UK drivers are embarking on an estimated 20m car trips to see friends and family in the run-up to Christmas Day. The RAC said traffic will build steadily from Monday before peaking on Friday and Saturday, which is Christmas Eve.more
The number of UK billionaires has increased by a fifth since the onset of the Covid pandemic, according to a report calling for a progressive wealth tax to tackle rising inequality amid the cost of living crisis.more
More than 130 bus operators outside London will begin capping single adult fares at £2 next month as part of a government-funded scheme to help people save money. more
A scheme to deport undocumented migrants from the UK to Rwanda to process their asylum applications is legal, the UK's High Court ruled on Monday. This is a significant, if incomplete, victory for the British government,more
The UK retail industry is braced for a muted end to the Christmas shopping period as poor weather and strikes weigh further on consumers whose spending is already under pressure from the increased cost of living.more
Rail chiefs and unions faced fury on Monday for running no trains from more than 40 stations in London and the wider South despite there being no strike action.more
The Crown Prosecution Service has charged a 19-year-old man in connection with an overcrowded dinghy carrying illegal immigrants capsizing in the English Channel, killing four people.more
British minister Oliver Dowden said the government "will not budge on its pay policy", ruling out any increases for nurses. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union said it would "escalate protests" if the government did not start wage negotiations "within 48 hours of starting Tuesday's strike".more
Around 1,200 soldiers will replace striking ambulance drivers and border guards carrying out passport checks to help minimize the impact of the protest, the British government confirmed today.more
Magdalena Abakanowicz's textile installations were absolutely groundbreaking and we hope that thanks to this exhibition she will become as famous in Great Britain as she deserves - said Dina Achmadejewa, one of the curators of the Polish artist's exhibition at London's Tate Modern gallery.more
"As part of its aid package, the UK has supplied the Ukrainian Armed Forces with high-precision Brimstone 2 missiles. This assistance played a decisive role in stopping the Russian advance," the British ministry said on Twitter.more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been invited to attend the Coronation of King Charles next year despite the ongoing fallout with the rest of the Royal Family.more
Traces of cocaine were found in a country estate used by foreign ministers after events attended by political supporters of then-British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, The Guardian revealed yesterday.more
A golden statue with a head in the shape of a penis erected in honor of Putin has become an attraction that attracts crowds of tourists to the small village of Bell End. Everyone has the opportunity to throw an egg at the monument and take a commemorative photo.more
Drinkers in Soho who relieve themselves in public are being warned they will be hit with a “nasty surprise” thanks to Westminster City Council’s newly installed ‘pee paint’.more
The number of hospital admissions due to flu is rising in the UK, overtaking - for the first time since the start of the pandemic - the number of admissions due to coronavirus. According to the media, NHS staff are concerned about the growing pressure and indicate that they have not experienced such a flu season in a long time.more
The online dictionary added a supplementary definition in October that includes anyone who “identifies as female” regardless of their sex at birth
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Severe weather has caused major disruption across the UK in the last week. Parts of the UK have been completely covered in snow causing travel chaos on the roads and even closing airports.more
British Prince Harry, in the second part of the Netflix series "Harry & Meghan", made available yesterday, launched a much more serious personal attack on the rest of the British royal family - especially his older brother William.more
