on effects of the biggest energy shock in four decades, a leading international institution has warned.more

Cost-of-living payments worth hundreds of pounds will arrive in millions of people's accounts from Wednesday. more

The Scottish authorities cannot hold a new independence referendum without the consent of the government in London, the UK Supreme Court ruled today. Scottish Chief Executive Nicola Sturgeon wanted a new referendum to be held on 19 October 2023.more

Four further strikes of 48 hours each in the run-up to Christmas and New Year will be carried out by British railwaymen, the RMT, the trade union representing rail, sea and road transport workers, announced yesterday.more

The proportion of young people experiencing mental health issues has nearly doubled in just over a decade, a new report suggests. more

British people prefer going on holiday with their friends rather than their partner, a study has found. more

All illegal immigrants from the overcrowded reception centre in Manston in the English county of Kent have already been redeployed elsewhere and there is currently no one at the centre, the UK Home Office confirmed yesterday.more

A London council has threatened to issue £100 fines for dog walkers who do not produce a dog poo bag on demand. Hammersmith and Fulham Council is proposing a rule which would require dog walkers to produce a bag or scoop if asked by an official - or face a £100 fixed penalty notice. more

Tube passengers may be able to stream the World Cup Final on their smartphones while deep underground, it can be revealed. The roll-out of a 4G wireless network on the London Underground is due to hit a major landmark by the end of next month, when a number of stations and tunnels on the Northern and Central lines will be the first in central London to be connected.more

The last chance to buy tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display on the banks of the Thames opens later this week, as the capital is set to celebrate without restrictions for the first time since the pandemic.more

The UK must move away from a model that relies on cheap foreign labor and low wages to drive economic growth, said Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition - and clearly leading in the polls - Labor Party.more

King Charles III of Great Britain received South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at Buckingham Palace. He is the first foreign leader to be received by the new monarch after he took the throne in early September.more

Energy firms have been failing vulnerable customers, the sector's watchdog has said, as people face a cold and costly winter. Ofgem told all 17 firms in its review to improve, with Good Energy, Outfox, So Energy, Tru Energy and Utilita found to have severe weaknesses.more

Almost 70m journeys have been made on the Elizabeth line in its first six months, Transport for London said on Monday.more

The Wendy’s burger chain is hoping that it will be second time lucky as it prepares to go nationwide in the UK with its famous square patties, two decades after scrapping its first assault on the British market.more

Victims have said they are not being protected by police, a decade after stalking was made a specific offence. more

Britain is giving Ukraine a newer, more advanced version of the Brimstone laser-guided missile, with twice the range of the previous version, the Daily Telegraph reported.more

Police were called to Gordon Ramsay's three-star Michelin restaurant in London on Saturday after climate change activists occupied tables. more

In today's turbulent times, many people are looking for a secluded place where they can enjoy peace and quiet. The island of Vaila in the Shetland archipelago is just such a place. Its owners, a Polish woman and a British man, are selling it together with a 17th century castle, the skeleton of a whale that washed up on the beach, their own marina and even a flock of sheep.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today dismissed reports that his government intends to seek a closer deal with the European Union, similar to the one Switzerland has with the EU, and stressed that he believes in the benefits of Brexit.more

"I didn't seek asylum. I told them I was an economic migrant," said Artan. "They gave us plastic bags with our belongings; I was told tomorrow morning you will arrive in Tirana." more