A huge controversy has been sparked in the UK by a new edition of Roald Dahl's very popular children's books in this country, from which almost all references to physical appearance have been removed, the gender of some of the characters has been changed or they have been recast as gender-neutral.more
The Foreign Office yesterday summoned the chargé d'affaires of the Iranian embassy in London following threats against journalists living in the UK, and sanctioned a further eight Iranian officials.more
Two previous UK Prime Ministers - Boris Johnson and Liz Truss - yesterday called for the immediate handover of fighter jets to Ukraine, increasing pressure on current chief executive Rishi Sunak to do so.more
Members of the RMT union working for Network Rail and 14 train operators are staging more walk-outs and overtime bans in the current round of strikes. Since June 2022, national rail strikes in a tangle of disputes about pay, job security and working arrangements have caused problems for tens of millions of train passengers.more
Prince Harry is reportedly “in a predicament” over attending King Charles’ coronation if he and wife Meghan Markle are invited. The new monarch will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on 6 May.more
Almost two in three Britons believe Brexit has damaged the UK economy, a new poll for The Independent has found.
Some 61 per cent of voters say quitting the EU has made Britain’s economy worse, according to the Savanta survey – with only 13 per cent saying it has improved the economic situation.more
Nearly 15,000 British retail jobs have already been cut since January in a “brutal start to the year” for the high street. A total of 14,874 retail job losses have been announced by companies so far, according to analysis from the Centre for Retail Research (CRR).more
The remote driving of vehicles from overseas, such as for the delivery of rental cars, could be banned following a government-commissioned review. The review was carried out by the Law Commission of England and Wales, which recommended ministers regulate the technology.more
An envelope with a post office stamp in the city of Bath and a 1p stamp with the image of King George V arrived at the London address at 18 Hamlet Road 18. More than a hundred years later, to the astonishment of the couple who received it, the British press reports.more
Nearly half of Londoners have used the Elizabeth line since it opened in May 2022, a new survey suggests. The results of a YouGov poll shared with the PA news agency indicate 45% of the capital’s residents have made at least one journey on the £19 billion railway.more
Pro-environmental organizations Wild Card and 38 Degrees are putting pressure on Prince William to restore some of his landed estates. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the prince gained the rightful heir to the throne title of Duke of Cornwall and the duchy itself - an estate with an area of 530 square kilometers, which is about 0.2 percent. area of Great Britain.more
London's mayor Sadiq Khan has announced he is launching a £130m scheme to give every primary school pupil free school meals for the next academic year.
The mayor's office said it is estimated the one-off funding could help more than 270,000 children in the capital during the 2023-24 academic year.more
The German war drama "Same in the West" is the biggest winner of this year's British BAFTA film awards ceremony. At the gala held last night, the film was nominated in 14 categories and won in seven of them.more
About 2,000 More than 100,000 Oxford residents took part in another protest over the weekend against the introduction of Low Traffic Zones (LTN) in the city. The case is highly controversial and is also the object of deliberate misinformation.more
There has been a shortage of eggs on our supermarket shelves for months and now there are concerns about a national shortage of tomatoes. People have been posting pictures of empty shelves at several supermarkets across the UK. One shopper in Cardiff on Saturday night said she had been to three different supermarkets and couldn't find any.
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during yesterday's conversation with Mateusz Morawiecki, pledged to continue supporting Poland's security, and both expressed satisfaction with the close cooperation between the countries, Downing Street reported.more
Recently subjected to derisive accusations by EU bureaucrats, Poland is now a leading force in Europe, writes Ivor Roberts, former British ambassador to Yugoslavia, Ireland and Italy, in the Daily Telegraph today.more
The Royal Mint, one of Europe's oldest mints, which belongs to Her Majesty's Treasury, has announced the release of a 50p coin from the collection commemorating the 25th anniversary of the debut of the novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". The coin is dedicated to the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.more
